Going for the Gold on 9th Street
The folks at this 9th Street brownstone in Park Slope aren’t letting the recession, or the sudden cultural distaste for gilt and glamour, get in the way of their renovation. They’re restoring their bracketed cornice to all its gold leafed glory. Such attention to detail!
The folks at this 9th Street brownstone in Park Slope aren’t letting the recession, or the sudden cultural distaste for gilt and glamour, get in the way of their renovation. They’re restoring their bracketed cornice to all its gold leafed glory. Such attention to detail!
Snark…did you see where we all missed the misspelling of Mrytle Ave on the Produce Market awning yesterday? It couldn’t have been more obvious!!!!
Figures a hetero would paint a place that color Snark. Gays have better taste!! Nonetheless, I suspect Mr. Henry might have been on an acid trip in 1968 when he did it.
I’d rather they do this:
– http://gothamist.com/2006/09/22/park_slope_brow.php
God forbid one brownstone looks slightly different from another.
If I could get my hands on that place on the corner of Lafayette and vanderbilt you’d all see what a real “painted lady” should look like.
“painted ladies” ugh!
Don’t give people any more ideas.
Well, I seem to be in the minority here, but I think it looks awful. Maybe it’s because I have preconceived notions of what a cornice should look like, and this is not it, but whatever the reason, I’m not a fan of the look.
It’s very much in the same period as the “Painted Ladies” of San Francisco, and other wood frame Italianates and Queen Annes. The colors used here really complement each other, and I like bringing the details out. I agree with Mrs. Limestone.
While it would not be my first choice in colors, I think its nice they owners are going to such painstaking detail without going to the darkside of ugly home renovations. The details on a cornice are subtle when viewed from the street so it might look better in person than it does in this photo. Nice to see owners going that extra mile with details.
Will this be a bordello? It has that look.
Cornices should be black to match the windows and ironwork.