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  • A Co-op Takes the Spotlight—That’s a Wrap!

    by Stacey Freed January 3, 2019
    January 3, 2019

    A 360-degree reno transforms a home Nine years seems like a long time, but some things are worth the wait. That’s the…

  • A Couple Gets Floored in Park Slope

    by Stacey Freed December 27, 2018
    December 27, 2018

    First-time renovators emerge proud—and wiser After nearly a decade of bouncing from one New York apartment to another, Katie, Marcus, and their…

  • A Home Renovation Unveils a Work of Art

    by Stacey Freed December 20, 2018
    December 20, 2018

    Hurdles give way to a Brooklyn family’s dream home Once their son was born, this Clinton Hill family found their converted junior…

  • A Touch of Italy for a New Home

    by Stacey Freed December 6, 2018
    December 6, 2018

    A first-time homeowner mixes sustainability with the comforts of her native country Giulia renovated her one-bedroom apartment in a 1920s brownstone co-op…

  • Renovating the Bunny Mansion in New Jersey

    by Stacey Freed November 29, 2018
    November 29, 2018

    A two-family becomes a single home for a couple and their furry friends Carol and Jon felt as if they’d won the lottery…

  • This 44-Square-Foot Kitchen Is Simply Grand

    by Stacey Freed November 15, 2018
    November 15, 2018

    Marie Kondo inspires Japanese-style storage Joseph, an immigration lawyer and painter, and Sunghee, a curator and former director of Art Space Pool,…

  • A Studio Alcove Finally Fits

    by Stacey Freed October 25, 2018
    October 25, 2018

    A Manhattan home renovates with the right materials and storage Christina had wanted to remodel her circa 1959 studio co-op in Murray…

  • A Designing Duo Renews Their Own Home

    by Stacey Freed August 30, 2018
    August 30, 2018

    Maggie and Adam gut renovate their Kips Bay co-op Can two strong-minded designers find compromise on a gut reno of their new…

  • Desperately Seeking a Laundry Room

    by Stacey Freed August 9, 2018
    August 9, 2018

    A couple’s optimism yields a washer-and-dryer—and more—in Brooklyn Who wants to schlep laundry up and down five flights of stairs? That’s what…

  • A 250-Square-Foot Kitchen Finds Its Bliss

    by Stacey Freed August 8, 2018
    August 8, 2018

    A Westchester kitchen opens up for function and party flow Project: Remodel a kitchen in a 100-year-old Tudor in Rochelle Heights, a…

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