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The Novogratz Chronicles

Lessons Learned from Twenty-Five Years of Buying and Renovating Houses

by Robert Novogratz
Cortney Novogratz
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Husband and wife design duo Robert and Cortney Novogratz share their trade secrets and personal stories from over twenty-five years of buying, selling, and fixing up homes.
Robert and Cortney Novogratz, stars of HGTV's Home by Novogratz and Bravo's 9 by Design, have transformed fabulous properties across the U.S. and around the world, including Hotel Dylan (Woodstock, NY), the Bungalow Hotel (Long Branch, NJ), and Timber Cove (Sonoma, CA), to name a few. They've also partnered with many celebrities and top retailers and had their work profiled in major national media outlets, from The New York Times to Architectural Digest, all while raising their family of seven children.​ They not only know how to run a successful and innovative design business but also how to balance work, family, and fun.

The Novogratz Chronicles is their most intimate and personal book to date, taking readers on their journey from their first house renovation project in Chelsea in the 1990s to their latest home in Greenwich Village and projects in Los Angeles, Brazil, and the Berkshires. Eleven chapters explore and share their path to success, from thinking outside the box when financing, to building the right renovation team, to developing a design aesthetic and trusting your design instincts, interspersed with personal anecdotes and stories from their hands-on experiences.

DIYers, HGTV fans, weekend warriors, and anyone interested in buying, selling, and renovating houses and spaces will love reading The Novogratz Chronicles and discovering the expertise that lies beyond their renowned how-to decorating prowess to inform and inspire their own renovation dreams and endeavors.

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  • Release date

    October 22, 2024

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    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781797228631

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781797228631
      • File size: 61531 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      September 15, 2024
      Cortney and Robert Novogratz's approach to fixer-uppers leans towards gut rehabs and sophisticated, high-end design. This collection of stories, with photos from their years in the business, encompasses their first Manhattan project--a ""ginormous risk""--in the 1990s and the Pink House (now ochre) on Waverly Place in Greenwich Village, where they live today. Tales range from energizing (imagine working with seven kids!) to exhilarating (a beach house in Brazil) to just plain exhausting (an L.A. house torn down by a contractor when it was only meant to be remodeled). The Novogratzes are full of catchphrases (her words are in bold, his in plain text), like ""don't buy the house, buy the neighborhood,"" ""don't be afraid to leave the good to take a shot at the great,"" and ""a rehab is akin to open-heart surgery on a house. You crack open that rib cage not knowing what you're going to find inside."" The Novogratzes, who amplify their brand through reality TV, publicity, and this book, have fun while taking their work seriously.

      COPYRIGHT(2024) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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