An entertainment-focused kitchen preps with bright lights, bigger storage, and more dining space Photos by Miao Jiaxin for Sweeten Before: Improve placement and impersonal lighting The kitchen in Dawn and David’s loft apartment was not ideally configured. After living in the home for a dozen years, the pair decided to finally redo the kitchen. The […]
These homeowners reimagined their rooms and leaned on built-ins to make a winning, spacious layout Homeowners: Laura and Walter posted their Park Slope gut renovation project on Sweeten Where: Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York Primary renovation: Full apartment gut renovation with built-ins in every room Notable: 700-square-foot home with a living room, den, dining area, […]
A few of our favorite projects in the neighborhood On the northwest side of Brooklyn’s famous Prospect Park lies the family-friendly neighborhood Park Slope. The enclave offers the best of both worlds: commercial streets of boutiques, casual restaurants, and bars, plus quiet pockets of greenery, brownstones, and apartment buildings. Its inventory of older homes and […]
First-time Brooklyn renovators learn a few lessons after replacing the wood floors in their home After nearly a decade of bouncing from one New York apartment to another, Katie, Marcus, and their pup, Squib, were ready to put down roots. They purchased a 750-square-foot Park Slope co-op knowing they would renovate right away and before moving […]
A first-time homeowner mixes sustainability with the comforts of her native country Giulia renovated her one-bedroom apartment in a 1920s brownstone co-op in Park Slope soon after she purchased it, and before she moved out of her Lower East Side rental. She developed the design herself for the 500-square-foot home and posted her project on […]
Knocked-down walls make all the difference Project: Create a more functional kitchen in Brooklyn Before: The Park Slope, Brooklyn, homeowner bought her apartment in 2008 knowing it had good bones, great outdoor space (a total score in NYC!), and loads of untapped potential. She’d already renovated the backyard and bathroom before deciding to take on […]
A first-time renovator gets the guidance he needed—and a huge shower! Project: Freshen up a worn-out bathroom in Park Slope, Brooklyn Before: After renting an alcove studio in Park Slope for about two years, Matt, a software engineer, purchased his first home in July 2013. The 360-square-foot apartment in a neighboring co-op, built in 1950, would […]
Renovating for resale in Brooklyn: a kitchen and bath remodel enjoyed by current & future homeowners Heather and Doug’s 1980s South Slope condo was in need of an update, but given the family’s eventual plans to move, they kept putting off a renovation. When DIY fixes (also known as “tape”) were no longer enough, it […]
“Creating efficiently beautiful spaces is what we do and we believe this apartment is as efficient as it gets. We design spaces that function with little room for excess fluff…everything has a purpose.” -Anishka Clarke tS member & co-owner of Ishka Designs The owner of this bright, 750sqft 1-bed in Park Slope works for one of the top […]
A modern update for a Park Slope home “It’s an amazing feeling to walk into our apartment and feel like it’s our ‘home’ — and we owe much of that to Peter and his team.” –Marie Clare K., Homeowner When Park Slopers Marie Clare & Peter purchased their first home together early this year, the […]
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