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The Insider: Greenpoint Townhouse Flexes to Evolve With Growing Family
Bold pops of color, a Murphy bed for guests, and spaces that can be reconfigured to meet future needs distinguish this wood-frame house.
The Insider: History and Modernity Live Side by Side in South Slope Reno
The back of the house has a mid-century California vibe, while the front is more traditional.
The Insider: Ultra-Modern South Slope Rebuild Centers on Dramatic Atrium
The garage-turned-residence includes a rental unit that can be incorporated into the owner’s living space in future years.
The Insider: Cohesive Finishes Unify Bed Stuy Townhouse Reno
Wood, tile, and carefully considered color create an atmosphere that speaks to the client’s tastes.
How Brooklynites of the Past Decorated Their Houses
These Brownstoner histories of interior design offer the architecturally curious information about everything from fretwork to sleeping porches.
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Lovely home. I am curious about people's thinking when the designate a third floor apartment as a future space for grandparents. Wouldn't it be better to put that use on a ground floor?
The Insider: Greenpoint Townhouse Flexes to Evolve With Growing FamilyIf this is the house i think it my wife and I lived there from 1970–1972. It was then a very much un-renovated three family. We had the garden apartment. It was our first apartment which my mother described, ungenerously, as “ that filthy basement slum”.
The Insider: History and Modernity Live Side by Side in South Slope RenoNice article. Is this the whole apartment? Of so where is the bedroom?
The Insider: Bed Stuy Garden Floor Reno Makes Aging in Place Stylish and SocialThose top 2 especially are some of my favorite Insiders of all time. I’m not usually a huge fan of painted woodwork but the colors in that limestone townhouse work so well
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