These walls have a smooth reputation If you want the walls of your home to look flawless, skim coating will make them as smooth as silk. This technique allows you to get the surface of your ...
A savvy half bath remodel spruces up from problem to solution Project: Add a shower and update a half-bath/laundry room in Manhattan’s Financial District Before: Back in 1996, Elizabeth purchased a loft in a circa ...
The story of how a leading-edge renovation company–which matches general contractors with renovators–came to life On The Today Show’s “Meet the Boss” series, Savannah Guthrie interviews Sweeten founder and CEO, Jean Brownhill, on founding the renovation platform ...
Our favorite projects across five neighborhoods With a population almost as large as Brooklyn, and the biggest footprint of the five boroughs, Queens has a lot to offer. Besides its growing, international food scene, a ...
Sweeten’s Founder + CEO Answers Your Renovation Questions Welcome to #7 in our series, designed to bring clarity to some of the mysteries of renovating! Whether you’re a first-time homeowner or a serial renovator, each ...
Two units become an oasis—and include a fireplace When the search for a 3-bedroom apartment on the Upper West Side left this homeowner disappointed, he decided to improvise. He purchased two units in a newly converted co-op ...
How a modular closet renovation by Sweeten brought this Upper East Side couple organizational harmony When software developer Jacob first purchased his one-bedroom co-op apartment, located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, in 2017, there were ...
A fun crop of ways to make cooking more colorful If patterns in the kitchen feel outdated to you, think again. We’ve got proof that they’re making a steady (and stylish!) comeback. From personality-filled wallpaper prints ...
A gut remodel maxes out a railroad-style cook space Project: Refresh a kitchen in Jersey City, NJ Before: Kate and Matt loved their Jersey City neighborhood with the park across the street from their 1870s building. Nevertheless, ...
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