StreetNoise

Surviving a small studio, raising opposite-sex kids in the same bedroom, 5% flip tax woes, and more

By Leigh Kamping-Carder | February 7, 2014 - 8:57AM 

How a Brooklyn couple makes a wee studio livable (Remodelista via The Real Deal)

Is there something icky about boys and girls sharing a bedroom? Space-starved parents wonder (NYT)

​Landlords may one day have to chip in when tenants move for safety reasons (Crain’s)

5% flip taxes prove difficult for mortgage borrowers (Habitat)

Repurpose Hemingway, Thoreau and DeLillo’s oeuvres as home decor (NYO)

Work clockwise, and other decluttering tips (Apartment Therapy)

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