Brooklyn Inside & Out

Looking at the kitchen and thinking about your comment. I think the design of the kitchen is a victim of the compromise of having a powder room on the first floor. That loss of square footage and three egresses combine to make a tough design. The island I think is less a trendy choice and more an attempt to create more counter space.

Obviously its fabulous. Love the details in the moldings, the neat little built-in cabinets, the odd nooks, that great little office/sun room. The octagonal dining room is super fun and I'm glad they went with the round dining table. it's not optimized for family life, at least not a family with small kids (though I'm sure teenagers would love having the room above the garage with it's own staircase), but I could see it being a home for a couple that likes to host frequent guests in comfort. Final note, I wish the yard were more easily accessible from the kitchen, but from what I see one has to exit onto the sidewalk in order to re-enter the yard.

That's a wonderful idea.

A beautiful house, inside and out (even though I'm not a fan of blue walls). The exception is the kitchen, which is so poorly designed. The quicker the end of the "island" trend, the happier I'll be. And the same goes for subway tiles!