It didn’t help that it was straight out of ‘Twin Peaks’: ‘Wood on wood on wood, in a very terrifying way.’ But now it’s bright and airy.
Category: Home Repairs and Improvements
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How to Make a Bed Like a Professional Designer
You may think you know how to make your bed — but here’s how to make it a lot better.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Restoring a Chair Is Easier Than You Think. Ask the Brownstone Boys.
Jordan Slocum and Barry Bordelon have a lot of practice restoring brownstones in Brooklyn, so refinishing a chair was no big deal. Here’s how they did it.
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They Found a Tiny Home in the Catskills: an Original Bolt-Together House
The tiny cabin, one of the few extant examples of a popular 1970s design, had no heat or toilet. But it was theirs for $65,000.
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The 1981 Minnesota Ranch House That Once Embarrassed Them Is Now a Showplace
“Their disdain for this house,” the designer said, “was a green light to give it a whole new life.”
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How to Create a Luxurious Walk-In Shower
Here’s how to make your morning shower more luxurious.
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Shigeru Ban Displays a New Version of His Paper Log House at the Glass House
A new version of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect’s Paper Log House is on display at the Glass House in New Canaan, Conn.
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An Upper West Side Home With Wallpaper Murals and Terrazzo Everywhere
“We were pushing it,” the architect said of the design, which includes a hidden playroom and a soaking tub where you wouldn’t expect it.