In this Kips Bay renovation, a sleek, sun-drenched entertaining space emerges Interior designer Tara Benet posted her Kips Bay renovation project on Sweeten on behalf of her clients Where: Kips Bay, Manhattan, New York Primary renovation: Updating the living room and dining room Notable: Track lighting was upgraded to chandeliers for form and function Result: […]
Sweeten general contractors renovate all types of spaces! Projects include kitchens and bedrooms, even basements and garage conversions. When it comes to the many types of renovations, Sweeten has seen it all! Whether a single-room remodel or adding square footage to a house, Sweeten helps homeowners envision their dream spaces—and then turns them into reality. […]
A kitchen banquette and an Instagram hashtag make a family home It takes just a word to sum up this family’s home-finding experience: miraculous. In the cosmopolitan stretches of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, where even the parks are tiny and concrete-dipped, Jenn and Jon, six-year-old Elliott, two-year-old Abigail, and their Cockapoo, Zucca, found a place […]
While renovating their Brooklyn brownstone, Nazli and Larry discovered the merits of a dark, painted pantry and that heated floors were indeed worth fighting for We’re back again this week with Part 2 of Nazli and Larry’s historic Brooklyn brownstone renovation in Bedford-Stuyvesant. If you missed it—check out Part I where Nazli walked us through their […]
For its 100th birthday, two sisters give their family home a top-to-bottom refresh In some ways, nothing has changed at the Jamaica, New York house that sisters Gayle, Merri, and their family have called home for 50 years. But while the bones of the home, like the family that lived there, have remained the same, […]
A family’s sustainable pursuits bring life to their Manhattan home Not wanting to leave their neighborhood of Inwood in Manhattan, Sandra, a designer and entrepreneur, and her husband Michael, a production manager, searched for a larger home. They found one in their own prewar building to move into with their sons, Luke and Eric. Their 1,200-square-foot co-op […]
Thanks to kitchen banquette seating, casual dinners just got cozier Mealtime is about more than just eating a meal: it’s about sharing one. How to fit all of your loved ones around the table to break bread? Look no further than banquette seating. These cozy benches are ideal for promoting intimacy and maximizing floor space. […]
Maggie and Adam gut renovate their Kips Bay co-op Can two strong-minded designers find compromise on a gut reno of their new home? Maggie, an interior designer, and Adam, a former architect, were willing to try. After three years of renting together, they bought an 800 square-foot co-op that needed to be completely reimagined in […]
Zoe and Arvid put sweat—but fun!—equity into their new home When the deal fell through on a new, larger apartment, Zoe and Arvid decided to stay put in their Lincoln Square building in Manhattan and make their 700-square-foot one-bedroom work. But two years later, the cramped space won out, and they went on the hunt […]
With spaces that flow and connect, reimagine the way they can be lived in An open floor plan provides plenty of space to get creative. Instead of each room having a distinct purpose or design, the layout offers a multifunctional space with unified decor. Combining the living and dining rooms has many benefits; for one, hosting […]
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