DecorPad There is something classic, classy and timelessly appealing about a black and white bathroom.  I have a few decisions to ...

I received a Zillow alert this week on a 2-BR fixer upper in Jackson Heights for an unbelievable $219k.  3759 84th St APT 32, Jackson H...

We are closing in on our purchase of our new home in Jackson Heights! On Friday I received the mortgage commitment, so the next step wil...

We're closed! But we almost weren't. New York real estate closings are highly charged events. Just getting all the lawyers in on...

Our new home was built in the 1940s, so I am getting inspired by this midcentury decor. I want the walls to be a warm oaky yellow. With red ...

I am closing on my sale in a week! We've met all the major milestones for me to be able to say with confidence that my FSBO has bee...

It's been a while since my last post. For once I had a summer without projects. That's right, we spent the summer biking, BBQing, ...

If I hadn't just found our new home, I'd have to go have a look at this one that just listed a 10% reduction off what was already an...

Credit: Streeteasy.com Our offer on an apartment today was accepted! It' s a 2 BR in Jackson Heights, where I think Ross an...

When I decided to sell my home, I did a FSBO. Unemployed at the time, I had been subletting since I'd moved in with Mr. Renov8or. My exp...

I painted quite a bit when I was a kid. My dad always had a home renovation project going on, and we kids were his assistants. One of...

The cottage is really shaping up, thanks in no small part to the design eye of proprietor Lori at White Flower Farmhouse, a littl...

Cottage Kitchen After Photo The kitchen at our beach cottage had last been remodeled sometime in the mid to late '80s, judging fr...

Robin's Egg Blue with Brown Stripe, by Flor When we walled off the old front room of the cottage to add a bedroom, it created a...

Sunbrella cushions -  Restoration Hardware sale Once I realized the custom cushions were out of my budget, I started to scour the we...

Custom cushions were out of my price range - but this cute little tote was not! The first place I went to price custom cushions for...

Choosing paint color for the beach cottage hallway was challenging. The porch and hallway are where visitors form their first impressions...

One of the more dramatic changes that we made to this cottage was turning the screened porch into a sun room.  The old porch required ...

Painting the bedroom turned out to be more complicated than painting the bathroom! The bead board in this room is the original tongu...

Dan finished laying the hardwood floors, and it's the most dramatic change we've made to the cottage yet. The hardwood floor ...