Decorating an NYC apartment on the cheap, pizza ovens for Brooklyn backyards, and more

By Virginia K. Smith | August 25, 2014 - 10:59AM

New York apartments are absurdly expensive, yes, but your home decor doesn't have to be (Racked NY)

You're not the only one confused by the mortgage process, and the Wall Street Journal offers some much-needed clarity (WSJ)

Adding a wood-burning pizza oven to your Brooklyn backyard: just crazy enough to work (NYT)

How to buy a vacation home with your friends as painlessly as possible (Zillow)

Your building is now required to give you a heads up about emergencies or utilities outages, here's the most efficient way to spread the word (Excel Bradshaw Management Group)

Fantasy decorating ideas, courtesy of some of the all-time greatest TV apartments (Refinery 29)

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