The original brownstone exterior was given a bright refresh with Farrow & Ball Skimming Stone paint on the facade and Benjamin Moore Black for the trim, door, balusters, and handrails. The architectural designers also added new windows and doors.
A brownstone is a type of townhouse constructed from a brown sandstone that is used to build these types of homes. A townhouse can be built of any material. If it is made of brick then it is a townhouse, not a brownstone. Brownstones are townhouses but not all townhouses are brownstones.
Maybe a sense of calm can be found in curation
This nearly 7,000 square foot new construction home in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood was designed by Vincere down to the…
The extensive renovation lengthened the parlor windows, replaced a structurally unsound extension and brought light into the basement.
A super-high-end, from-the-ground-up townhouse looks like its 19th century neighbors from the outside but is entirely of the 21st century within.
Michael K Chen Architecture (MKCA) undertook the gut renovation and interior design of this four-storey Brooklyn brownstone, honouring both the home’s history and the clients’ characters, and generously applying swathes of bold colours to define spaces and background art and design pieces
A brilliant blue core runs through all four floors of art consultant Priscilla Caldwell’s reworked townhouse in Cobble Hill.
This spectacular Pacific Heights residence combines the best of designer fixtures, custom finishes, incredible style, and careful renovation to create an exceptional space.
The graceful arched openings are but one element of a renovation that transformed a narrow building's interior from several rundown apartments to an elegant owner's triplex plus garden rental.
A magnificent five-story residence on Manhattan’s Upper East Side is up for sale
A tiny house used to occupy this small lot in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The owner replaced the run down structure and built a brand new 3-storey luxury home
A Brooklyn, townhouse remodel by architect Elizabeth Roberts breaks free of the familiar with a double-height kitchen, sunken den, and spiraling stair.
Four-story single-family Hoboken brownstone for sale. With 5 large bedrooms, 3.5 baths and more than 4440 square feet of interior living space.
A dilapidated Fort Greene row house was gutted and its original interior details re-created in a sweeping overhaul by Gowanus-based Elizabeth Roberts Architecture & Design.
The designer focuses on restrained Neoclassical elegance with a Parisian flair for the Brooklyn home
What’s one film that’s synonymous with the glitz and glamour of New York City? “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”. The film, which celebrated its 60th anniversary on Oct. 5, has become one of the most iconic rom-coms to date. Now, you can experience a taste of Holly Golightly’s (Audrey Hepburn) exquisite style by staying in THE New York brownstone that served as the backdrop for the 1961 classic.
Inside a renovated Bed-Stuy Townhouse, historical charm merges seamlessly with modern design, creating a striking haven in Brooklyn.
The extensive overhaul included a new stair, flooring, mechanicals, windows and moldings but nods to the house's historic typology.
Fifteen years after buying a 19th-century Manhattan town house, filmmaker Maggie Betts crafts a new scene
A super-high-end, from-the-ground-up townhouse looks like its 19th century neighbors from the outside but is entirely of the 21st century within.
This state-of-the-art residence in Chicago presents a timeless front facade of limestone accents, lime-washed brick and a standing seam metal roof. As the building program leads from a classic entry to the rear terrace, the materials and details open the interiors to direct natural light and highly landscaped indoor-outdoor living spaces. The formal approach transitions […]
Brooklyn, NY
It looks like nothing you've ever seen.
If there's one thing I get asked more than anything, it's where are the best streets on the Upper East Side to walk and find all of those pretty townhouses and buildings that I (and many others!) post on Instagram. So today I thought I'd share a few of the prettiest streets on the Upper
The New York brownstone beautifully balances period details with modern art, furniture and design
This contemporary townhouse renovation project is the work of Robert A.M. Stern Architects, located in the West Village of New York City.
Designer Sarah Magness spearheads an extensive home renovation for the ages
New homeowners hired The Brooklyn Studio to restore a once-elegant four-story row house that had been chopped up into apartments and denuded of nearly all historic detail.
