Real rooms,
redesigned in seconds.
Ava Reeves walks through actual room transformations. Every case study follows the same flow: the space, the budget, the picks, and why they work together.
How I turned a beige SF Victorian rental living room into a warm Californian mid-century modern under $4,400
A $4,361 warm mid-century modern living room refresh in a rental San Francisco Victorian. Caramel leather sofa, cream shag rug with moss-green diamond edge, dark navy Portuguese tile fireplace, walnut mantel, oatmeal linen roman shades, and four plants across four heights. Everything moves out at the end of the lease.
Turning a beach-house bedroom into a Japandi coastal retreat
Warm oak, cream linen, a paper lantern, and a sumi-e ink landscape framing the ocean view
How I turned a dated 1990s U-shape kitchen into a coastal cottage, under $2,700
A $2,603 coastal cottage kitchen refresh. Shiplap ceiling, white shaker cabinets, honed marble counters, fireclay farmhouse sink, custom white plaster range hood with brass strap, rattan pendants over the sink. Same U-shape, same window, twice the view.
A boring dining nook, redesigned as a Transitional all-white dining room
Grasscloth walls, coffered ceiling, cream linen wingbacks, and a dark reclaimed oak table doing all the contrast work
Turning a dated master bath into a Modern Luxe Spa retreat
Book-matched Calacatta marble, a cedar sauna cabinet, a fluted soaker tub, and warm 2700K brass everything
A warm California mid-century living room, retrofitted into an SF Victorian
Restored crown molding, dark tile fireplace, caramel leather MCM sofa, and a rug that ties the whole room together
How I turned a coat-pile entryway into a Modern Farmhouse mudroom, under $1,500
A $1,414 entryway refresh. Reclaimed oak bench with baskets, shiplap walls, cast-iron hooks, cage lantern, buffalo check runner. Same footprint, five times the storage.
How I turned a spare-room-catch-all into a calm Scandi nursery, under $2,100
A $2,084 nursery refresh. White oak spindle crib, cane rocker, oatmeal wool rug, floating shelves, woven rattan pendant. Same footprint, one clear focal point.
How I turned a Zoom-call-embarrassment spare room into a Modern Organic home office
A $2,984 workspace refresh. Solid oak floating desk, cane and boucle chair, floating shelves, brass task lamp, fiddle-leaf fig. No walls moved.
A dated galley kitchen, redesigned as a Nantucket cottage
Cottage white shakers, honed marble, plaster range hood, and rattan pendants, no island required
How I turned an empty Connecticut living room into a grand millennial retreat
A $4,800 decorator-free plan for a formal living room. Chesterfield sofa, chintz armchair, Persian rug, blue-and-white gallery wall.
How I turned an empty apartment living room into a Hamptons coastal retreat
A $3,200 decorator-free plan for a long, light-filled living room. Cream linen sofa, olive-green chairs, blue vintage rug, styled built-ins.
How I turned a $1,400 rental bedroom into a modern coastal retreat
A renter-safe bedroom redesign: cream boucle rug, layered linen bedding, brass task lamp, floor-to-ceiling curtains. No paint, no drilling. Full plan out of Roomify in seconds.
How to build a cottage reading nook in a bay window (rental-friendly)
Cream linen cushion, vintage floral rug, brass lamp, the recipe for a rainy-afternoon corner
We turned a beige dining room into a Boho retreat, here's the recipe
A calm plant-and-rattan reset with a vintage kilim, cane chairs, and one very forgiving pendant
Turning a cluttered entryway into a Modern Farmhouse mudroom
Warm shiplap, an oak bench that eats every pair of shoes, cast-iron hooks, and one jute runner
Building a calm Scandi nursery around cane, cream, and warm oak
Warm whites, a cane crib, one woven pendant, and a sheepskin rug that outlives the crib
A cluttered home office, redesigned as a Modern Organic workspace
Oak trestle desk, cream boucle chair, brass sconce, and a wool rug that eats the echo
Turning a builder-grade bathroom into a spa retreat
Warm plaster, honed marble, a fluted tub, and brass fixtures with 2700K glow
How to turn a busy bedroom into a Japandi retreat
Warm oak, cream linen, a paper lantern, and one very intentional ochre accent
A dated kitchen, redesigned as a Modern Farmhouse
White shakers, an apron sink, warm oak floors, and one very forgiving open shelf