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Springtime Fix-ups in Boerum Hill
CHOOSING EXTERIOR PAINT COLORS is even more nerve-wracking than choosing interior paint colors. After all, everyone will see them. And you have to consider context. You don’t (I don’t anyway) want it to clash with the house next door. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, BROOKLYN, MANAGING RENTAL PROPERTY, OLD-HOUSE MAKEOVERS, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING, RENOVATION
Tagged 1830s, Benjamin Moore, Boerum Hill, brownstone, Carroll Gardens, cast iron, cornice, egg and dart, exterior paint colors, facade, fluted pilasters, Greek Revival, molding, NYC, restoring, row house, storefront, tax photo, vestibule, wood storefront
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How to Renovate an Apartment in 3 Weeks
NOTHING I love more than a quickie renovation. When a longtime tenant finally vacated the ground-floor apartment of my building in Boerum Hill on January 31 (never having dusted in 10 years, apparently), my son Max and his handy … Continue reading
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