Brownstone Boys: What Nobody Tells You About Replacing Your Windows
Whether you have original windows or tragically cheap replacements like we do, there will come a time when you’ll need to replace them (or possibly restore them).
Brownstone Boys: Managing Lead Times in a Renovation
Lead times are one of the most important things to manage in your renovation. It’s one of the things that can affect your timeline the most that you also have the most control over.
Brownstone Boys: Excavating a Cellar to Add Ceiling Height and Usable Space
Excavating a cellar is dirty and expensive process but it may help transform a dark, damp and scary cellar into usable space for an office, studio or gym.
Brownstone Boys: The Lowdown on Leveling Floors
Depending on how bad the slope is on the floors, it can be worth the expense.
Brownstone Boys: How to Maximize Natural Light in a Brooklyn Townhouse
There are many budget-friendly ways to take full advantage of the natural light entering an attached row house without changing the house's original floor plan or removing any original detail.
Brownstone Boys: Updating Furniture With Our IKEA Dresser Hack
This makeover of an Ikea Hemnes three-drawer dresser cost us less than $50 and took just a couple days.
Brownstone Boys: Designing for Small Spaces
Do you have a small and possibly awkward space that just isn’t nearly as functional or beautiful as you would like it to be?
Brownstone Boys: Thinking of Renovating in 2021? Here’s What It Will Cost You
It’s hard to believe it’s been about a year since we all carved home offices out of our living space -- and spent more time in our kitchens than possibly ever before.
Brownstone Boys: Looking Back at a Year of Renovation
Like everyone, we spent more time at home in 2020 than ever before and it gave us the opportunity to tackle a few big projects at our place.
Brownstone Boys: Custom Shelves and Cabinets a Year in the Making
We planned on installing cabinets on the big empty blank wall across from our kitchen but the old fireplace bump out complicated it.
