Top tips for Designing Awesome Rooms & Play Spaces for Kids
At Houseplay we work with a lot of young families, and since our co-founders Tammy and Niall have three kids themselves, we get a LOT of questions about designing kid-friendly spaces. While we have a ton of fun making our custom kitchen, bathroom and other room designs kid-friendly with fun touches, today we’re talking about [...]
How & when to adjust your space as your family grows
Kids bring lots of transitions with them. They grow and change so much throughout infanthood and babyhood that the most frequent refrain you hear from parents is, “It goes so fast.” So - when should you stop and look around and notice whether your home is set up for success specifically for your child (or [...]
New Project: A Bathroom of Our Own
Creating a home you love living in requires the willingness to adjust and update your space as your family’s needs change. That’s exactly what we did in this project, where we added a master bath and renovated the existing bathroom in a Jersey City historic brownstone. View the full project gallery here: A Bathroom of Our [...]
Project in Process: A Bathroom of Our Own
Ever wonder if you could add another bathroom to your home? That’s just what we’re working on for our clients in this two-family historic brownstone in Jersey City. Originally, the top floor of the home had two bedrooms, a central den area, and one full bathroom. As their son is approaching teenagehood, the couple decided [...]
New Project: Full of Personality
We at Houseplay love working with clients to create spaces that are more functional and also just plain fun. So it was with this kitchen and bathroom renovation, our first project in Piermont, NY. Both the kitchen and bathroom felt cramped and outdated (see before photos here!), and the couple knew as soon as they [...]
New Project: Making Room for a New Addition
Babies change everything - including how we use and interact with our space! Figuring out how your home can support you during a big life transition can make that transition feel much smoother. For this apartment renovation in Jersey City, our clients’ renovation goals included transforming a second bedroom into a functional nursery and creating [...]
Project In Process: Full of Personality
At Houseplay, we believe that space can be both functional and beautiful. That’s a cornerstone of our approach to design / build projects. And that’s the goal of this kitchen and bathroom remodel - our first project in Piermont, NY! When our clients bought the house, they purchased it for the location and knew right away that they wanted to renovate the kitchen and bathroom. First came kids, though! Now that their two young kids are out of the baby stage, they’re ready to make some changes to their space. Read more about this project at the website.
New Project: Making Small Spaces Work
Many families, when they encounter growing pains with a small space, opt to move to a larger home. But when you love your city or neighborhood and you decide to stay put, how can you optimize the space you do have for your family's needs? That's just what we helped this Jersey City family do. [...]
New Project: Feels Like Home
Do you have a space in your home that’s just not working for you? Perhaps it’s an underutilized living room, or a basement that’s too dark, cold, and dingy to inhabit. If so, then you’ll love seeing the transformation we effected for these downtown Jersey City homeowners. They wanted to activate [...]