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Rainy Day Rockaway, Part I
VINTAGE BEACH BUNGALOWS in New York City. Yes, they still exist, though in numbers much smaller than they used to, and on only two blocks in any significant concentration: Beach 24th and 25th Streets in Far Rockaway, in the distant … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, COTTAGE LIVING, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, QUEENS, RENOVATION
Tagged beach cottage, bungalows, bungalows of rockaway, Far Rockaway, Rockaway, vintage
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Lazy Point ‘Grandma’ Beach Cottage 450K
I DON’T OFTEN PICK UP those glossy real estate brochures you see piles of on Main Street in East Hampton. They feature mostly multi-million dollar properties, not the sad fixer-uppers I’m interested in. However, I did grab one the other … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged Amagansett, beach, beach cottage, cottage, for sale, house, Lazy Point, Mulford Lane, Napeague Bay
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Hamptons Beach Cottage, $1,000 Per Sq.Ft.
I ADORE EVERYTHING about this new-to-market cottage, except the price. I pass it almost daily on my walks down to Gardiner’s Bay. It’s in Maidstone Park, a neighborhood of many un-“improved” pre-war cottages, a few houses away from a magnificent … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, PROPERTIES FOR SALE
Tagged beach cottage, cottage, East Hampton, Maidstone Park, Springs
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Look Book: White Wood Floors
GET READY to be blinded by the white… The photos in this post were among my inspirations in deciding to give my own worn tongue-in-groove floors, left, a whitewash. They may look OK here, but trust me, they’re bad in … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, HAMPTONS, INTERIOR DESIGN, LONG ISLAND, OLD-HOUSE MAKEOVERS
Tagged beach cottage, beach house, beachy, CasaSugar, cottage, East Hampton, for rent, painted wood floors, painting floors, Remodelista, rental, Springs, tongue in groove, white floors, white painted floors, white wood floors
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Fire Island Forever
Just to clarify, in response to a confused e-mail: I refer to several different Fire Island communities in the post below, but all photos were taken this week in Ocean Beach. IN THE ANNALS of my personal real estate regrets, … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, LONG ISLAND, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged beach cottage, beach erosion, bicycles, boardwalk, cedar shingles, Corneille Estates, cottage, cottages, Fair Harbor, ferry, Fire Island, flood insurance, geodesic dome, Lonelyville, Ocean Beach, red wagons, vintage
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