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With guidance from their renovation team, Brooklyn homeowners unveil a dream bathroom Homeowners: First-time homeowners Carly and Peter posted their bathroom remodel on Sweeten Where: Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York Primary renovation: Refresh an outdated bathroom Sweeten general contractor Homeowner’s quote: “[My contractor] answered all of my questions about the bathroom materials we were considering, how to take measurements, and what other things to consider. [He] guided me through the entire renovation.” Sweeten’s role: Sweeten matches residential renovation projects with vetted general contractors, offering know-how, support, and up to $50,000 in renovation financial protection—for free. Written in partnership with the...

Put together a list of items you should pack before moving day While everyone’s hoping for a smooth move from start to finish, the truth is that we often fail to tackle some important tasks. Keep your reminders close all along to keep unpleasant surprises at bay. Since the human brain is incapable of storing infinite pieces of information, it’s always advisable to turn to some traditional resources like creating an exhaustive checklist. Chances are that you will easily get caught up in the whirlwind of moving activities, so you’ll be better off writing your tasks down instead of trying...

A recent lunch date at Summer House with Kelly and Lucy. How funny is her mini MZ Wallace tote?  Mitch here! Here are the first 10 things that come to mind this morning. Enjoy! Random thought: I love having family in New Orleans. Kelly’s brothers (and sister-in-law and nephew) all live in New Orleans and I couldn’t be happier about it. New Orleans is one of my favorite cities and I absolutely love having an excuse to spend as much time there as possible (outside of the typical bachelor parties and birthday weekends). The typical New Orleanian apparently does not go...

— Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission.There are certain things that you should always have in stock at home. You know, staples that are constantly used and frequently replaced, aka the things you buy in bulk at Costco. These are also things that you don’t want to be in short supply of and realize it too late (think toilet paper during the first few months of the pandemic), because these are the products that you use on a daily basis that you’ll find flying off the shelves in...

As much as it pains me (and it does) I can’t design all my friend’s or family’s homes when they are looking to hire help. Sure, I’ve done some sponsored makeovers where the partner pays my and my team’s time but otherwise my lack of availability/bandwidth holds up the project immensely. Beyond that, contrary to the ‘hustle culture’ popular belief, one only has so much creativity in their brain, so the more projects we take on, the less good they are (I learned this the hard way). So I made a rule years ago that when friends/family need help and...