Living space and rental come together in Brooklyn Bellamy, an executive at The GAP, and Zak, a senior environmental scientist, had their hearts set on a Brooklyn brownstone. Although it was a lengthy process, (made more complex by the fact…
Living space and rental come together in Brooklyn
A Connecticut couple refreshes their first townhouse In 2016, Brooklyn homeowner Lauren embarked on her first Sweeten renovation. The result: a beautiful alcove studio that was featured in a New York Times story on organizing small spaces. In 2017, she moved to Connecticut…
A Connecticut couple refreshes their first townhouse
Plans include an open kitchen, new closets, oak floors, and embracing the “cons” of Carrara marble A search for a home to suit their growing family led Marissa and Cody from the West Village to a beautiful spot in northern Manhattan. The…
A home's new closets, open layout, and embracing the “cons” of marble
This prewar bath gets a classic look with a modern twist: a penny tile shower in many shades of blue Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on March 15, 2017. We’re bringing it back to celebrate the color blue,…
A bath gets a boost of blue and a much better shower
Living space and rental come together in Brooklyn Bellamy, an executive at The GAP, and Zak, a senior environmental scientist, had their hearts set on a Brooklyn brownstone. Although it was a lengthy process, (made more complex by the fact…
Living space and rental come together in Brooklyn
A Connecticut couple refreshes their first townhouse In 2016, Brooklyn homeowner Lauren embarked on her first Sweeten renovation. The result: a beautiful alcove studio that was featured in a New York Times story on organizing small spaces. In 2017, she moved to Connecticut…
A Connecticut couple refreshes their first townhouse
Plans include an open kitchen, new closets, oak floors, and embracing the “cons” of Carrara marble A search for a home to suit their growing family led Marissa and Cody from the West Village to a beautiful spot in northern Manhattan. The…
A home's new closets, open layout, and embracing the “cons” of marble
This prewar bath gets a classic look with a modern twist: a penny tile shower in many shades of blue Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on March 15, 2017. We’re bringing it back to celebrate the color blue,…
A bath gets a boost of blue and a much better shower
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A classic tile gets a refreshing look If you’re looking to tile a kitchen backsplash or a bathroom wall, you can’t go wrong with the classic subway tile and its recognizable pattern. But what if you were to move those…
A daughter helps mom renovate a Westchester condo Prior to having her son, Alissa had worked in fashion and had a good eye for style, design, and finding a great value. So when it came time for her mom, Tatiana,…
A Manhattan rip-and-replace (with help from dad) makes a big impact Project: Give a functional kitchen a small facelift in the Upper West Side Before: Melissa bought her Upper West Side 650-square-feet condo in 2015 from a family of four,…
Nobody wants a bedroom design that’s a snooze Is your bedroom a peaceful retreat, or does the vibe remind you of a college dorm room—or worse? Whether you’re dealing with lack of storage, an unsightly radiator, or discolored and uneven…
A Clinton Hill home gains flexible space with sliding doors Two decades ago, native New Yorkers Margery and Jim Fields worked in Manhattan and lived just outside the city. In 1996, the family relocated to Philadelphia when Jim was transferred for…
Widening the window invites a renewed sense of space Project: Restore an outdated kitchen on the border of Greenwood and Sunset Park, Brooklyn Before: Longtime renters Marc and Steve dreamt of having a place of their own. Their search for a…
Sweeten can help bid-level your contractors’ estimates One key part of choosing a contractor for your renovation project is comparing estimates. At this point, you have already prepared for a bid and hosted site visits with at least two contractors, and they…
Bypassing the butterflies to achieve their dream space Renovating your home—from changing the layout of the kitchen to installing new flooring—is a process that relies heavily on balancing the big-picture vision with its finer details. Neophyte renovators may feel at…
A love of working with people sent this finance guy down a different path 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 their licenses, insurance, quality…
A Queens co-op strikes a balance with contrasting details Gloria, a materials scientist, and her husband, who owns a budding hot sauce company, set out to renovate their newly purchased Queens co-op to create a family home for all to enjoy…