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Best Kitchen Redo: Before
Who: Steve and Sandy Miller
Where: Grass Valley, CA
What they did: Created a colorful custom kitchen on a tight budget.
Why they won: Toiled long hours in the basement handcrafting and painting
Shown: Dark wood cabinets and overloaded open shelves made this galley dated and dysfunctional.
Best Kitchen Redo: After
Who: Steve and Sandy Miller
Where: Grass Valley, CA
Their story: "Our kitchen was long overdue for a remodel. So we ripped it all out except the walls and fir floors. My wife, Sandy, then sketched plans for a new space.
"With her sketches and a stack of This Old House magazines in hand for how-tos, I built all our birch cabinets in the basement. Sandy painted them a grassy green to play off the new, butter-hued butcher-block counters.
Take a video tour of this winning kitchen.
Shown: Colorful cabinetry and space-saving storage create a cheery and efficient space. An embossed-metal backsplash adds vintage charm.
Who: Steve and Sandy Miller
Where: Grass Valley, CA
"For the layout, we designated one side for cooking and cleaning, with the range, sink, and dishwasher. The other is for storage, with the fridge, beadboard-paneled pantry cabinets, open shelves, and a plate rack.
"Even with extras like the glass-door inserts, steel pulls, and pressed-metal backsplash, we spent just $6,000 in materials. And by doing the installation, we saved enough to splurge on $10,000 worth of new stainless appliances. I"m a software engineer who builds stuff as a hobby, so this was quite a project! It took seven years, working in stages, but it"s our dream come true."
Best Bath Redo: Before
Who: Amy and Doug Heavilin
Where: Franklin, IN
What they did: Turned an awkward bath in their 1875 Folk Victorian into a sweet retreat with an elegant vintage look.
Why they won: Did a total gut reno themselves, carefully squeezing in new fixtures so as not to disrupt flow between two doors or block light from windows. Stayed under their $10,000 budget.
Shown: Rental-grade fixtures and a layout with lots of dead space made for an awkward bathroom.
Best Bath Redo: After
Who: Amy and Doug Heavilin
Where: Franklin, IN
Their story:"With the toilet, sink, and tub pushed into corners, we could have had a dance party in the middle of our bathroom. But in the raw 10-by-12-foot space we saw a chance to create charm, function, and luxury.
"My husband, Doug, a runner, wanted a soothing jetted tub, but I was all about a spacious shower with a rain-style head. The challenge was fitting in both without closing off the room"s windows and two doors, all cased in original millwork. It took careful calculating—we drew the fixtures" outlines on the floor in marker before tearing it up—but we made it work.
Take a video tour of this winning bathrom.
Shown: A spa-inspired shower and jetted claw-foot tub add luxury, while a vintage stained-glass window and hexagonal floor tiles lend period charm.
Best Bath Redo: Perfect Fit
Who: Amy and Doug Heavilin
Where: Franklin, IN
"We splurged on the tub and glass shower walls, but we got the rest for cheap: The minty wall paint was a discounted "mistake," the Restoration Hardware medicine cabinet was an eBay steal, and I rewired the $3 vintage pendant lights. Then there"s the $40 desk that Doug turned into a vanity. For a final touch, we fitted one of the windows with stained glass we found at an antiques mall. What was supposed to be a three-month project took seven. It was tough with full-time jobs, but it was worth the wait."
Best Exterior Redo: Before
Who: Robin Martin
Where: Manchester, MI
What she did: Added a historic color palette—and major curb appeal—to an 1870s Italianate plagued by a serious case of the beige blahs.
Why she won: Sacrificed a summer vacation and nine months" worth of weekends to bring cheery period charm to her home"s tired-looking facade.
Shown: Peeling paint and rotted boards undermined the beauty of this 1870s Italianate.
Best Exterior Redo: After
Who: Robin Martin
Where: Manchester, Mich.
Her story: "When my husband, Chris, and I bought our house, we knew it"d be a struggle to restore its exterior. The paint was peeling and cracking, and some clapboards had rotted. With estimates topping $10,000, we couldn"t afford to hire out the job. That"s when our neighbor Doug, a former pro painter, volunteered to help, working for next to nothing.
"I wanted colors that would make the original gingerbread details pop while staying faithful to the home"s history. So I researched Victorian-era paints and created a complementary scheme of pale olive and red with cream accents. With my choices in hand, Doug got busy replacing damaged boards and painting while Chris and I were at our office jobs. On weekends Chris sanded, primed, and painted the shutters while I gave the picket fence a face-lift.
"It took countless trips to the home center, two weeks off work during the summer, and a few do-overs to get all the corbels, columns, and posts to match—keeping track of all the parts" designated colors was a real challenge! Now that we"re done, we receive so many compliments from passersby. We even got some unexpected praise from a once color-shy neighbor, who said he"ll now have to repaint his place just to measure up!"
Take a video tour of this winning exterior.
Shown: A bold three-shade scheme now makes the house a standout on its street.
Best Shed Redo: Before
Who: Lynn Boughton
Where: Brooklyn, MI
What she did: Transformed a dilapidated shed into a welcoming indoor-outdoor destination.
Why she won: Cleverly integrated salvaged materials, and acted fast to save the shaky shed from caving in.
Shown: Squatting chipmunks got more use out of the long-ignored shed than the homeowner did.
Best Shed Redo: After
Who: Lynn Boughton
Where: Brooklyn, MI
Her story: "When my husband and I moved into our home, in 2001, we inherited its sad, lonely shed. But while planning my new hosta garden, I saw that the outbuilding had potential as a focal point in the center of all that leafy green. So I mapped out a renovation plan, including lots of windows and salvaged materials; reusing old things is a passion of mine.
"My talented carpenter (and cousin) Kraig and I worried that we wouldn"t find enough vintage windows to make an impact, but we got a lucky break. Driving along one day, we came across a guy who was replacing all the beautiful wavy-glass casements on his 1920s cottage. He let us take them for free.
Take a video tour of this winning shed.
Shown: Salvaged windows and a gabled porch addition give the exterior a cottage look. A hanging daybed inside provides a charming perch for relaxing.
Who: Lynn Boughton
Where: Brooklyn, MI
"While reframing for the windows, the whole place almost came crashing down. The weight of the hand-split cedar shakes that we"d just put on the roof caused the shed to lean. But Kraig quickly supported the structure, and we finished the walls that day.
"Our final touch was a gabled porch with big columns. Three months of work and $8,400 later, the project is now complete, and my girlfriends and I just love hanging out in the room and swinging on the daybed—it"s like our clubhouse."
Best Basement Redo: Before
Who: Cindy and Tony Loomer
Where: Boise, ID
What they did: Turned an uninviting basement into a souped-up entertaining space for watching movies and playing pool.
Why they won: Rebuilt the fireplace, added built-ins, wainscoting, and a wet bar all on their own for only $14,400.
Shown: Cluttered and unwelcoming, the basement also reeked of smoke from a faulty fireplace.
Best Basement Redo: After
Who: Cindy and Tony Loomer
Where: Boise, ID
Their story: "We bought our 1957 ranch house for the mountain views—we just had to look past the dated interiors. The worst was the messy basement, which also smelled of smoke from a poorly ventilated fireplace.
"To eliminate the stink (and the pain of lugging logs downstairs), we put in a new gas-fired insert. Tony created a grout-free slate surround by painstakingly trimming the tiles until they fit snugly, without any joints. I love how it looks like a patchwork quilt!
Take a video tour of this winning family room.
Shown: Built-ins create order, a new gas fireplace resolves the smell, and a bar and pool table make it fun.
Who: Cindy and Tony Loomer
Where: Boise, ID
"We then flanked the fireplace with built-ins, adding much-needed storage. Hidden in the cabinets is our home-theater gear. We built the door frames and covered their centers with speaker fabric, which allows us to use a remote control even when the cabinets are closed. We also built the Craftsman-style wainscoting—its top rail acts as the sill for new vinyl-clad replacement windows—and crafted all the window casings to match.
"To make the room party-ready, we added a wet bar and a salvaged pool table that Tony restored. Our new basement is such a breath of fresh air, literally. Our guests no longer choke on smoke!"
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