Do you find yourself knowing what TV show your neighbors are binging or worse yet what their daily fight is about? You’re not alone, especially as we are all...

This banana pudding will change your life. We hope you're following the #stayhome movement. We're doing our part to flatten the curve and definitely going a ...

Stay home but stay busy! There are several DIY projects that we have had on our list and we’re using this extra time at home to make them happen! Need inspir...

We weren’t planning on writing this post today but the times call for a bit of flexibility in our schedules and lives. At first glance it can seem like we al...

If you have ever been last in line for a shower and were left with luke warm water to start, that quickly turns freezing, it probably wasn’t the most pleasan...

Now that Phase 1 is complete in our renovation, we can look back and wonder what we would have done a little differently. It also helps clarify a list of “do...

After we spent months renovating our home the last thing we wanted to do was move back in all of our old furniture. We have some great vintage pieces that wi...

As we write this it is 55 degrees outside in February! In New York! Terrifying global warming concerns aside, it has us really looking forward to our upcomin...

There are two four-letter words that stoke fear into budget-conscious renovators‘ minds. They come up all too often in New York City renovations with its abu...

Our kitchen is one of our favorite spaces in our house. Although many people are moving toward traditional closed kitchens in a separate space to hide away a...

We grew up in Las Vegas and New Orleans (Happy Mardi Gras!) Although we’ve both been in Brooklyn for decades now, we grew up with very different types of hea...

One of the most distinctive features of a Brooklyn brownstone is the double entry doors. They are usually two tall 24” doors with glass panels and decorative...

As you scroll through beautiful bathroom design inspiration photos you might notice a recurring theme. What is it that makes these pictures of bathrooms of y...

Our budget was maxed out just on the construction expense for our renovation so we had to get creative when buying finishes. We managed to put together the l...

We love sharing our reno and #DIY project stories. And we love hearing from people that are inspired to take on project of their own. By far the topic that w...

We’re starting the new year off by planning some of our 2020 DIY projects. The majority of our renovation is finished and we can now enjoy our space and dive...

2019 was a big one for us. We successfully (mostly) completed a major renovation in less than a year. And we’ve shared the experience through our blog every w...

We’ve spent the last year designing and restoring our brownstone. Most of the work is complete and we are going through inspections. That means we can finall...

There are some givens in the design of a 19th century Brooklyn brownstone. With very few exceptions they are narrow and long. You will almost always open the...

Many new homeowners walk through an old Brownstone with aspirations of creating a large open space. While we are fans of keeping original details and not rem...