Courtney Hierath had a lot to love about her little bungalow, but the kitchen, with its buttermilk-yellow walls and dark wood cabinets, wasn’t on the list. “I despised it from day one,” says Courtney.

Apartment Therapy and AOL may earn commission from links in this article. When I lived in a studio apartment, anything I brought into my home had to have a really good reason to be there — whether it ...