Want to know how to remodel your closet at home? Use this step-by-step guide to edit it down and finally get organized It wasn’t that long ago when closets were merely places we kept the stuff we weren’t using at the moment. And all those items—clothing, shoes, or jewelry—usually turned into a jumbled mess. A […]
These 9 custom closet designs by Sweeten look sleek while keeping tidy, organizing shoes, & arranging kids’ toys Closet organization for clothes is an accomplishment that gets any day off to a great start. Smaller closets can be combined to make one large one or another look at a floor plan may reveal extra square […]
A native New Yorker and her husband plant new roots Tina, a fashion designer and native New Yorker, grew up in a charming 1930s prewar co-op building in Sunnyside, Queens. Staying close to home, she lived in the building for about 20 years in different apartments owned by family members—one of which, her fiancé (at […]
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 two small closets that he knew could be combined to create a larger, more functional modular closet for himself and […]
A reno for better storage yielded maximum use for a closet—and a pantry Project: Combine multiple closets for more efficient storage Before: When Melissa Young first set eyes on her new apartment, she was thrilled. It was a sunlit studio space on the corner of a beautiful prewar building with plenty of windows and charm. […]
When designer, Whitney and her fiancé, Laurence, moved into their 1,000-square-foot co-op in Forest Hills, Queens, they were prepared to create a home to accommodate their newlywed lifestyle and different work schedules. First on the list: remedying a series of separate and awkward bedroom closets—one of which was within another closet (!). They sketched a walk-in closet […]
We’re in Ditmas Park this week for an extra fun assignment! Usually, we chronicle all of the shiny new things in a New York City renovation. This week, the challenge is to figure out what stayed put in a family’s kitchen and closet upgrade. One quick look at the before and afters here might leave you thinking […]
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