What started as a must-do bathroom renovation resulted in a chic revamp Project: Repair a leak and update the look of a bathroom Before: The homeowner bought her 1931 West Village studio co-op in 2013 and gut renovated the entire space—minus the bathroom. Recently, the building’s management let her know that there was a major […]
Shower systems offer spa-like luxury, from multi-functional showerheads to a steam shower and chromotherapy Leslie’s renovation resulted in a separate room for a full shower system including a steam shower, rain showerheads and jet sprays When it comes to outfitting their homes, Americans have become highly sophisticated about their choices and preferences. And nowhere is this more […]
Don’t be left in the dark; bathroom lighting is an essential selection you shouldn’t get wrong As with the kitchen, bathroom lighting requires a plan to effectively illuminate all the action that takes place here. The plan also ensures every beautiful feature in the bath shows to its best advantage. Yet often, lighting is an afterthought, “solved” with one ceiling […]
Map out your bathroom storage strategy, using a vanity, shelves, custom built-ins and secret niches Laura and Matthew’s double drawer wall-hung vanity With all the fixtures taking up space in the bathroom—sinks, toilet, plus tub or shower—it can be hard to also fit sufficient storage. The vanity alone is rarely enough. And if your space is […]
A new baby for Lindsay and Matt would bring big changes for the couple, clearly. But one of those changes would mean leaving their cozy Park Slope walk-up to find more space and flexibility for their growing family. Committed to staying in Brooklyn, they purchased a promising co-op apartment in Ditmas Park, with hopes of […]
When Laura uploaded seventeen “before” photos to her Sweeten project post, a few things were very clear: if you could look past the black-paint-encrusted kitchen cabinets and cracked purple bath tiles, these Aussie expats had the makings of a spacious apartment with oversized windows in one of Brooklyn’s loveliest little neighborhoods. But the home’s tight nooks […]
Clinton Hill homeowner Diane moved into an apartment in a large, residential co-op on historic Clinton Avenue about a year and a half ago. Diane was no stranger to renovation and hoped to bring lessons learned from renovating a kitchen in a previous home to make the bathroom in her new home more functional and […]
This is certainly one of those renovations that I have been anticipating with bated breath. Partly because the amazing homeowners, Kyle, an IT professional at a law firm, and Angela, a freelance illustrator, have the style and the je ne sais quoi to totally charm; but also, I love projects like this one, where the homeowners […]
Last month, we shared the first-hand renovation story of Lisa Law, a Brooklyn Heights homeowner who used theSweeten to update her crumbling kitchen, and today, we’re excited to share our 2nd homeowner guest post — coincidentally, this story also comes from a Brooklyn homeowner named Lisa who used theSweeten to renovate her kitchen! Lisa B., […]
“The project needed a high level of skill and creative thinking to accomplish what looks quite simple. We created a truly wonderful interior environment with high-end finishes that the client completely loves.” -Bob Reid, tS member & owner of ReidBuild This week we’re on Madison Ave. with new tS member ReidBuild, for a close up look at […]
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