Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Serene Park Slope Apartment, Planning for a New Fence

The Insider: Serene Vibe, Farmhouse-Style Kitchen Transform Park Slope Railroad Apartment

One of the owners of a vintage row house, which had long been a down-at-the-heels rental building, chose the bright top floor as a home for herself and her two children. She hired Warwick, N.Y.-based designer Elizabeth Aurandt of Mercer Interior to help turn the two-bedroom, railroad-style apartment into a more comfortable, polished space reflective of her life as an artist and educator.

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Brooklyn Coronavirus Update and Open Thread: Antibody Test (4/8/20)

We’re in the fourth week of sheltering in place and the 13th day of home schooling for New York City schools.

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Arts and Crafts Kinko House in Crown Heights With Built-ins, Juliet Balcony Asks $1.625 Million

This is an unusual one, an Arts and Crafts duplex house in the Crown Heights North III Historic District overflowing with exterior charm and original interior details. Located at 1040 Sterling Place, it is one of the early examples of a specific duplex house design known as the Kinko Duplex Houses.

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6 Things You Must Know Before Installing a Fence

People must be dreaming of outdoor projects while they stay home as this story from 2018 is particularly popular this week. If you are mulling a new fence for your backyard oasis, there are six things you should consider.

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Romanesque Revival Row House With Stained Glass, Mantels in Bed Stuy Asks $1.495 Million

This pretty Romanesque Revival house two blocks from Saratoga Park was built around 1887, old maps show. A two-family located at 519 MacDonough Street in Bed Stuy, it’s configured as a floor-through apartment over a duplex.

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