A growing family prompts a layout change: adding a second bath and bedroom Project: Transform a one-bedroom unit by splitting the master bath into two; adding a second bathroom and an extra bedroom. Before: When Jeanne and Philip found out they were having a baby, it was just the incentive they needed to renovate. Changing […]
When shopping for Manhattan real estate, you don’t always get what you want. For Gall, a patent attorney who grew up in Florida, an extended search for a new Manhattan apartment took him and his wife first across town, into an unexpected neighborhood, and subsequently through an impressive renovation. Gall was living in a Hell’s […]
Project: Reimagine a woefully insufficient kitchen for a busy Manhattan family in Morningside Heights Before: With only a single lonely cabinet under the sink, a rolling island from Ikea serving as extra counterspace, and two white-painted shelves, homeowner Janna resorted to stacking her family’s dry and preserved foods on freestanding shelving. “We joked that it looked […]
Project: Make a Brooklyn kitchen feel inviting Snug like a ship, a galley kitchen will maximize function in the smallest of spaces. Renovating an efficient galley layout can be as simple as upgrading appliances, lighting, and architectural details. Before: The room was earth-toned and hardly the apartment owner’s style. Its dated ceramic floor tile was a drab-looking […]
Project: Compact kitchen overhaul in an Upper West Side high-rise studio Before: Despite its condition, the owner, who works in real estate, actually remembers his old 85-square-foot kitchen with surprising fondness. Beneath a harsh fluorescent fixture, low-end plastic laminate cabinets and counters were worn and stained. Above the 1980’s white stove, the hood’s exposed exhaust hose […]
Project: Gut a crumbling bathroom in Morningside Heights, Manhattan Before: A hulking seven-foot tub dominated the layout, while the ruined floors, walls, and (most of the) ceiling all begged for attention, too. The old industrial toilet was leaking, a wall of ’80s-style glass-bottle tile needed to come down, and the vanity had begun literally to crumble. […]
Project: Kitchen expansion in a studio apartment in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Before: Giovanni, a Brooklyn-based doctor was looking to trade in his modern high-rise lifestyle for something with more history. This new studio, in a historic townhouse, offered original wood floors and the promise of exposing structural bricks beneath the plaster. The very basic and […]
Project: Restyle an outdated bathroom in a Brooklyn brownstone without overshadowing its history Before: The owner, an Italian doctor newly arrived in the US by way of Canada, bought this studio apartment because its leafy Brooklyn neighborhood delivered history and character plus an easy commute. Unfortunately, the bathroom was worn out, and there was essentially […]
Project: A contemporary kitchen update in Greenpoint, Brooklyn Before: To refresh this open 100-square-foot kitchen, the homeowner chose a Sweeten contractor who would make some key changes, including replacing harsh gloss black counters, which showed dirt. She wanted a new sink, a pale marble backsplash, and a stainless range hood to punch up minimalist replacement […]
A city dweller overhauls his windowless bathroom with a sliding barn door, glass walk-in shower, & creamy tile Project: Rip and replace a bland windowless bathroom on the Upper West Side Before: Credit a steady diet of renovation TV shows with inspiring this 22nd-floor bathroom makeover. Owner Charlie Wintczak occupied the apartment for the better part of a decade, […]
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