ApartmentTherapy.com Features Park Slope Brownstone Renovation
There’s a feature on ApartmentTherapy.com about the house at 144 Lincoln Place that was a House of the Day a few weeks back. It’s the one with the exposed beams and skylight — most readers thought it was an ill-fated attempt to inject some modernism into a classic brownstone. In any case, there are a…
There’s a feature on ApartmentTherapy.com about the house at 144 Lincoln Place that was a House of the Day a few weeks back. It’s the one with the exposed beams and skylight — most readers thought it was an ill-fated attempt to inject some modernism into a classic brownstone. In any case, there are a few different pictures, as well as a discussion with the owners about their sources of inspiration and materials. There is a separate feature on the kitchen alone. Check it out.
Apartment Therapy link:
http://bk.ly/srm
TheKitchn link:
http://bk.ly/sro
HOTD link:
http://bk.ly/rU1
Yes, I cringed a lot. They took what was, apparentl,y a perfectly intact 1880’s brownstone and turned it into this weird semi-industrial thing. I know, it’s their house and they can do as they please, I just wish they had done it to a carriage house or commercial space instead of a still beautiful grand dame from the Belle Epoque.
interesting re the leprechaun hole! right behind the bed–bad fung shui, I would guess. An exposed brick backsplash in the kitchen doesnt seem like the best idea either, even if sealed. These Apt Therapy home tours are so contrived and self-conscious! I like looking, but some times they make me cringe.
Btw, the photo of the brick wall in the bedroom alcove shows very clearly something called a “leprechaun hole.” Brownstone builders would leave small openings between houses under construction to assist in moving material and workmen from one to the other. These were then bricked up at the end of heavy construction, before the walls were plastered. Apparently the name came about because many of the laborers and craftsmen at the time were Irish.
Enjoyed this feature — especially the details about materials used. Design is so, so subjective. This house just doesn’t do it for me even though I love super modern renovations. Not sure why I didn’t warm up to it — maybe it’s the photos, maybe it’s too much exposed brick (I prefer it painted white, like in a artist’s studio), maybe it’s the narrowness of the front parlor. Dunno. Just not quite doing it for me.
i can’t stand exposed brick. for the love of god when will that “look” just die???
“Why pull down the walls and expose the beams and the brickwork?”
Because it looks FRESH son!!
” but I’m glad we saw two pics of her le Creuset sauce pan.
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Thanks for the laugh, dibs. I needed it this AM!
I don’t get it. Obviously the staircase and all of the door and window casings were intact and now beautifully restored. Why pull down the walls and expose the beams and the brickwork? The juxtaposition of the new and the original seems to make this place far too busy and hard to look at.
The kitchen is unremarkable at best but I’m glad we saw two pics of her le Creuset sauce pan.
I like the bathrooms. I think behind those doors you should do whatever you like and theirs look great. The rest of it I’ll pass on.