We Coulda Been a Contender!
Darn, we noticed this lovely kitchen in a Bed Stuy fixer-upper just moments after the Apartment Therapy kitchen contest had stopped taking submissions! Maybe this place presents an opportunity for the visionaries among us… Bedstuy Handyman [Craigslist] Kitchen Smackdown [Apartment Therapy]
Darn, we noticed this lovely kitchen in a Bed Stuy fixer-upper just moments after the Apartment Therapy kitchen contest had stopped taking submissions! Maybe this place presents an opportunity for the visionaries among us…
Bedstuy Handyman [Craigslist]
Kitchen Smackdown [Apartment Therapy]
Wow, there’s a lot of bickering going on today! As far as intent is concerned, no one’s trying to have a laugh at others’ misfortunes. This place looked to us like it hadn’t been lived in for quite some time. Just as the online medium can make some Commenters sound more abrasive or accusatory than they may intend, it also lends itself to throw-away one-liners that are meant to add a little levity. Can it miss the mark occasionally? Sure. But arrogance? We really don’t think so. Part of what makes real estate such an interesting topic is that it is an intersection of the aesthetic, the economic, and the social. Inevitably, there are times when that will touch on more sensitive subjects. If you want to call us names, we can’t stop you. (Well, actually we can with that handy delete button, but we won’t). It may be more productive to shoot us an email directly–chances are you’ll find an open-minded, sympathetic ear. We have removed a couple posts in the past because a reader or two told us they were offended by it. In the end, we want people to speak their minds within reason without fear of reprisal by the PC police. Unless someone’s clearly being a complete asshole, let’s try to give people the benefit of the doubt around here.
i have stopped and thought for much of my life, thanks.
I happen to be privy to inside information that unfortunately poor people live with mold, mice, rats, broken pipes…so while we can speculate on when the deterioration of this house happened, that ain’t, if i might slip into vernacular, the point.
did u guys stop and think that maybe , just maybe the kitchen and bathroom became like that after the building was vacant? all that black stuff is mold . that usually grows when a building is damp and the windows are closed.
Nicely put. The arrogance on this site is sometimes truly unbelievable.
TO laugh and disparage poverty, whether it be of born of material, moral, or social conditions
is to forget you own humanity. Think of the people that lived in that house in that condition. Why would they live like that? Where are they now?
After all, If the old denizens of your newly minted cash cow neighborhoods can walk by you and not feel scorn and biterness, still smile at you as they return to dwelling of that condition, which I know for a fact still exists in Fort Greene/clinton hill, cobble hill, and BEd Stuy, then you should have the humility to at least be thankful for all that you have.
I have really enjoyed reading brownstoner over the last year, but sometimes what reveals itself here in these postings……
bathroom looks yummy too
that’s a wrecking ball special, or a demolition special, not a handy man special.
we had a kitchen almost as bad as that in our basement apt when we moved into our place. the amazing thing was that SOMEONE WAS LIVING IN AND USING IT just before we bought the bldng! i guess it required lots of air fresheners …
yikes- it looks very toxic…