The can-do pioneer spirit was on full display in the West Coast projects featured on our sister sites this week. To wit:
![See how a market editor at Emily Henderson Design transformed her small rental kitchen with just a few landlord-approved hacks (including a new countertop that simply covers the old one) in L.A. Story: A Budget Kitchen Makeover, DIY Countertop Hack Included. Photograph by Sara Tramp.](https://media.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/jessica-bunge-kitchen-renovation-los-angeles-emily-henderson-crop.jpg)
![Lena Corwin San Francisco Kitchen, Photograph by Maria del Rio](https://media.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/lena-corwin-san-francisco-kitchen-detail-maria-del-rio.jpg)
![Gordana Golubovic Los Angeles Bedroom](https://media.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/gordana-golubovic-los-angeles-bedroom-1.jpg)
Plus:
- Another cost-conscious (thanks to handy friends) remodel, this one involving an old farmhouse in Portland. See Portlandia: Inside the Remodeled Farmhouse of a Cult Favorite Ceramicist.
- Alexa shares how she made her own custom leather knife rack. See DIY: A Wall-Mounted Leather Knife Rack.
- Aantimicrobial, biodegradable produce bags: See New Zero-Waste Produce Bags from Rough Linen.
- For the home gardener, a must read: The Garden Decoder: What Is ‘Companion Planting’?
- Who knew toolboxes could be this stylish? See 10 Easy Pieces: Metal Toolboxes.
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