Drew Barrymore Takes a Hammer to Her Kitchen Shelves as She Begins Major Renovations to Her NYC Pad

Drew Barrymore is proving she is not afraid of getting her hands dirty, in footage of her tearing down her kitchen shelves as she begins renovations to her New York City home.

The 50-year-old actress took to Instagram to showcase her efforts at renovating her dwelling, admitting that hammering down areas of her home has been “therapeutic.”

“This was very therapeutic,” she captioned the video, which saw her destroying her kitchen shelves and using a drill to remove them from the wall.

In the clip, Barrymore, who donned a T-shirt and sweatpants, showcased her construction efforts as she put all of her force into removing the shelves before giving the camera a quick smirk.

At one point, the “50 First Dates” alum even began smiling before she drilled away at her kitchen.

The video then cut to a clip of the actress making a silly gesture while donning gloves and standing in front of a torn-down wall and ladder.

Although Barrymore was overjoyed with her work on her home, home renovation pro Jonathan Scott chimed in to voice some concerns about the project.

“Seeing that full shelf of glasses right above where you’re doing demolition, and remembering back to the demolition mishap you had on our show. I’m thinking I need to come back there and give you a hand. Lol,” Scott commented.

Other viewers were also quick to point out the shelf of glass cups that sat above the area the actress was hammering at.

“Omg move the glassware woman! Even as inanimate objects I could feel their fear!” one fan commented.

Barrymore then took to her Instagram Story to assure fans that she heard their concerns, clarifying: “No cups broke!! I promise!! I will move them next time.”

The actress recently began her home renovation journey and has candidly opened up about all the stresses that come along with overhauling a home.

“The many emotions of starting a home project. Why do I do this to myself??” she captioned a post last month. 

Barrymore has previously showed off her kitchen and received praise from fans who swooned over her surprisingly “normal” kitchen.

The home where Barrymore is carrying out renovations is her main residence, which sits between New York City and the Hamptons, according to the L.A. Times.

The actress relocated to the East Coast from Los Angeles in 2016 so her kids Olive, 12, and Frankie, 11, could be closer to their father and Barrymore’s ex, Will Kopelman.

In 2023, she told The Times that she found it difficult to cope with the shocking move at first, noting that her time in New York was just a “chapter” in her life and she was planning on returning to Los Angeles in the future.

“I had been coming to New York since 1982. But I’ve always felt like it’s like plugging into a light socket. When I was a kid, I totally loved Times Square because it looked just like Hollywood Boulevard, and I grew up right off that. So I was like, all right, OK, I see the similarities.

“You know, many of them were taboo with the X-rated movie theaters, and, you know, the sort of more tawdry side of life. But that felt safe and familiar to me, because that was what was in my backyard of West Hollywood,” she explained about her time in NYC.

The actress noted that she felt “lost” when she sold her home in Los Angeles and laid down roots in the Big Apple.