While renovating their Brooklyn brownstone, Nazli and Larry discovered the merits of a dark, painted pantry and that heated floors were indeed worth fighting for We’re back again this week with Part 2 of Nazli and Larry’s historic Brooklyn brownstone renovation in Bedford-Stuyvesant. If you missed it—check out Part I where Nazli walked us through their […]
A family of five settles into their new stucco house In the summer of 2017, Brooke and Paul closed on a 1924 Mediterranean-style home in Pelham, New York. The couple, already living in town, was drawn to the location of the house, perched on a picturesque hillside cul-de-sac in a neighborhood full of young families like […]
Kasey set out to find a prewar apartment of his own and discovered original herringbone wood floors to take center stage As someone who works for a real estate investment company, Kasey has an innate appreciation for New York City’s grand architectural history. So it was no surprise when he purchased a prewar apartment along Park […]
In the sleeping quarters, a playroom, an extra washroom, and a couple’s lounge This week, we’re featuring Part 3 of Nazli and Larry’s gut renovation of a Brooklyn brownstone in Bedford-Stuyvesant. In case you missed it, you can catch up here and here. In this final post of the series, Nazli introduces us to their son’s […]
Diving into a multi-story Brooklyn brownstone renovation, welcoming spaces like the foyer, guest bedroom, and bath get the luxe treatment for friends and family Today’s before and after kicks off a three-part series on a Brooklyn brownstone gut renovation in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. In 2015, Nazli and Larry bought a four-story derelict townhouse and set […]
Concrete floors and oak closets transform the former home of a storied local Queens newspaper Michael and Chenta had been looking for a new place for about six months when they visited a duplex apartment in the former home of the Ridgewood Times, a local newspaper of record in the area. They fell in love with the […]
After living in New York City for fifteen years I’ve become a big fan of apartment living. It’s sensible and ecologically sound. We accumulate fewer things, leave a reduced footprint, and free up space around us for parks and plazas. Yet my Dream Home has always been a wood frame house. This might be a […]
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