Before and After: Ellen’s Kensington Bathroom Renovation – Sweetened!
We’re back with Ellen and Ben, first time buyers in Brooklyn’s Kensington neighborhood and the duo behind one of our most favorite Sweetened black and white baths. Thankfully, Ellen had two shots at...
View Article7 Kitchens our 333,000+ Instagram Followers Love Most
Here on the Sweeten blog, we’ve got your fix of classic before and afters, design ideas, and budget basics for major renovation projects. This week, we’re highlighting the kitchens our 330,000...
View ArticleBefore & After: Robyn and Alejandro’s Columbia Waterfront Industrial Kitchen...
This week’s Before and After brings a little Christmas-in-July cheer for a family of three in Brooklyn’s Columbia Waterfront District. Robyn, Alejandro, and their daughter Bianca stopped by a...
View Article10 Kitchen Backsplash Ideas from Sweeten Renovations
Each week, we aim to translate insight from NYC homeowners and contractors into information you can use to make better decisions about improving your home. This week: a look at a few of our favorite...
View ArticleBefore & After: Robyn and Alejandro’s Brooklyn Bathroom Renovation – Sweetened!
We’re back this week with a Brooklyn family of three to take a look at their complete bathroom renovation. Robyn and Alejandro took a personal approach to renovating the kitchen in their Columbia...
View Article9 Striking Kitchen Countertops from Sweeten Renovations
Here on the Sweeten blog, we aim to translate insight from NYC renovators and contractors into information you can use to make better decisions about improving your home. Here is a rundown of a few of...
View ArticleBefore & After: Lee’s Midtown East Kitchen and Bath Renovation — Sweetened!
Here, we have one of those before and afters that is a bit hard to believe at first look. Lee Hoffman, the CEO and founder of the photo-sharing app Memoir, bought a 1+ bedroom, 1 bathroom co-op in...
View ArticleGlam Stoves: Unlikely Stars in 6 NYC Kitchen Renovations
Here on the Sweeten blog, we aim to translate insight from NYC renovators and contractors into information you can use to make better decisions about improving your home. One surprising lesson we’ve...
View ArticleColin and Orli’s Sweetened Crown Heights Work Studio – Homeowner Guest Post
This week, we’re off to Crown Heights for a look at a rare creature in New York City – a full-blown, in-home work studio! NYC is known and loved for its talented artist and theater professionals, but...
View ArticleFarmhouse, Stainless Steel, or Integrated? 6 Kitchen Sinks from NYC Renovations!
Here on the Sweeten blog, we aim to translate insight from NYC renovators and contractors into information you can use to make better decisions about improving your home. We don’t often pay much mind...
View ArticleElinor and Joel’s Park Slope Bathroom Renovation – Homeowner Guest Post
This week, we took a swing through Park Slope for a tour of a boom-era New York bathroom that had understandably gone bust in the intervening, oh, 80 or so years. Elinor and Joel lived with the...
View Article12 Bathroom Sink Vanity Ideas from NYC Renovations
Here on the Sweeten blog, we aim to translate insight from NYC renovators and contractors into information you can use to make better decisions about improving your home. If you are looking to remodel...
View ArticleBefore & After: Megha’s Midtown Kitchen and Bath Renovation — Sweetened!
This week, we took a swing through Manhattan’s West Side to check in on a big shake-up of a Midtown West apartment. Megha Desai, who runs a marketing company, came to Sweeten after nine years of living...
View ArticleVintage and Modern Bathroom Shower Fixtures from NYC Renovations
Here on the Sweeten blog, we aim to translate insight from NYC renovators and contractors into information you can use to make better decisions about improving your home. This week: we’ve rounded up a...
View ArticleBianca’s Brooklyn Playroom — Sweetened!
This week, we’re taking a break from our standard fare of NYC kitchen and bath renovations to stop by a sweet and sunny playroom. The head of this (now) cute kingdom is Bianca, a toddler in Brooklyn’s...
View ArticleKohler and Toto Toilets from NYC Bathroom Renovations
Here on the Sweeten blog, we aim to translate insight from NYC renovators and contractors into information you can use to make better decisions about improving your home. This week: we present to you a...
View ArticleBefore & After: Henry’s East Village Condo Renovation
This week, we ventured just a ways up the street from Sweeten’s NYC headquarters to the East Village for a tour of a gut-renovated one bed, one bath co-op. This place was — to use the technical term —...
View ArticleBefore & After: Colin and Orli’s Sweetened Crown Heights Co-Op
Hello again from Crown Heights! We were treated to a summer tour of Colin and Orli’s super creative work studio and we’re back this week for a full look at the new bathroom, kitchen, and living room in...
View ArticleBefore & After: Mario and Joe’s Clinton Hill Bathroom – Sweetened!
We’re back in the Clinton Hill Co-ops to admire another apartment that shed its walls to reveal a spacious layout, oversize windows, and light-filled open plan. Word is definitely getting out: if you...
View ArticleWhat to Know Before you Change the Layout in your NYC Co-op or Condo
Here on the Sweeten blog, we translate insight from NYC renovators and contractors into information you can use to make better decisions about improving your home. New Yorkers are no strangers to small...
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