You’d never know that this gracious Brooklyn home was once a frumpy two-family house. Here’s how one couple transformed it.
Category: Restoration and Renovation
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How to Create a Playroom That Appeals to Children and Adults
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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Why Do Some Films Get Restored and Others Languish? A MoMA Series Holds Clues.
History, finances and practical concerns all played a role in preserving the movies being shown at To Save and Project.
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A 1974 Sea Ranch Cabin by William Turnbull Jr. Gets a New Life
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.
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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The House Was in Bad Shape. But It Was On a Lake in Seattle.
Sure, the home still had its original knob-and-tube wiring. But for the lake view, they could overlook a few shortcomings.
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Looking for a House in This Tight Market? Consider an Octagon.
A 19th-century fad, octagonal houses don’t appeal to everyone. But that’s one more thing to love about them.
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Is Your Fireplace Ready for Winter?
Here’s how to dress it up and choose the tools you’ll need — before you build that first roaring fire.
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Los Angeles Never Felt Like Home. Now They Live in a Redwood Forest.
There was no time to tour the run-down cabin before buying it. But that didn’t matter: All they could see were the majestic trees surrounding it.
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Los Angeles Never Felt Like Home. Now They Live in a Redwood Forest.
There was no time to tour the run-down cabin before buying it. But that didn’t matter: All they could see were the majestic trees surrounding it.
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How Brooke Shields Created a London-Style Home in the West Village
When the actor and former child model found a Greek Revival house in need of saving, her renovation goal was simple: Put it back the way it was.
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Leaving Brooklyn for Connecticut Was Easier Than They Thought
A gut renovation that took just six weeks helped. So did the poolside bar they built from a kit.