House of the Day: Clinton Hill Mystery Location
We were debating Mr. Minerva last week about the location of this Fillmore listing. He said Lefferts Place and we said St. James. Regardless, it’s an interesting listing. At $1.5 million, we think they’ve overshot by a little but not a lot. The house has some wood detailing (what do you call that trellis-like stuff?)…
We were debating Mr. Minerva last week about the location of this Fillmore listing. He said Lefferts Place and we said St. James. Regardless, it’s an interesting listing. At $1.5 million, we think they’ve overshot by a little but not a lot. The house has some wood detailing (what do you call that trellis-like stuff?) that we don’t see a lot of in the nabe. We almost wonder whether it was added later on. The interior design, which has grandma written all over it, is a little hard to see through to get a sense of what kind of a tune-up the new owner would really need to give the place.
Clinton Hill Brownstone [Fillmore]
Good thing nobody did.
Still a ghetto if you ask me.
For what it’s worth, Sandra is correct on all points. You don’t see a lot of that around, it’s usually the first thing to get taken down when people start “modernizing” the house. All of it is in amazing shape.
I loved the Grandma description, it was a needed chuckle today.
Great house for someone with a very traditional Victorian sense of style, but adding some color on the walls, and some funky furniture and accessories would bring it right into the 21st century.
For what it’s worth, Sandra is correct on all points. You don’t see a lot of that around, it’s usually the first thing to get taken down when people start “modernizing” the house. All of it is in amazing shape.
I loved the Grandma description, it was a needed chuckle today.
Great house for someone with a very traditional Victorian sense of style, but adding some color on the walls, and some funky furniture and accessories would bring it right into the 21st century.
I think that work above the stairs is also known as a spandrel
The inside is so over the top, they must have had to escape to the spartan back yard for a little relief.
I also think it would be referred to as fretwork, though I’ve also heard it referred to as ‘gingerbread’. (Though I think gingerbread is more specifically a Victorian reference?)
Any sort of decorative element that fits between the arches of a doorway, or in the corners, is called a spandrel.
I’m a sucker for etymology ; )
The check is in the mail, Mr. Minerva!
I would have called the elements of the trellis-like thing spindlework; I think of fretwork as more geometric (like a greek-key pattern, with horizontals and verticals). Not sure what to call the thing itself…