Some people approach a kitchen renovation with big enthusiasm and boundless energy — hours of anticipation, research, pinning, and hunting devoted to a major undertaking. Brooklynite Laura is not one of those people. When Laura ...
This week’s guest author hails from Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Evelyn came to Sweeten to find a general contractor to help right decade-long wrongs in her lovely co-op’s kitchen and bathroom. Read on down for ...
When a Brooklyn family moved into their new Prospect Heights home, the large living space presented an intriguing but daunting challenge. The condo had been meticulously renovated, so design decisions and new ideas for carving out ...
From HGTV to real-life, this Ditmas Park reno is a scene-stealer Editor’s Note: Blane’s apartment overhaul is truly unforgettable. The post, originally published in 2016, showcases a mix of high-end materials and appliances paired with budget-friendly ...
When Karen and Kevin bought their Upper West Side co-op, they knew there was work to be done. To make the one-bedroom and one-bathroom ready for their family, they hoped to convert a small dining ...
This week’s guest post is more of an epic saga. An architect in Union Square came to Sweeten to find a general contractor for an ambitious wall replacement project — straight from her newly light-filled Manhattan loft, Samina tells ...
The kitchen in Kaija and John’s one-bedroom, one-bathroom Brooklyn co-op began life as a slim galley until the day came when the previous owner chopped the galley’s wall to half-height and slapped some formica on ...
Knocking down a wall transforms the space Project: Brighten a galley kitchen Before: Anne, a fashion illustrator (Instagram: @annesanger_studioparapluie), bought her apartment in Brooklyn Heights over a decade ago and always knew she wanted to ...
Austin came to Sweeten to find a design/build contracting team after a long search for a move-in ready pad in Williamsburg. He’d scoured New York’s ultra-competitive market for months and landed a charming but worn ...
If you can get past this first photo here — a challenge given the extreme cuteness of this apartment’s canine resident — you’ll hear from Lisa, an Upper East Side graphic designer who took on ...
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