Support Black-owned general contractors and contracting firms with Sweeten At Sweeten, we value every clients’ vision for their home. And we value our shared vision for a better, more just, and inclusive world. Many Americans are now wondering how they can best effect change. One way is to hire professionals from groups who have historically […]
A suburban kitchen renovation helps ex-city dwellers get a bigger, more stylish kitchen in Montclair, NJ Homeowners: A couple posted their suburban kitchen renovation on Sweeten Where: Montclair, New Jersey Primary renovation: Kitchen update Notable: Gaining square footage with a better layout Result: Room for an island and connection to the dining room Sweeten general […]
A condo renovation in New Jersey combined different design styles for a happier, brighter home Homeowners: Chong + Adam posted their project on Sweeten Where: Fort Lee, New Jersey Primary renovation: Kitchen and two bathrooms in a 1,090-square-foot condo Notable: One wall holding the pantry came down and was replaced by a peninsula. Result: More […]
A guide to home renovation costs for New Jersey in 2020, including kitchen, bath, and whole-home (plus a basement budget and permit tips!) Nine million New Jerseyans live in the Garden State. And why not? There’s the option to live close to beaches, own a farm, or live the quintessential American suburban life. There’s also […]
Jersey City homeowners revamp their kitchens Project: Give a generic kitchen a modern-industrial twist Before: Every kitchen in a pencil-factory-turned-apartment-complex in Jersey City, New Jersey, had the same look: brown cabinets, tan tiles, and black countertops. But homeowners Becky and Paul (and their two cats), who’d been living in their two-bedroom apartment almost three years, […]
A two-family becomes a single home for a couple and their furry friends Carol and Jon felt as if they’d won the lottery when they found their first home, a charming, two-story detached place—gray with black shutters, built in 1926—on the western edge of Jersey City. While Jon, a lawyer working with startups, and Carol, who […]
A gut remodel maxes out a railroad-style cook space Project: Refresh a kitchen in Jersey City, NJ Before: Kate and Matt loved their Jersey City neighborhood with the park across the street from their 1870s building. Nevertheless, after seven years of marriage, they knew what did and didn’t work in their kitchen floor plan, and decided it […]
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