When he found his dream home, he wasn’t expecting it to be quite so small. Here’s how he made the most of every square foot.
Category: Home Repairs and Improvements
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Manhattan Apartments: Making the Most of a Tiny West Village Studio
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As Their Family Grew, the Suburbs Beckoned
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:But finding the right house wasn’t easy during the pandemic. Neither was renovating on a tight schedule.
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Are Tiny Homes a Solution to the Housing Crisis? These Builders Think So.
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:At the International Builders’ Show, exhibitors offered mini prefab houses, kitchens ‘like Swiss Army knives’ and other strategies for dealing with a constrained market.
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Does Your Home Have Backup Power? We Want to Hear From You.
The New York Times – Business:Sales of generators and home batteries are up as people look to protect themselves from power outages, which are becoming more common.
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How A Couple Transformed This Frumpy Two-Family House in Brooklyn
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:You’d never know that this gracious Brooklyn home was once a frumpy two-family house. Here’s how one couple transformed it.
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Ceiling Wallpaper Makes a Maximalist Comeback
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:The current maximalist movement does not spare the ceiling.
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How to Create a Playroom That Appeals to Children and Adults
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Thanks to an awareness that design affects children’s development, playrooms are no longer ‘the worst room in the house.’ You may even want to hang out there.
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Interior Design That Caters to Pets Has Become Its Own Niche Market
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Interior design that caters to animals has become its own niche market with the great pandemic pet boom.
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A 1974 Sea Ranch Cabin by William Turnbull Jr. Gets a New Life
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:The house in Sonoma County, designed by a notable modernist architect, needed someone with vision — and the willingness to do a lot of work.
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They Dreamed of a Bigger Apartment. Little by Little, It Came True.
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Most New Yorkers wish for more space, but moving isn’t the only way to get it. Sometimes you just have to wait for the neighbors to sell.
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California Reduces Subsidies for Homes With Rooftop Solar
The New York Times – Business:The decision, which would reduce the incentive for homeowners to install solar panels, could influence other states to make similar changes.
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The House Was in Bad Shape. But It Was On a Lake in Seattle.
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Sure, the home still had its original knob-and-tube wiring. But for the lake view, they could overlook a few shortcomings.