We transformed our dated, dark kitchen into a bright, open-concept space — it turned out even better than I expected

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Alexa Mellardo and her husband in their kitchen mid-renovation
Shortly after my husband and I returned from our honeymoon, we moved from an apartment in New York City to a three-bedroom house in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Alexa Mellardo

A woman turned her dated 2000s kitchen into a cozy, modern space for $150,000

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A woman smiles in the distance in her kitchen.
Meg Leonard created her dream kitchen.

Meg Leonard

Inside the $350 million missile silo that could become a data center

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As fears of global conflict grow, tech companies are racing to protect servers by turning nuclear missile silos and abandoned mines into ultra-secure data centers.

I came to Jamaica to grieve the loss of my husband. Now, I'm turning the home that helped me heal into a wellness retreat.

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A woman posing for a photo on the left, and a courtyard on the right.
Keisha Blair turned a safe haven for herself in Jamaica into a retreat for others.

Courtesy of Keisha Blair.

We bought a house that's too small so we could afford our dream neighborhood. A $300,000 third-party loan will help us renovate.

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A man and a woman posing for a picture in front of a house.
Derek and Kate Feinberg bought a small home in a neighborhood they loved and plan to renovate using a third-party loan.

Courtesy of Derek and Kate Feinberg

Judge halts Trump's 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom construction

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Construction site next to the White House
Construction on Trump's White House Ballroom on the site of the former East Wing on March 8, 2026.

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A couple spent $18,000 to turn a simple shed into a cozy library. Now, it's a reader's paradise.

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Jess Ciesla inside her shed-turned-library.
Jess Ciesla stands inside her pink shed, which she transformed into a library.

Jess Ciesla

A family ditched their dining room and added a primary suite above the garage in a $1 million renovation of their home

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A family of five hugs in front of their white house.
DeAnna Martino and her partner did a massive renovation on their home.

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I transformed my run-down shed into a dream office for $2,500. It turned out even better than I could've imagined.

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The author in her office.
I renovated my run-down shed into my dream office space.

Marisa Todaro-Roman

I didn't want my family's old house in Japan to sit empty — so I turned it into a café

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Aoi Onodera in his café in Japan.
Aoi Onodera turned his great aunt's house in Japan into a cafe.

Reeno Hashimoto

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