Category Archives: RENOVATION

Ongoing Philadelphia Renovation Still Ongoing

Posted on March 29, 2017 by

HAVE YOU EVER DREAMED of opening a door and finding an extra room you hadn’t known was there? I have (mainly during the years I lived in too-small New York City apartments), but last fall, I had it happen in … Continue reading →

Posted in PHILADELPHIA, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING, RENOVATION | 9 Comments

“The Insider” Mini-Site: New on Brownstoner.com

Posted on January 12, 2017 by

WANT A TON OF NEW IDEAS for decorating/renovating your brownstone, loft, apartment or other urban dwelling? Brownstoner.com, the colossal Brooklyn-based real estate website for which I write a long-running weekly design column called The Insider, has just created a “mini-site” … Continue reading →

Posted in BROOKLYN, BROWNSTONE DECORATING, INTERIOR DESIGN, MISCELLANEOUS, RENOVATION, THE INSIDER - BROWNSTONER.COM | Leave a comment

Outdoor Shower of My Dreams & Other Home Improvements

Posted on September 24, 2016 by

AS THE SUMMER OF ’16 fades into memory (say it isn’t so!), I’m taking stock of what I’ve accomplished and trying to savor those accomplishments, instead of feeling, as usual, that I haven’t done enough. By far the best and … Continue reading →

Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, RENOVATION | 6 Comments

The Insider: Catching Up on Brownstoner

Posted on January 1, 2016 by

LATELY I’VE BEEN LAX in posting links to The Insider, my weekly interior design/renovation column that appears every Thursday morning on the Brooklyn real-estate website Brownstoner.com. For the record, I’m aggregating the most recent here, and resolve (Happy New Year!) to be more consistent in the … Continue reading →

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The Insider: Farmhouse Feel in Fort Greene

Posted on June 11, 2015 by

  Today, my column on Brownstoner.com, the Brooklyn real-estate website, is another wreck transformed — this one by architect Elizabeth Roberts with uncommon smarts and taste. Above, the dining room in a new two-story addition, seamlessly integrated with the garden. … Continue reading →

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The Insider: Rustic Modern Row House in Bed-Stuy

Posted on May 21, 2015 by

FOR THE FIRST OF MY NEW SERIES OF ‘THE INSIDER’ columns on Brownstoner.com, the colossal Brooklyn real-estate website, I chose a house I wouldn’t mind moving into myself: a gut-renovated Bed-Stuy row house by architects Robinson + Grisaru for a … Continue reading →

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Hamptons Reno: Beach Kitchen#2

Posted on November 11, 2014 by

DEMOLITION has begun — and it ended, four hours later — at my East Hampton beach house, above. That’s how long it took to disappear two closets and a storage area in a corner of what’s eventually to become a ‘winter … Continue reading →

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