A pre-retirement Brooklyn remodel—focusing on accessibility—adds comfort and security to a co-op Homeowner: Finding nerve to renovate after nearly 26 years in his apartment, Mickey Heller posted his accessible kitchen and bath remodel on Sweeten Where: Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, New York Primary renovation: Gut remodels of the 1,000-square-foot co-op’s kitchen and bathroom with the future […]
A two-decade-old condo undergoes a resale-focused renovation in Bucktown, Chicago Before: Making old bathrooms new again For this Chicago homeowner, updating her bathrooms were important. Plus, time was of the essence: she was living in the 1,500-square-foot condo in Bucktown (located on the northwest side of the city) and wanted to sell. However, she knew […]
A Los Angeles family increases their home’s square footage—during the pandemic Homeowners: California couple Kirsty and David posted their Los Angeles full home renovation on Sweeten Where: Mid-City / Miracle Mile area of Los Angeles, California Primary renovation: A full home renovation of the 1,400-square-foot Los Angeles space, plus an expansion and new exterior Notable: […]
With resale in mind, a 320-square-foot West Village studio finds its inner cool with a Sweeten renovation Who: Homeowner Taylor, the newest resident in her family’s New York City apartment, posted her 320-square-foot renovation project on Sweeten Where: West Village, Manhattan, New York Primary renovation: A total renovation of a 320-square-foot apartment in an in-demand downtown […]
The Little Fires Everywhere star turns a Los Angeles garage remodel into a stylish living & working space Homeowners: Jaime Ray Newman and partner Guy Nattiv posted their Los Angeles garage remodel and home updates on Sweeten Where: Los Angeles, California Primary renovation: A repurposed garage creates a 350-foot living/office space, plus a space-opening update […]
A renovator redoes her bath out of necessity and finds the beauty in it Project: Fix leaky plumbing in a Manhattan co-op and while you’re at it, renovate the entire bath Before: When commercial photographer, Veronica, moved into her Upper West Side apartment in 2014, she considered it move-in ready. “All I had to do […]
One handled the budget; the other, the design Project: Refresh an old and outdated bathroom Before: Penny, a product manager for a financial firm, and Kevin, a puppeteer with the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre, and their son, have lived in their over 100-year-old-plus co-op building for five years. They’ve been remodeling the Sunset Park, Brooklyn, […]
Sari’s Brooklyn bathroom remodel had two goals: adding much-needed storage, plus “heaven-like” radiant flooring Project: A Brooklyn remodel adds bathroom storage & square footage Before: Sari, a post producer for television commercials, bought a one-bedroom condo in a 45-unit building in the Crown Heights/Prospect Heights neighborhood four years ago. She loved the location and feel […]
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 […]
An outdated hall bathroom gets an upgrade with simple renovation ideas Project: A makeover of an old hall bathroom on the Upper West Side Before: Mary Ann and Frank dreamed of a new guest bath in the hallway since they bought their Upper West Side three-bedroom apartment in 1992. The space was almost all original from […]
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