No dancing in the kitchen! A cooking couple improves the flow Project: Optimize the workflow of a kitchen in Queens Before: Lisa and Chris (with their four-year-old daughter Mackenzie and a dog called Porkchop) bought their prewar co-op apartment in Kew Gardens knowing it would need some work. After a year of living in the 1,100-square-foot space, […]
A hex tile bathroom provides a new look, plus a West Elm side table moonlights as a vanity Last week, we took a peek at Amy and Nick’s sparkling new kitchen. This week, we’re exploring their new bathroom, which takes a style cue from a previous Sweeten story. Project: Refresh an outdated bath in Prospect […]
A Brooklyn couple who loves to cook creates a waterfall counter as a welcoming perch for friends and family Project: Open up a tiny kitchen in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn Before: Amy and Nick were looking for a new home and wanted a place that was either move-in ready or didn’t need a lot of work. […]
From homework HQ to a prep and serving station at your next get-together, the kitchen peninsula proves its versatility Unlike a kitchen island, which has clearance on all sides, a peninsula is joined to the rest of the kitchen, often meeting with a nearby counter or wall to transform an L-shape layout into a much more functional […]
A hunt for more space led Tina Ladd and her husband, Fletcher, from a one-bedroom on Manhattan’s Upper West Side to a garden duplex in a Cobble Hill brownstone. As an architect, Tina was thrilled to be able to customize their new home but was up against an urgent deadline: the imminent birth of the couple’s first […]
Project: Reorganize an awkward space in this kitchen renovation Before: Meredith and Jason’s apartment building in Chelsea was comprised of four townhouses that had been combined. The result was a kitchen with plenty of issues: Dark mahogany cabinets obscured the only window, blocking precious natural light. The kitchen island in a too-small space meant you could only […]
Project: A contemporary kitchen update in Greenpoint, Brooklyn Before: To refresh this open 100-square-foot kitchen, the homeowner chose a Sweeten contractor who would make some key changes, including replacing harsh gloss black counters, which showed dirt. She wanted a new sink, a pale marble backsplash, and a stainless range hood to punch up minimalist replacement […]
Here’s a space that needs some sweetening. This one bedroom prewar apartment is on Clinton Avenue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The building is located brilliantly, on a lovely residential block close to the subway station, shops and restaurants. The apartment is on the second floor and faces a quiet rear courtyard, with three large windows […]
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