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Storage-Savvy Apartment Renovation in NYC

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The homeowners, who are avid cooks, worked with a design duo and contractor for the home's renovation. To make the kitchen seem larger than it is, the team decided to place the largest cabinets and appliances near the entryway, making less clutter toward the window.
The homeowners, who are avid cooks, worked with a design duo and contractor for the home's renovation. To make the kitchen seem larger than it is, the team decided to place the largest cabinets and appliances near the entryway, making less clutter toward the window.
A before shot of the kitchen.
A before shot of the kitchen.
A custom unit with handleless, lacquered doors conceals a small workspace and ample clothes storage.
A custom unit with handleless, lacquered doors conceals a small workspace and ample clothes storage.
An updated bathroom features a mix of tiles: Carrara marble tiles on the floor, green subway tiles from Heath Ceramics on the inner shower walls, and white subway tiles from Daltile on the exterior walls. The fixtures are from Grohe.
An updated bathroom features a mix of tiles: Carrara marble tiles on the floor, green subway tiles from Heath Ceramics on the inner shower walls, and white subway tiles from Daltile on the exterior walls. The fixtures are from Grohe.
The navy floor tiles in another bathroom are from Mosaic House.
The navy floor tiles in another bathroom are from Mosaic House.
A large unit provides book and media storage in the living room.
A large unit provides book and media storage in the living room.

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An unremarkable, 1,400-square-foot apartment on New York's Upper East Side received a complete overhaul from Sweeten, a service that pairs users in need of a renovation with architects, interior designers, and contractors. The update, by Glickman Schlesinger Architects, introduced a clean, modern aesthetic to the formerly haphazard space.