Navigating work-from-home? One homeowner improved her high-traffic surroundings with a bathroom and kitchen renovation Who: Brooklyn homeowner Michele posted a project on Sweeten Where: Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York Primary renovation: Overhaul the bath, and the kitchen will follow (which happened during the COVID lockdown) Notable: A plan to install a new dishwasher turned into […]
A native New Yorker and her husband plant new roots Tina, a fashion designer and native New Yorker, grew up in a charming 1930s prewar co-op building in Sunnyside, Queens. Staying close to home, she lived in the building for about 20 years in different apartments owned by family members—one of which, her fiancé (at […]
A soothing white palette leads the way in this refresh Project: A rip-and-replace bathroom in Yorkville, Manhattan Before: Deborah purchased this 1-bed, 1-bath co-op apartment and within a year, she could no longer live with the old, grimy tiles and outdated look, so she turned to Sweeten. Her Sweeten design-build firm went to work freshening […]
A Clinton Hill renovation brings upgrades from the kitchen to a tough wood flooring decision British expat Sam and her American husband, Sean, had been living in Park Slope for several years when they made the decision to find a place to buy. While they casually searched in Park Slope and its surrounding neighborhoods, they […]
In 2006, Kim and Igor Solop bought a condo in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Carroll Gardens. After many years, the couple pondered a change and began searching for a new family home. Realizing they didn’t want to leave their neighborhood, but couldn’t find what they were looking for within their budget there, Kim turned to Sweeten to re-imagine their […]
An awkward space turns sanctuary with a few simple ideas When a long apartment search finally ended, Victoria’s Secret designer Christine Yao returned to one of the first listings already crossed off her list. It was the one she ultimately closed on, and she was happy with her new home—except for her bathroom which felt like […]
When Emily moved to New York City last year, she went in search of an apartment with a warm, old-world feel. Although originally from California, she had recently spent two years living and studying in Normandy, France, where she developed an appreciation for beautiful prewar buildings that wore their age gracefully. Emily loved that the […]
Fifteen years after Claudia purchased her one-bedroom, one-bath apartment in a quaint Upper East Side co-op, she felt ready to renovate. Since arriving in 2001, this software engineer knew that she’d eventually need to address the 30 year-old carpeting, fixtures, and odd space issues…or simply move on and find a new home. Loving everything about […]
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