Woodwork Restoration Secrets Revealed: How to Get That Nineteenth Century Glow
The vogue for natural woodwork with a clear finish peaked in the late Victorian era and has enjoyed many revivals since.
Forties Fever Heats Up Design
Brooklyn designers are feeling the 1940s in rooms and objects with curves, facets, fringe and velvet.
Bed Stuy’s Radical Women Is More Than Just a Store
When entrepreneur and musician Kim Hill opened the boutique on Tompkins Avenue, she was in a predicament.
How to Leave Brooklyn: A Farewell From Two Photographers
Photographers Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb collaborate on a book paying homage to the borough.
Gage & Tollner Team Prep to Revive One of Brooklyn’s Oldest Restaurants
History has become an important part of the reopening of Gage & Tollner.
Brownstone Bible Redux: Charles Lockwood’s Seminal New York Row House Book Gets an Update
Seven years after its author's death, the 1972 book “Bricks and Brownstone: The New York Row House” returns in a new and expanded edition.
Scoop Up Brownstoner Magazine’s Fall/Holiday 2019/20 Issue Starting Today
Find it in homes, supermarkets, brokerages, cafes, banks and retailers across the borough.
Fun and Games: Wall-to-Wall Art, Vibrant Color Set Brooklyn Heights Townhouse Apart From the Rest
“Fearless” is how one of the homeowners describes its freewheeling style.
Lighting in the 19th Century Row House
The old light fixtures we see so often in Brooklyn townhouses that we think are original to the building are quite often early electric lights or mid 20th century chandeliers.
Designer Malene Barnett Goes Full Spectrum With Color in Her Bed Stuy House
Inspired by the Caribbean, an artist’s Bed Stuy home was a chance to start fresh and create a modern space.
