Project posted by Sweeten

Overhaul of an Upper West Side Brownstone Apartment

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Apartment
A minimalist black-and-white aesthetic is kept in this apartment kitchen, where elongated black tile is contrasted with lighter gray grout. The countertops are dark soapstone and the cabinets are a dark green-black.
A minimalist black-and-white aesthetic is kept in this apartment kitchen, where elongated black tile is contrasted with lighter gray grout. The countertops are dark soapstone and the cabinets are a dark green-black.
In the bathroom they replaced the tub with a wet room--an open shower without curtains or doors--though a wing wall keeps water from splashing out. For tiling, they picked a tiny copper ceramic mosaic tile for the floor, shower curb and base, and a creamy white elongated tile for the walls.
In the bathroom they replaced the tub with a wet room--an open shower without curtains or doors--though a wing wall keeps water from splashing out. For tiling, they picked a tiny copper ceramic mosaic tile for the floor, shower curb and base, and a creamy white elongated tile for the walls.
By demolishing a loft bed and combining the small bedroom closet with an adjacent coat closet, they were able to open up the bedroom and create more storage (all concealed by a ceiling height gold curtain).
By demolishing a loft bed and combining the small bedroom closet with an adjacent coat closet, they were able to open up the bedroom and create more storage (all concealed by a ceiling height gold curtain).

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After spending many years patching up a rental they lived in together, two architects decided to purchase their very own fixer-upper on the top floor of an 1890s brownstone on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Having fallen in love with the view of the Hudson River, high ceilings, and the fact that the apartment hadn’t been touched since the ‘60s, Kate and Arthur embraced the cozy new home to make <500-square-foot feel significantly bigger. The couple came to Sweeten to find a team to help them reconfigure walls, add space to the kitchen, and renovate the bath.

First on their list, they made a few alterations to the floorplan. By moving the wall separating the living room from the kitchen/bathroom area, they were able gain an extra foot-and-a-half of space in the kitchen.