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Kerry O'Brien

Kerry O'Brien

Kerry is Sweeten's Director of Communications and the editor of the Sweeten blog. She is a devoted East Villager with a small-on-space but big-on-charm apartment in a 1928 art deco co-op.

  • A Queens Galley Kitchen Renovation for a Former Chef

    by Kerry O'Brien April 9, 2020
    April 9, 2020

    A family whips up smart ideas worthy of a chef’s cook space Project: Transform a galley kitchen in a pre-war apartment into…

  • A White Kitchen Goes for a Touch of Shine

    by Kerry O'Brien October 12, 2017
    October 12, 2017

    How to up the ante with a neutral like white? Go high-gloss! Editor’s Note: This feature, originally published summer 2015, is one of our…

  • A Wall of Interior Windows Brings Light to this Guest Alcove

    by Kerry O'Brien December 12, 2016
    December 12, 2016

    A sunny guest bedroom & spare office space emerge with help from interior windows The alcove has long played a supporting role…

  • 8 Thanksgiving-Ready Kitchen Design Details

    by Kerry O'Brien November 24, 2016
    November 24, 2016

    We’re thankful for the many families who have welcomed us into their homes throughout the year, sharing personal styles and lessons learned…

  • A Modern Gut Renovation Goes Scandinavian Chic

    by Kerry O'Brien November 17, 2016
    November 17, 2016

    Racing to line up an ambitious renovation before closing on a dated co-op in Woodside, Queens, Maria, a financial reporting director at…

  • Casey & Kumar’s Clinton Hill Co-op Renovation (Part 2)!

    by Kerry O'Brien January 7, 2016
    January 7, 2016

    One-bedroom-turn-flexible-space works for a family of four We’re back with an ambitious renovation in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill Co-ops! We first introduced this project…

  • Sophia and Leon’s Upper West Side Kitchen Renovation – Homeowner Guest Post

    by Kerry O'Brien March 17, 2016
    March 17, 2016

    No New Yorker wants to leave a rent-stabilized apartment, so when a family of three came to us to help create beautiful…

  • An Art-Filled Apartment Renovation 40 Years in the Making!

    by Kerry O'Brien August 24, 2016
    August 24, 2016

    We love hearing from homeowners about their renovations, but this week’s dispatch comes instead from the interior designer of a New York…

  • Sophia and Leon’s Bathroom Renovation – Sweeten on the Upper West Side!

    by Kerry O'Brien March 24, 2016
    March 24, 2016

    We’re back on Manhattan’s Upper West Side to tour the rest of Sophia, Leon, and Apollo’s delightful home. Sophia gave us the…

  • Steve and Lauren’s Sweetened Upper East Side Kitchen – Homeowner Guest Post

    by Kerry O'Brien March 9, 2016
    March 9, 2016

    This week’s guest author offers an architect’s eye on an ambitious Upper East Side kitchen renovation. Like fellow architects Brad in Fort Greene and…

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