We asked the experts for some shortcuts — because “budgets don’t always allow for a professional framer.”
Category: Home Repairs and Improvements
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They Gave a Jack Ceglic Home on Long Island a New Life. Then It Changed Theirs.
How the reimagining of a Hamptons house turned into a business partnership between a couple and their designer.
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The Pleasures of a One-Bedroom Cabin in the Mountains of Washington
“It’s probably the best place I’ve ever lived,” said the owner of a little house in the mountainous Methow Valley of Washington.
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Fire Island Neighbors Preserved Their Ocean Views by Hiring the Same Architect
Neighbors on Fire Island took a clever approach to a common problem: They hired the same architects at the same time. Now everyone has a view.
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Winka Dubbeldam Creates a Minimalist House With a Maximalist Sense of Drama
The architect Winka Dubbeldam’s renovation of a nondescript 800-square-foot building resulted in a minimalist house with a maximalist sense of drama.
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Why Two Designers Left Brooklyn to Build a Home in Upstate New York
The two designers never planned to leave Brooklyn. But upstate New York beckoned.
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In Paris, an Apartment With Views That Look Like Postcards
A design duo transformed part of a historic building into a home that foregrounds the city’s splendor.
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How Does a Dressing Room Get Into Character?
The actor Krysta Rodriguez has found an avid audience for her new side business: creating dramatic interiors.
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How to Remodel Your Kitchen Without Actually Renovating
You don’t have to spend a lot to remake your kitchen. Instead, try these six D.I.Y. hacks.
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She Lost Her Home in the 2017 Atlas Fire in Napa. Then She Built Something ‘Different.’
The fire-resistant house she built in Napa, Calif., with the insurance money was “so different — and I like different.”
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The Simplest (and Cheapest) Way to Decorate With Flowers
It starts in your own backyard (or the tiny container garden on your balcony): “You can put a single bloom in a flower vase, and that is often enough.”