Key factors to convert a garage: costs, climate control, property value & local zoning (Above) Sweeten homeowner Katy’s garage conversion into an indoor-outdoor room Increasingly, garages in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut are morphing into multi-use spaces. To homeowners, these garage spaces are blank canvases and are morphing into anything […]
Remodeling your kitchen in Boston? Here’s how to prepare for your project, from knocking down walls to budgeting your costs Have you ever noticed: when you have friends over or are at home with your family, everyone congregates in the kitchen? That’s because the kitchen is truly the heart of a house. Whether your kitchen […]
Planning a home renovation in Phoenix? Sweeten outlines the costs to expect; including kitchen, bath, and whole-home (plus hardscape budgets and permit tips!) (Above) Design by Phoenix-based designer Ernesto Garcia Whether your Phoenix home is a contemporary, mid-century modern, Spanish mission, or anything else, a renovation is your ticket to making your home your own. […]
In this Kips Bay renovation, a sleek, sun-drenched entertaining space emerges Interior designer Tara Benet posted her Kips Bay renovation project on Sweeten on behalf of her clients Where: Kips Bay, Manhattan, New York Primary renovation: Updating the living room and dining room Notable: Track lighting was upgraded to chandeliers for form and function Result: […]
The costs to remodel in Boston in 2020, including kitchen, bath, and whole-home (with basement budgets and permit tips!) From brownstones to grand Victorians and Federals, all the way to modern apartments, Boston has it all, when it comes to homes. There’s a good reason for that. Boston is one of the oldest cities in […]
An outdoor kitchen is the ultimate al fresco space! Get ready for a ton of fun (and a good investment for your home) (Above) Outdoor kitchen renovation by Sweeten contractor Dennis If you agree that the kitchen is the heart of the home, then consider bringing that sense of entertaining and relaxation outside with an […]
Remodeling costs in Washington DC in 2020, including kitchen, bath, and whole-home (plus building additions and permit tips!) A stately Capitol Hill rowhouse. A mid-century modern jewel in Falls Church. A unique craftsman’s cottage in Kensington. Whatever your abode, it’s a great time to renovate in Washington DC, the sixth most populated area in the […]
A guide to house renovation costs for Westchester in 2020, including kitchen, bath, and whole-home (plus a basement budget and permit tips!) (Above) Westchester home renovation by Sweeten general contractor Alan Moving into a new house—or realizing an older home hasn’t kept up with your lifestyle—can make renovation feel like a path to reinvention. However, […]
For this prewar NYC bathroom remodel, tile and gold finishes reveal old-school charm Homeowner: Leah posted a project on Sweeten Where: Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York Primary renovation: A rip-and-replace bathroom Notable: Feature and custom items were worth the wait. Result: The removal of a drop ceiling brought the space closer to the original […]
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