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“We chose a gray veined marble (Vermont Royal Danby, from ABC Worldwide) for the kitchen counter,” Barker says. “We found bleached walnut floors from Madera to tie the parlor floor together.”

A couple reconfigure a dilapidated Brooklyn brownstone and prepare it for the 21st century.

Kitchen: bright airy garden level kitchen has several seating areas

Elbow chairs by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Søn surround a table of the couple’s own design. By removing walls in this space, extra storage was possible. The trio of A330S pendants are by Alvar Aalto for Artek. The painting, The Look, is by Ed Parker. - Brooklyn, New York Dwell Magazine : July / August 2017

“When everything is painted white, you can really feel the spatial flow and the sectional geometry, which is interesting because it goes from being a rectangle to a square.” Ed Parker, designer and resident - Brooklyn, New York Dwell Magazine : July / August 2017

- Brooklyn, New York Dwell Magazine : July / August 2017

“I particularly love the blue paint on the custom millwork in the small office on the second floor,” Barker says. She used paint to make an impact throughout the home without breaking the bank.

Blue velvet drapery separates the dining room from the living area, where there are leather-and-wood lounge chairs by Tessa Furniture and a floor lamp from Artemide.

The prewar residence at 121 Lincoln Place in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood comprises four stories with separate entrances at the parlor and ground levels. The 1901 home is filled with custom lighting fixtures by its current owner, renowned lighting designer Lindsey Adelman.