Renovation

The Market

The significance of cruddy New York bathrooms, etiquette for living in a friend's closet, and more

By Virginia K. Smith |December 8, 2014 - 10:59AM

Renovation

Reel Estate: Home Alone 2 and its brownstone-turned-battleground

By Virginia K. Smith |December 5, 2014 - 12:59PM

The Market

Lessons from a brownstone makeover, costly real estate for the dead, and more

By Virginia K. Smith |December 4, 2014 - 10:59AM

Renovation

Will swapping my gas stove for electric—at the co-op's insistence—hinder a sale?

By Leigh Kamping-Carder |November 24, 2014 - 1:59PM

Renovation

Soundproofing floors: A brownstoner's step-by-step guide

… Yorkers Angela Tiffin and Andrew Nichols bought their first brownstone in South Park Slope in May 2012 and have … own hands You can read more about the project at their blog Brownstone Cyclone Apartment living in NYC accustoms you to … 2 am It was time to investigate soundproofing After much research we discovered that there are two types of sounds to …

By Angela Tiffin |November 24, 2014 - 11:59AM

The Market

A distinctive fixer-upper for sale on Craigslist, revamp your kitchen for $500, and more

By Virginia K. Smith |November 24, 2014 - 10:59AM

Live

Renters: energize your kitchen in 3 easy steps

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |November 20, 2014 - 12:59PM

Renovation

How to pay for your renovation with a home equity line of credit

By Leigh Kamping-Carder |November 17, 2014 - 9:59AM

Live

New Yorkers' biggest home improvement delusions

By Mayra David |November 17, 2014 - 8:59AM

Live

Permanent scaffolding, too-close quarters and other NYC apartment-living woes

… Tight squeezes construction scaffolding that never goes away and questionable renovation decisionsfive New Yorkers share … improve is being improvedand boy is it costing us After buying this new place we stayed living in our rental in …

By Mayra David |November 14, 2014 - 3:59PM