For Lauren, years of planning paid off for a kitchen remodel in her Brooklyn Heights home Written in partnership with Sweeten homeowner Lauren DeMattia Homeowner: Lauren posted her Brooklyn Heights kitchen remodel on Sweeten to create a multi-functional space Where: Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York Primary renovation: A kitchen in a 700-square-foot co-op that sweetens […]
A bigger galley kitchen is just around the corner, thanks to “kitchen stretching” The key to making a galley kitchen layout work is all about maximizing the available square footage. But when you’ve optimized every inch and still need more space, the question becomes: how do you make a galley kitchen bigger? Demolishing the entire […]
College friends collaborate on a living room renovation & kitchen update to create a grown-up man nest Designer Bennett Gale posted his project on Sweeten on behalf of his client Dan. Where: Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York Primary renovation: Living room renovation to expand + kitchen remodel in a 900-square-foot co-op Notable: The remodel transformed […]
Walls go up in a sleek upgrade to a Williamsburg rental property Appealing to the ideal renter Originally when entrepreneur, we will call him AC, bought his apartment, he intended to live there himself. However, after a few months, he decided it would make an even better investment property as a rental. To make it […]
Inspiring makeovers of the most popular room in the home A successful kitchen renovation isn’t measured by the number of walls knocked down or the size of a kitchen island. Instead, it’s the thoughtful details and design elements culled over time from Pinterest and the hours of research on materials coming to life that brings […]
A co-op refresh including an unplanned kitchen remodel It was something like the seven-year itch that had Jessica and Alex setting off on their own. Having lived in a Manhattan rental for six years, they received a lease renewal from their landlord for the seventh. Jessica a real-estate development executive, and Alex, who works in […]
By cleverly using limited space, a first-time renovator nails it When Martha, who works in preschool special education, first saw the Hamilton Heights co-op in upper Manhattan she would eventually buy, she passed because it needed a lot of work. She continued looking, searching for a permanent space to share with her daughter, Sofia, a […]
A step-by-step guide and timeline for a kitchen renovation One of the most common questions that we at Sweeten hear from homeowners is “How long does a kitchen renovation take?” This usually comes right after “How much is it going to cost?” (As part of its free service matching homeowners with vetted general contractors, Sweeten developed […]
Three floors in a townhouse remodel for the ultimate parents-and-kids pad Condo owners Jill, a community college professor, and Cy, a non-profit executive, were crazy for their family’s Brooklyn life. But after years of apartment dwelling, they longed to give their daughters, Naomi, 12, and Camille, 6, the experience of living in a house all […]
Their Washington Heights fixer-upper got a look they didn’t plan for A chance discovery of a larger apartment due north of Midtown West in Manhattan led a family of four to a new home. Ylia, a strategy and retail planner, and André, in wealth management, found more space in Washington Heights for their two boys, […]
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