As Apartment Therapy's 2012 Small, Cool winner and the man and mind behind the blog Manhattan Nest, Daniel Kanter has an amazing eye - and some serious DIY skills. The kitchen, which you see here in its Before state, was drab and lacking in storage space. A few IKEA hacks later, and you have THIS. (Oh, and did we mention Daniel is only 22 years old?!) More

It takes a brave and capable couple to tackle a full house remodel, especially when it's a severely run-down farmhouse. But Raina and Robert—a stylist and an architect, respectively—saw the potential in this Hudson Valley, New York homestead, and spent 15 months turning it into a sophisticated, modern home - with a knockout kitchen. More

In the fall of 2008 Kim Johnson, co-author of the popular blog Desire to Inspire, remodeled her kitchen in collaboration with Greentea Design, a Toronto-based company. Greentea Design carries a very unique line of Asian-inspired cabinetry, which served as the the design inspiration for the whole remodel. The end result is pretty stunning. See below for more: More

When Kitchn reader Linn emailed us photos of her bungalow kitchen makeover, we immediately wanted to know more. Before the renovation, this 90 square-foot kitchen was "very green," as she tells us, with mint green linoleum, walls, and ceiling--perfect for the 1940's perhaps, but not so great for the 21st century. To save on costs, Linn and her husband did the remodel themselves, and on a very tight budget: More

Thanks to Kitchn reader Jae of the blog Design OCD for sharing her kitchen makeover with us! Jae tells us a little more about the process: More

We love seeing our readers' freshened-up kitchens! Today's kitchen renovation story comes from Maria in Vancouver, BC. Her kitchen renovation is really inspiring, as it falls in that challenging in-between category — she wanted to do more than just paint her cabinets and hang some artwork (a $200 job), but she didn't have the budget for a full gut renovation of her old and challenging kitchen. So she worked a modest, realistic budget, and this plus some elbow grease got her a serious amount of upgrade!

Read on to see her kitchen before the upgrade, and for all the details of what she did, including a budget breakdown. More

We are always curious to see how interior designers decorate and design their own houses, and these days, we're getting to see more of them (thanks, Internet!). Erika Powell of Urban Grace Interiors has a traditional style that feels young and fresh. And she recently upgraded her (refreshingly modest) kitchen without spending a fortune. That cool, grey-green paint color? Actually named Rosemary. More

This bright, happy kitchen belongs to Bonnie, a crafter, gardener, and Etsy seller in North Carolina who bought her grandmother's house and turned it into a modern, no-doilies-in-sight kind of place. Ok, maybe there's a doily in there somewhere, but isn't it inspiring? Click to see more before and after shots, including those great IKEA countertops. More

This kitchen remodel shows off one of our favorite tricks in making a kitchen look bigger. It also happens to make the kitchen much more functional. Do you know what it is? We talked about it here, too. More

Name: Katie
Location: Illinois
Rent or own? Own

Katie and her young family recently moved into this house and she's looking for ways to personalize her kitchen and to brighten it up. She's on a limited budget, but perhaps more importantly, with two toddlers and a busy schedule she has limited time! What would you suggest for Katie's kitchen? More