Each week we visit a member of Sweeten network to check out what they are working on. This week we thought we’d try something new and share a bit about a homeowner. D. Bryant Archie is ...
Each week we visit a member of Sweeten network to check out what they are working on. This week we’re in Bed Stuy Brooklyn with South Fork Tile. The owner (Jean!) of this wood-frame house was ...
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Inspired by the Dulux Color project, I remembered a post I’d seen on Little Green Notebook. It looks like Jenny got the original floorplan from either the building or her real estate broker, and then used ...
Any home remodel in New York City that involves adjusting partitions or plumbing requires a work permit from the Department of Buildings (DOB). Although the rules aren’t always observed, upstanding architects and contractors spend a ...
While I was helping Peter with his new home office, there were tons of issues that came up that needed to be addressed, and Peter took to saying “let’s ask my architect what to do.” ...
After living in New York City for fifteen years I’ve become a big fan of apartment living. It’s sensible and ecologically sound. We accumulate fewer things, leave a reduced footprint, and free up space around ...
Last Sunday Jean, Becky and I visited Bklyn Designs, the annual showcase at St. Ann’s Warehouse for local designers and craftspeople. There were upholsterers, woodworkers, carpet makers, and metalsmiths there, all showing off the beautiful ...
Now I understand why power tools are called power tools: because they make the person using them feel powerful. This weekend I installed brackets and rods for new curtains in my living room, something I’d ...
I’m a huge fan of reusing building materials. When I worked in high end residential architecture, it always bothered me that perfectly good items got carted away with the other demolition trash. In my own ...
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