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Budget Basics: 2019 Bath Renovation Costs in NYC
What you could spend on materials, labor, and permits for your bathroom remodel With a steady flow of inspiring Pinterest boards and design blogs, it’s easy to reimagine how your dream bathroom can...
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Finding Home in a Sunny Cook Space
Open shelves and ceiling-high cabinets leave room to enjoy the kitchen Project: Make a kitchen better suited for entertaining and cooking Before: Rob, a musician, purchased an apartment on the top...
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A Central Park West Co-op Starts Anew
Water damage prompts a major remodel and a fresh beginning This renovation story started out as an emergency: A Manhattan couple, who owned their home since the 1970s, received a call from their...
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7 Real Renos Featuring Two-Tone Cabinets
Modern, minimal, traditional—and everything in between We identified the patterns we expect to see in kitchen renovation and design in 2019. On the list? None other than two-tone kitchen cabinets. They...
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Budget Basics: 2019 Renovation Costs Per Square Foot in NYC
A cost breakdown on materials, labor, and permits for your home remodel A good starting point to budget for a full-home remodel in NYC ranges from $100 to $200 per square foot (psf), according to...
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A Bright Brownstone Kitchen
Mixed metals and a pop of color create a contemporary feel Project: Create a cohesive and minimalist kitchen Before: After moving from an apartment in Kensington, Brooklyn, to a brownstone in Prospect...
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A Diamond in the Rough Radiates
A remodel invigorates a tired layout for a Manhattan family Laura and Randy almost walked away from the Upper East Side co-op that they would live in with their daughter, Morgan, but a second look...
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How to Maximize Studio Apartments
Real reno ideas for living small—and smart Whether you’re downsizing from a larger home or taking your first foray into home ownership, buying a studio apartment typically means one thing: you’ll be...
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Before and After: Storage Edition
Within these homeowners’ larger reno projects, we highlight some interesting storage remodels Project: Turn an awkward space into a functional pantry Before: Sarah and her husband, Roy, decided after a...
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A Historic Brownstone Wreck Set for Renters
The renovation occurred in two phases Looking for a “bring your architect” wreck, Jerry and Janet fell for a brownstone with a stately presence and a virtually unsalvageable interior. The couple posted...
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Sweeten’s Top Renovating Neighborhoods
Our annual report on remodeling hotspots Sweeten, a free service that matches renovators with general contractors, works on thousands of projects across the greater New York City area, New Jersey, and...
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7 Ways to Make the Most of a Small Entryway
Impress your guests—and yourself—every time you walk in the door Apartment owners understand that if you have a true entryway, no matter the size, it means you do what you can to make the most out of...
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2019 Home Renovation Costs Per Square Foot in Westchester County
A cost breakdown on materials, labor, and permits for your home remodel (Above) Kitchen renovation by Sweeten general contractors Nicole and Steve Moving into a new house—or realizing your home hasn’t...
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Renovators Return to Remodel Their Bathroom
Natural materials and calming colors create a relaxing vibe Project: Create a sleek, storage-packed bathroom Before: Chris and Lisa bought a two-bedroom apartment in Kew Gardens, Queens, because they...
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A Second Chance for a Manhattan Apartment
A new layout reveals a design that is just right When Ting and S. moved back to their New York co-op after four years of living abroad, Ting, an architect, had an opportunity to remodel the...
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How Renovators Used Open Shelving in Their Kitchens
Making a stylish storage statement one shelf at a time Upper cabinets have long been a mainstay in kitchen design and frankly, always will be. But there’s something to be said for open shelves: they...
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Neutral Bathrooms Make a Statement
A lack of color doesn’t mean a lack of style Project: Overhaul a dated bathroom Before: The homeowner’s bathroom was long due for a renovation. It needed all new tiling work and fixtures to make it...
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A Roof Blaze Fast-Tracks a Top-Floor Remodel
A little demolition, a lot of strategic resurfacing Nothing good could come of a crew of firefighters crashing down your door and barreling in to extinguish a roof fire. Could it? Dianna and Todd had...
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Meet Sweeten General Contractors Thomas and Mike
They’ve worked in construction for a total of 43 years! At Sweeten, the experts in our network are experienced contractors and design pros we’d be thrilled to have working in our own homes. We check...
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Accessibility in Renovations: Bathroom Edition
Making them safe for now and down the line There’s no doubting the charm of old apartments and homes, but what most them are lacking is a quality very essential in build today: accessibility. We’ve...
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