
A Florida Craftsman home suffered from a dated kitchen reno. Its faux wood cabinets, sad linoleum floors, and dropped ceiling seemed more institutional than inviting. This Old House recently showed readers how the home's owner, architect Manny Occhiogrosso, changed it for the better.

When a New York couple bought their dream house, a Queen Anne Victorian, they discovered that the kitchen had been stripped of its period details. Instead of soaring spaces and crown molding, the dated kitchen had minimal counterspace, poor light, and very little room to cook.
To see what the couple did to remedy these issues, .

Yesterday, I asked who you thought should
win Design Star. You can still
vote online through Wednesday. To make the most informed decision, I figured I'd show you some photos from each designer's makeover (check out Jen's makeover
here).

Yesterday, I asked you who you thought should
win Design Star. You can still
vote online through Wednesday. To make the most informed decision, I figured I'd show you some photos from each designer's makeover.

This kitchen, which I spotted on
This Old House, was cramped, uninspired, and outdated. The overhead shelving units proved to be more of a liability than a spacesaver, given the way they crowded the room.
To see what it looked like after a reno, .

Interior stylist Janet Grey was in for some hard work when she was commissioned to redesign this dull and drab kitchen.
To see the transformation, just .
Janet explains,
We replaced the basic cabinet doors, which were warped (not shown in “before” photo), with a Shaker style.

Here's a cute little blue-tiled kitchen that seems functional enough, but isn't anything too spectacular.
To see what it looked like after renovations, just .
Architect
Jerri Holan made her own kitchen more expansive by taking down doors, rethinking the size of large appliances (and ultimately replacing them with smaller ones), and replacing one solid wall behind the stove with a half-wall.
Maddiemay posted these pictures in the
Su Casa group of her kitchen remodel. She writes, "We recently finished remodeling our condo—I love it and am so proud of my boyfriend, as he did the majority of the work solo. It took a LOT longer than I'd have liked but then again I just picked everything out!