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A Stylish Rental Bathroom Upgrade for Under $500!
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A Teen Vogue Editor’s Stylish Rental Bathroom Makeover

My friend Elaine is one stylish woman. She also happens to be the Beauty & Health Director at Teen Vogue and not long ago she moved to a new apartment in the super trendy West Village. Elaine says that as long as she’s been in New York she has always wanted to have her very own Carrie Bradshaw moment living in the West Village but in order to live in one of Manhattan’s most coveted neighborhoods, she had to make a huge sacrifice on space. Her entire apartment is just under 300 square feet! Elaine was stumped on how to …

A before and after Brooklyn Brownstone Kitchen Renovation - sohautestyle.com
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Before & After: Brooklyn Brownstone Kitchen Renovation

I love a good before and after and in the case of my #ProjectParkSlope clients, the change after their kitchen reno was quite dramatic as you can see in these side by side photos. Here’s a quick look at the transformation…

This before shot is from the home’s real estate listing. The house was originally built in 1876 and although this pictures is actually fairly recent, the kitchen looked like it was still stuck in 1876! It was originally designed as an open space with a much smaller cooking/refrigeration/sink area to the left and this dining area that you see …

Brooklyn Master Bedroom Before & After
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Brooklyn Bedroom Before & After

I always feel that bedrooms should be calming and serene and in the case of my #projectparkslope clients who have two small kids, I wanted to create a master bedroom that felt like a retreat from toddler central. The space has a beautiful white marble fireplace which inspired a very soft color scheme. The clients lived in an all gray apartment previously and were nervous about the idea of incorporating color into their home. Since they loved grays, I came up with this soothing blue monochromatic palette grounded in Benjamin Moore’s Cool Breeze which, depending on the light, sometimes can …

Vintage Chair Before & After
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Vintage Chair Before and After

Before I even started redecorating my apartment, I scored an amazing pair of vintage, Louis XVI style chairs from an auction house in my hometown of Detroit. They were a steal for the pair and had great bones but were in dire need of a revamp. Here is what they ooked like before:

The silhouette of these chairs were exactly what I was looking for with feminine curves and a frame that wasn’t too ornate.  But the fabric screamed grandma’s house and the painted frame was all yellow and speckly. They were begging for a makeover! I had them reupholstered …

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My Craigslist Dining Chairs: Before & After

It’s been a while since I’ve shared one of my home decorating projects so I thought I’d give you a before and after look at my dining room chair makeover.  I’ve been holding on to these photos for ages! I picked up these Duncan Phyfe style mahogany harp back chairs on from a friendly Craigslist seller in New Jersey about a year and a half ago. I paid $80 for all 4 chairs…an awesome deal! They were nicked, dinged, and the upholstery…let’s not even talk about it. Beyond awful. These definitely needed some TLC.

I knew I wanted to paint …