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‘You Can Be a Little Different in Queens’: Why This Home Is Not Like the Others

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‘You Can Be a Little Different in Queens’: Why This Home Is Not Like the Others

Instead of a conventional renovation, one New Yorker took a progressive approach. Now he pays almost nothing for energy, and the air is always fresh.

By Julie Lasky

A Manhattan Apartment Full of Salvaged Finds

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A Manhattan Apartment Full of Salvaged Finds

A hands-on renovation during the early part of the pandemic produced a place to call home that doubles as a home office.

By Tim McKeough

Have a Small Outdoor Space and a Budget to Match? Follow These 7 Rules.

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Have a Small Outdoor Space and a Budget to Match? Follow These 7 Rules.

Here’s how to make the most of an outdoor space in the city — even if it’s small, awkwardly shaped or hemmed in by other buildings.

By Tim McKeough

He Bought a 1953 Trailer on Impulse. Here’s How He Renovated It.

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He Bought a 1953 Trailer on Impulse. Here’s How He Renovated It.

The renovation that followed turned his backyard into an upscale version of a campground — complete with a marble shower in the trees.

By Tim McKeough