Categories: Remodeling

Is Your House A Money Pit?

Posted by: Chris Palmeri on August 10

ServiceMagic.com, a company that links home owners with local contractors, has come up with a formula to figure out if your house is a money pit. According to a...

Small Apartment Contest

Posted by: Peter Coy on April 21

This bedroom is in a 546-square-foot junior 1-bedroom apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Its tenant calls it "Sarah's Modern Glam Palace." To see more glamorous small apartments,...

Kitchen Remodelings Are Getting Deluxe

Posted by: Peter Coy on March 08

Architects say these are the latest trends in kitchens: --Bigger pantries --Wine storage areas --Recycling centers --Duplicate appliances --Computer work areas --Warming drawers --Separate areas for food preparation (and...

Time To Color

Posted by: Toddi Gutner on July 11

I live in a community in northern Westchester County, NY where interior decorators are deified. But it wasn’t until a few nights ago, when my family and I were having...

Remodeling Growth Is Cooling, Too

Posted by: Peter Coy on April 19

It's not just the growth rate of construction that's tapering off. According to a study released today by Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, spending on remodeling grew a modest...

Whether, and How, to Remodel

Posted by: Peter Coy on April 06

I get steamed every time I hear someone say that remodeling pays for itself. In a booming market it might look like the remodeling is paying for itself, but in...

New and Improved

Posted by: Toddi Gutner on December 27

A new year means a new list of home improvement projects. Each year, my husband and I trade off who gets to spend the budget for house projects---2005 was his...