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Inspired by Japanese design, the Kyoto kitchen combines a curved island with the clean lines of Japandi cabinetry for a modern, minimalist look.

Solveiga Krumins and her son Eddie share a two-bedroom in Penn South, an affordable housing cooperative complex in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood. Eddie had been a designer working in the city with stellar clients like Maurice Gibb and his wife Yvonne ("I did their home in the Bahamas. Really tacky people. So fucking sweet," he says) before a neurological injury disrupted his life and he moved back in with his parents in Florida. The mother and son eventually moved back to New York, where Eddie used his design skills to transform their generic kitchen, living room, and entryway with unfettered color, textures, and patterns. The teak oval dining room table and chairs are from Dyrlund. The fabric for the blue-green paillette sequin curtains is from Etsy.

“We appreciate that Geberit’s carriers are engineered for narrow wall depths, which is a huge advantage in these older homes,” Slocum says.

In this Bed-Stuy brownstone originally designed by Brooklyn's first female architect, Susanna E.C. Russell, the Brownstone Boys paired historic details with modern functionality. The Geberit Duofix In-Wall System frees up to nine inchers of floor space compared to traditional toilets, while the Sigma20 flush plate complements the design with a clean, understated presence. The Sigma20's dual-flush technology and matte, fingerprint-resistant finish in black complement the home's Berlin-inspired aesthetic, blending seamlessly with deep blue tiles and moody contemporary touches.

The late-1960s remodel added a staircase to the interior courtyard to access the second floor. The home’s original intent—to allow each room to spill into the courtyard—remains.

Kwame and Tamara worked with architect Aniket Shahane of Office of Architecture for a gut remodel of all three floors. The staircase was rebuilt to include an integrated railing, a skylight added for more natural light, and the existing wall niche kept.

A built-in bench provides storage and the window was restored to its original dimensions. The wall light is the Ceramic Disc Surface Mount by In Common With.

Shahane enlarged the ensuite bathroom, co-opting closet space from the other bedroom to do so, and carved out more closet space.

Textured travertine limestone slabs from ABC Stone run under the custom white oak vanity, and are also used on the walls.

“I wanted you to come into a place that was inviting, but with a muted warmth,” says Kara of the decision to immerse the dining room in Farrow & Ball’s Green Smoke, including walls, ceiling, cabinetry, and fireplace, the latter with a relocated mantel. The table is a 17th C. Spanish Walnut Trestle Rectangular Dining Table via Restoration Hardware, surrounded by Ceremonie Green Mohair dining chairs by Athena Calderone, from Crate&Barrel. The Tambor Buffet, beneath windows that Seamus relocated from elsewhere in the house, is from Anthropologie.

Farrow & Ball French Gray covers the kitchen cabinetry, fabricated by Toulouse St. Millwork, walls, ceiling, and stove hood. The counters are Arabescato honed marble.

Pop-out doors reveal storage space and a tiny refrigerator.

Shielded by overhanging eaves, ample northern glazing lets in an abundance of natural light and views of the outdoors.

The compact, 54-square-foot kitchen is equipped with an induction cooktop (no gas used). The countertops are Create Stone's White Quartz made with 72-percent post-industrial waste.