The Journal — Read Before You Renovate
Materials, budgets, upkeep — the lessons we've learned, written down.
59 articles
Average Kitchen Renovation Cost: Our Real Mid-Budget Remodel in Salt Lake City
Average kitchen renovation cost from one real Salt Lake City remodel, with a lin...
Kitchen Renovation Costs: What Our 1994 Salt Lake City Kitchen Actually Cost
Kitchen renovation costs for our 1994 Salt Lake City kitchen, line by line: cabi...
Kitchen Renovation Cost: Our Real Numbers from a Mid-Budget Remodel
Kitchen renovation cost, broken down from our real Salt Lake City remodel: cabin...
Steps to Renovate a Kitchen: A Real Mid-Budget Walkthrough
Steps to renovate a kitchen from a real mid-budget remodel, with timeline, costs...
Kitchen Renovation Order of Work: What We Learned in Our 1994 Kitchen Remodel
Kitchen renovation order of work from our Salt Lake City remodel: demo, rough-in...
Kitchen Renovation Project Plan: What I Wish I Had Written First
kitchen renovation project plan from a real mid-budget remodel: phases, receipts...
DIY Kitchen Reno: What Our Mid-Budget Project Actually Cost
diy kitchen reno lessons from a real family: our budget, mistakes, and labor spl...
Kitchen Island Renovation: What It Really Cost Us
Our kitchen island renovation costs, mistakes, and lessons from a real Salt Lake...
Our Small Kitchen Renovation: Real Numbers, Real Mistakes, Really Worth It
Planning a small kitchen renovation? Follow our real $18,500 remodel in Salt Lak...
Our Kitchen Renovation Photos: The Real Mid-Budget Story
See what real kitchen renovation photos look like: our mid-budget Utah kitchen, ...
Kitchen Renovation Images: What to Save, What to Skip, and What They Never Show You
Kitchen renovation images are everywhere, but most hide the messy reality. See w...
Why We're Doing This Ourselves (Probably a Bad Idea)
One Utah family's honest manifesto for a mid-budget DIY kitchen reno: the real r...