Mortgages-In-Law Rock a Righteous Renovation
We got a kick out of reading the “Mortgage-In-Laws” piece in the House & Home section today. Aside from the creative approach to affording a brownstone, the interior design of this Carroll Street house blew us away. This kitchen may be the best adaptation of an original parlor floor we’ve ever seen. And the rest…
We got a kick out of reading the “Mortgage-In-Laws” piece in the House & Home section today. Aside from the creative approach to affording a brownstone, the interior design of this Carroll Street house blew us away. This kitchen may be the best adaptation of an original parlor floor we’ve ever seen. And the rest of the Park Slope house has a wonderful mix of the traditional and the modern with just the right amount of whimsy thrown into the mix. As the article implies, the $500,000 reno budget probably understates the cost because of all the free input and discounted materials the couples were able to get. Still, what a great job.
Mortgage-In-Laws [NY Times]
That is so true– I’ve been noticing lately how most of the people they profile in the home section have something to sell. They’re artists or designers or whatnot, and they name their website in the course of the article about their house. It seems really cheesy to me.
I guess these people aren’t selling themselves, exactly– They’re selling the companies they work for– but it’s still unappealing to me.
Holy product placement (or as they call it now – product integration) — did you catch the multiple shout outs to all their employers? The article is basically a promo piece for Cookie and BBDW. I am sure it was pitched by their publicists. It’s called free advertising. HOORAY for the NYT!
are you kidding? people love this kind of attention. people live for this kind of attention
I always wonder why people open up their homes to reporters this way. I mean, I love the house & have my prurient interest in seeing it, but– Would you really want all of your acquaintances (& envious neighbors) speculating about the quality of your refrigerator? Not me.
I love the look, but I suspect I would not love the day to day of opening those giant glass doors to get my coffee cup. And they must have a pantry too, right? Otherwise, where do the cheerios go?
Love the look of the tub too, but again.. how do I wash my hair?
from the article:
They removed the doors from closets flanking the cabinet, using them in an upstairs bathroom, and slid a restaurant refrigerator into one of the closets, and an oven and a counter into the other.
definitely a subzero fridge (600 series). the freezer drawer is at the bottom. I got the same one installed during my parlor floor kitchen renovation in brooklyn heights.
Damn! Looks really nice. I love our place, but these guys have done such a nice high end job … ugh! Wish I had the means…
We only said it understates it because the article enphasizes all the help and deals they got from friends in the biz…$500K is certainly more than we spent though…