Whether you're renovating a wholly gutted kitchen ... usually chosen after the island is designed, finding the right seats should be much more than an afterthought," the "Fixer Upper" host wrote ...

So, when a stunning Victorian fixer-upper in Laine's childhood town of Conway, Arkansas came up for sale over a decade ago, they embarked upon a passion project, turning a crumbling old building ...

"We love that our kitchen is bright, happy, spacious, and effective when it comes to storage," the homeowner says.

Buying a fixer-upper could save you money during the homebuying ... So, if you make $5,000 a month (before taxes), your monthly mortgage payment should not be more than $1,400.

As the cost of buying a home continues to soar, the fixer-upper is gaining appeal ... retirement- and financial-adviser-related content. Before that, Becca was a staff writer at The Week ...