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From Kitchen Upgrade to Custom Home Renovation at 100 11th Ave.
Sometimes we start a project with a specific scope in mind, but then one stunning change leads to another. This was the case with a recent project on 11th Avenue. The clients initially wanted a simple kitchen upgrade, but seeing the space transform to match their...
8 Luxury Features to Include in Your High-End Closet
Closets aren’t typically known for their glamor, but investing in a high-end closet renovation can transform your simple storage into an elegant oasis. Now more than ever, people want to declutter their homes and get organized—especially when bedrooms are doubling as...
5 Stunning Shower Ideas to Create Your Dream Bathroom
Showers are functional by necessity, but that doesn’t mean they have to be basic. In addition to being safe and convenient to use, your shower can also be a relaxing oasis. Think beyond the minimum requirements, and add a touch of luxury to your bathroom renovation...
Make the Most of Small Spaces with These 6 Apartment Renovation Ideas
Apartment renovations are on the rise as people have spent a lot of time at home over the past year or so. In addition to changing space needs, many people have also realized things about their apartments that they would like to improve. Whether you have had to...
5 Tips for Making a Bold Statement with Your Home Improvements
Home improvements are often focused on adding or improving functionality, but they also offer the opportunity to bring some flair to your space. Whether you’re upgrading your plumbing or freshening up a room that hasn’t been updated in awhile, this is the time to make...
Countertop Styles That Really Cook Things up in These Lavish Kitchens
Many families spend a lot of time in the kitchen, especially these days as people spend more time at home. In addition to meal prep, kitchens are often used as gathering spaces for family and friends. Whether you or your family members are doing homework, grabbing a...
Large Master Bedroom Renovation Ideas Draped in Elegance
The master bedroom is often an oasis. It’s your own space where you can have private time in the morning and escape at the end of the day. A master bedroom renovation gives you the opportunity to create the space of your dreams. This is your chance to splurge on a...
Timeless and Classic Living Room Ideas to Consider in 2021
If you’re investing in luxury home remodeling, it makes sense to implement some eco-friendly features at the same time. Not only can you reduce your carbon footprint and reduce energy costs, but you can also make your home more healthy and comfortable. There are a lot...
Staycation Renovation Ideas to Upgrade Your Home Experience
Fewer people are traveling these days, but that doesn’t mean you don’t need a break now and then. Even if you can’t get away from it all by hopping on a plane, you can transform your home to match your new lifestyle and create the types of experiences you enjoy most....
How Smart Technology Has Influenced Home Renovations
Technology has come a long way in recent decades and has impacted all aspects of life, including our homes. In the not-so-distant past, a tech-savvy homeowner might have an answering machine or programmable coffee machine. These days, many homes are equipped with...
Eco-Friendly Living with Luxury Home Remodeling
If you’re investing in luxury home remodeling, it makes sense to implement some eco-friendly features at the same time. Not only can you reduce your carbon footprint and reduce energy costs, but you can also make your home more healthy and comfortable. There are a lot...
4 Types of Home Renovations That Are Worth the Investment
Your home is an asset that has the potential to gain value, but only if you take care of it and make improvements. Investing in custom home renovations not only allows you to enjoy your space more while you live in it, but it can also boost the appraisal value of your...
Luxury Kitchen Trends for 2021
HGTV recently highlighted its 2021 trends for luxury kitchens, and we noticed a few familiar elements. Whether it’s because we were ahead of the curve or it’s just that great craftsmanship is timeless, you can see examples of these trends in some of the projects we...
5 Tips for Building Spaces for the Minimalist
We live in stressful times, and one of the ways people are managing stress these days is by modifying their living spaces. Minimalism is a movement that encourages people to do more with less. Having fewer items in your living space, paring down your wardrobe, and...
7 Backsplashes That Will Turn Heads
Whether you’re doing a kitchen remodel or an entire home renovation, it’s the small details that make a space unique. A custom backsplash in the kitchen with subtle style or a splash of color can be a real head-turner. If you’re considering a kitchen remodel this...
How NYC Homebuyers Are Using the Pandemic to Double-Down on Stunning Renovations
Families are spending a lot more time at home these days with remote learning and working becoming more of the norm than the exception. Most people who had a renovation in mind before the pandemic hit have moved the project to the top of the priority list. Others who...
5 Eye-Opening Lighting Features to Amaze Your Guests
Lighting is often one of the last details people think about when doing a renovation, but high-end lighting can completely transform a room. Whether it’s a bold chandelier, a simple modern fixture, or a custom system to illuminate built-in shelves, high-end lighting...
Check Out These Impressive Shower Ideas You Didn’t Even Know Existed
A high-end shower is more than just a utilitarian element in a home. It can provide an invigorating start to the morning, a personalized sanctuary when you need it, or a much-needed respite after a stressful day. Renovating your home is the perfect time to invest just...
The Top 6 Questions Architects Have When Partnering with a High-End Contractor
Successfully renovating a home requires ongoing teamwork between the client, architect, specialty designer, and contractor. Weakness in any of these links can impact the quality, cost, and timeline of a project. This is why it’s so important to choose the right...
Why More People Are Renovating Their Homes Rather Than Moving in 2020
This year has been full of unexpected changes and stressors in our lives. With working from home, eating in more often, and the challenges related to distance learning, many people are finding that their existing home configuration just doesn’t cut it these days....
4 Renovation Ideas for Your Home to Prepare for Hybrid Learning
This school year is different from any other, and many people are finding that their homes are just not prepared. The combination of parents working from home and children taking classes online has created new demands on our spaces. This new lifestyle isn’t going to...
How Much Does a High-End Kitchen Remodel Cost?
One of the most common questions we get asked about any type of renovation is, “How much will it cost?” Of course, the answer always depends on the condition of the existing property, how much is changing in the space, and what features and amenities the homeowner...
6 Stunning Luxury Bathroom Remodel Ideas for Your 2021 Upgrade
Many people are renovating to accommodate remote work and remote learning, but home offices and homework spaces are not the only areas to focus on when you’re refreshing your home. With the new perspective of home as sanctuary, a Manhattan bathroom remodel might be...
Cutting Corners Will Cost More in the End When It Comes to Home Renovations
That old saying, “You get what you pay for,” applies to many situations in life, and it definitely holds true when you’re hiring a Manhattan contractor for a home renovation. Your home is one of your biggest assets, and protecting it means caring for it and improving...
How Your Architect, Specialty Designer, and Contractor Work Together to Create Your Dream Living Space
Renovation projects have many moving parts, and the only way to ensure that everything goes smoothly is to have a solid team. Understanding how architects, specialty designers, and contractors work together is one key element of a successful renovation. Not only must...
21 South End Ave.: An Unpleasant Surprise Leads to a Welcome Change
For many people, Mother’s Day is a time to relax with the family, do something special, and enjoy a leisurely Sunday. Unfortunately for these clients, it was a day that started with a leaky faucet. Luckily, we had a long-established and trusting relationship, so they...
230 E. 72nd St.: A Tiny Kitchen with Not-So-Tiny Challenges
As contractors, we’re asked all the time to do “small jobs” that initially seem like they will be quick and easy. However, we’ve been doing this long enough to know that what seems like a simple kitchen renovation often turns into a much larger undertaking. Whether...
Creating a New Entertainment Space with a Kitchen Remodel in New York City
When space is limited in an apartment, making it feel more open is often the best solution for creating a welcoming environment, especially for homeowners who like to entertain. This was the case with this kitchen remodel on 24th Street in New York City. Our client...
COVID-19 and Construction: The Way Forward
Like the rest of the state, general contractors in New York have been on pause because of the COVID-19 crisis. As a result, the construction industry has been heavily impacted, and it will take some time to return to business as usual. In the early days of the virus’s...
Opening Up This Home in Whitestone with a Complete Kitchen Remodel
We performed a full kitchen remodel for this Whitestone home to transform this kitchen into a space suitable for everything from regular food prep to entertaining guests.
Complete Kitchen Remodel for This Brooklyn Brownstone
Take a look at how Detail Renovations completed the kitchen remodel for this Brooklyn brownstone.
Stunning Kitchen Remodel for This Brooklyn Home
The kitchen is often referred to as the heart of the home. You see it at every party when people gather there, no matter how many snacks you carefully place in the other living areas. It’s also a central location for families to check in over breakfast or contribute...
Helping to Create a New Space for a New Lifestyle with This Brooklyn Home Renovation
As families evolve over time, the way they use their home changes, too. This is why our Brooklyn clients, who had recently become empty nesters, decided to do a home renovation focusing on the kitchen, the main living areas, the first-level bathroom, and the laundry...
Completing a High-End Remodel on Park Avenue
A secret office and whimsical bedrooms for the kids are just two of the unique features that make this high-end remodel truly special. Add in a Buddhist prayer room and spectacular coffered ceilings, and the result is a Park Avenue apartment like no other. The clients...
Keeping It Modern Yet Unique with This South End Avenue Kitchen Remodel
In some homes, the kitchen is a hub of activity, where friends and family gather to cook and chat during meal preparation. This is easy to achieve in contemporary open-plan layouts. However, in some older apartments, the kitchen design does not lend itself to this...
Performing a Complete Luxury Apartment Improvement and More on West End Ave.
Sometimes a luxury apartment improvement includes renovating everything but the kitchen sink. That was the case with the interior remodel of a prewar West End Avenue apartment in New York, where we redid the living room, dining room, bathrooms, ceilings, lighting, and...
Traditional Design and a Flair of Luxury with This New York High-End Interior Remodel
A high-end interior remodel in a stately building like Bristol Plaza requires a level of finish that only an experienced contractor can provide. Known for its 10-foot-high ceilings and spacious 5,000-square-foot units, this New York City apartment building is...
Making Space for a Fast-Growing Family with a Luxury Home Improvement in Great Neck
When a family is growing fast, having more space quickly becomes a necessity. This is exactly what happened with one family that moved...
Getting Creative with Limited Space in This West 36th Street Luxury Apartment Improvement
Luxury apartment improvement projects often require a few puzzles to be solved along the way. Whether it’s addressing structural issues, creating private space for guests, or getting multiple stakeholders to agree, there is always something to solve. In the case of...
A Touch of Modern, a Splash of Old: Performing a Kitchen Remodel and More at Columbus Circle
Oftentimes, the goal of a home renovation is not to completely transform the space, but to modernize it while retaining the character of the original interior. That was the case in this Columbus Circle kitchen remodel and apartment update. The clients wanted a...
Bringing a Brooklyn Brownstone into the Modern Era with This Kitchen Renovation
As the heart of the home, the kitchen remodel was the primary focus of this renovation project, but it wasn’t the only element of the house that was updated. The owners of a Brooklyn brownstone wanted to bring their historic home into modern times without losing the...
Lighting Up This Work Space on Broadway with a High-End Remodel
As a luxury real estate leader in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, the Halstead Real Estate offices need to reflect a certain aesthetic. In the case of the office located at 831 Broadway in Manhattan, the client wanted to make the space feel more like a home,...
Opening Up Space with This Central Park Apartment Expansion
Space is a premium commodity in New York City, which is why these clients jumped at the opportunity to combine two apartments into one. The primary goals of this apartment expansion were to design a single apartment with an airy, open feel while also creating private...
Upscale Yet Comfortable: Explore This West Village High-End Interior Remodel
The term “renovation” often conjures up images of dusty old houses being gutted to their structural bones and transformed into modern marvels. However, even brand-new homes can be renovated to match an owner’s tastes. In this new town house on Charles Street in New...
Complete High-End Interior Remodel of This Newly Built Brooklyn Apartment
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We work with plenty of different partners when we do high-end interior remodel projects—architects, millworkers, kitchen designers, and more. We work with some of these partners consistently on almost every project, and some of them...
Delve into This Columbus Avenue Master Bathroom Renovation Draped in Extravagance
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Experience has shown us that renovations always come with their own unique challenges, both large and small. One of the aspects of a renovation that many homeowners find difficult is living in a space that is being remodeled. There...
Starting Fresh: Complete Home Makeover and Renovation of This Brooklyn Brownstone
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]People say that you shouldn’t sweat the small stuff, but we live for the little details. These sometimes invisible touches can be the differentiator between a mediocre renovation and one that makes a jaw drop the first time a person...
Aiming to Wow: Apartment Expansion on South End Ave Will Have Guests in Awe
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There are plenty of reasons to renovate a home. You might want to remodel a newly purchased house to match your style, repair water damage from a leaky roof, or modernize certain areas that haven’t been updated in a while. In this...
Luxury Home Improvements in This West 106th Street Kitchen
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As in any industry, good partnerships are a key component in the world of luxury home improvement. This kitchen remodel on West 106th Street in New York is a great example of a strong partnership in action. We have been working with...
Knocking Down Walls at East 72nd Street in NYC to Create a Custom High-End Apartment
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sometimes a renovation project requires breaking down a few walls, both literally and metaphorically. In this high-end remodel project on East 72nd Street in New York, we broke down walls and purchased part of a hallway from the...
From a Bathroom Remodel to the Exterior Facade: Giving This Lloyd Harbor Home the Luxury Treatment
One statement that is always true about remodels is that you never know what will happen. Even the best-laid plans and the most detailed designs will likely evolve. As soon as you start removing layers and tearing down walls, you’re often met with a few surprises....
Luxury Meets Functionality With These Jaw-Dropping Closets
When most people think of renovating, they focus on the spaces that are most seen, but a high-end closet remodel can change your life, even if you’re the only one that ever uses it. One of the greatest benefits of remodeling is that you can completely customize a...
Bringing a Bit of Europe to New York with This Kitchen Renovation
European kitchens are all about simple, functional elegance, and these clients wanted to bring that aesthetic to their New York apartment on West 53rd Street. For this kitchen renovation, we partnered with Cesar NYC Kitchens to create a sleek, refined space with muted...
Renovation Real Talk – September 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1537881795349{padding-top: 40px !important;}"] UPDATING AN HISTORIC BROWNSTONE IN BROOKLYN We updated this 1800s-era brownstone, giving the space new light, life and charm. The...
Renovation Real Talk – July 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1532346473758{padding-top: 40px !important;}"] CONTEMPORARY ELEGANCE IN A PREWAR APARTMENT We renovated this Pre-war apartment on West End Avenue, to accommodate a large family, a lot...
Renovation Real Talk – June 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1529676376862{padding-top: 40px !important;}"] A PROJECT WE COMPLETED ON CHARLES STREET IN GREENWICH VILLAGE Our objective with this project was to turn a brand-new, but basic,...
Renovation Real Talk – April 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1527826928150{padding-top: 40px !important;}"]A PROJECT WE COMPLETED ON CENTRAL PARK WEST DETAIL RENOVATIONS combined two apartments, and we were tasked with creating a guest bedroom...