Brownstone

Classic materials like marble, tile, and wood are used throughout this Carroll Gardens brownstone, but applied to modern, streamlined forms like this clean-lined floating vanity. “When you get that mix right, the bathroom feels both timeless and totally usable day to day,” says Slocum.

On first impression, the grey kitchen cabinets might seem typical but what elevates them is the Terracotta Breccia Pernice marble countertop and backsplash they anchor, not to mention the mono-material island. “If you took that same kitchen and replaced the marble with a solid colored quartz you’d have an entirely different looking kitchen that would have significantly less visual impact,” Lyons says.

In the powder room, a red travertine motif continues from the floor up to the slab sink.

In the primary bathroom, defined by the pink stained glass window, the architect and her team painstakingly sourced slabs of Vagli Rosato pink and purple marble to wrap the walls around the shower and bathtub.

A dramatic stone surround for the hearth keeps to the client’s preferred neutral-forward palette, but adds visual interest, texture, and a bit of warmth, too.

With new floors and wall detailing reconstituted by skilled carpenters to as closely match the originals as possible, other historical details were cleverly reused. The reconstructed main stairwell incorporates the preexisting newel posts.