Sohn and Carlos Anderson’s friend Forrest Kirkpatrick did all the built-ins, including the benches along the living room wall.
The clients restored the living room's marble fireplace and painted the grate Benjamin Moore Black. New crown molding was added and the walls painted Sherwin Williams Origami White.
The renovated kitchen features quartz counters and natural maple cabinets, and it flows easily with the rest of the renovated open plan.
The view from the entry now encompasses open and airy living spaces that connect to the garden via floor-to-ceiling glass.
The four-story home was originally designed by architect William M. Miller and built in 1898. It's located in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens Historic District in Brooklyn, so when GRT Architects renovated the structure in 2018, they made sure to keep the facade true to its roots.
William M. Miller’s homes in the historic district are known for their combination of Romanesque and neoclassical ornamentation. GRT Architects took a light touch to the exterior of the four-story townhouse, replacing the home’s windows with custom-made insulated replicas of the originals.
Similarly to Chillhouse (as pictured above), Cyndi gravitates toward open-shelving to store, organize, and display her various wellness accessories in her home. “I keep my beauty products on display via clear shelves,” she notes.
A streamlined bathroom makes getting ready easy and provides a space for Elrod to decompress.
Berk melds inky tones with organic elements for a modern yet warm aesthetic.
The breakfast nook provides a quiet place for the family to connect in the morning before starting the day.
Enclosed in glass and elevated in the tree canopy, the living room is furnished with midcentury modern classics including a Case Kelston sofa from DWR and a Knoll Womb chair and ottoman. The custom red wool rug is from Driscoll Robbins.
In the tiny town of Auvilliers, France, architect Jean-Baptiste Barache designed an elegant cedar-shingled home with an A-frame construction.
Raw concrete floors and wood beams and arches provide an industrial aesthetic in the loft, where designer Sally Breer arranged a custom sofa covered with linen cotton and a Laurel brass floor lamp. The lightning bolt painting is by Breer's mother.
The 10-foot-long galley kitchen has no upper cabinets, which makes the space feel bright and airy. Open shelving provides additional wall storage.
The sunroom is "quite possibly the current star of the house," say the designers. Black-out shades behind the Roman shades make it possible to ready the room for movie nights or slumber parties.
The firm also created a rooftop patio tucked behind the exterior cornice parapet. The rug is by Cold Picnic.
One of the walls hides a pull-out sofa and a wardrobe.
A series of horizontal window panes on the rear facade serves as vanes for ventilation and adds a craftsmanlike design come nightfall, when the house is
lit up by the flicker of candlelight and gas lamps.