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Sculptors Jacques Lipchitz and Oscar Miestchaninoff envisioned the building as a place to live, work, and exhibit their art.

When Andrew and Meghan purchased this Victorian brownstone in Brooklyn, NY, it had been renovated recently, with much of its historic details, like decorative molding, left in place.

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.

The house was painted pink when the family bought it, and the design team asked the couple about the color first thing. “We assumed that they would want to make it match the rest of the houses on the block,” says Tang, since the home is located in a historic district and the couple was working to preserve much of its historic detail. (Pink is not an approved color for landmark homes.) “They were like, ‘No, are you kidding? We want to keep the coral pink color of this house,’” says Tang. Fortunately, the color is grandfathered in, and so is not required to be changed.

The Brownstone's former exterior blended in with its neighbors and required restoration and repairs.

The multi-family townhouse is situated just a block away from Malcolm X Blvd, offering quick access to some of Bed-Stuy's most coveted restaurants, including Chez Oskar and Nana Ramen.

Before: “The front façade was in pretty good shape,” says architect Jennifer Marsh about Christa and Darren’s new home (second from right), which meant it required little intervention.

By moving the stair to the back of the house, McBride was able to create rooms that span the building's full 14-feet. In addition to being more livable, it allowed opportunity for Priscilla, who is an art consultant, to admire large artworks from a proper distance. The original arched doorway adds architectural charm as do the new herringbone floors. The curvy loveseat is from John Derian and the red end table hails from an antique shop on the Upper East Side.

The front door opens right into the dining room where vintage furniture helps make it feel welcoming. Priscilla reupholstered the seat cushions with a Chinoiserie-flavored floral fabric from Carolina Irving Textiles. The metal drum pendant is from The Urban Electric Co. Priscilla acquired the large oil painting by Claire Sherman from DC Moore Gallery in Chelsea when she was its director. "Identifying a proper hanging wall for it was a priority,

A corner townhouse that borders the Warren Place Mews in Brooklyn was occupied by the same family for generations. Architect Nate McBride, who reworked the interior for the new owner points out that the window heights get dramatically smaller the higher up you go.

The original brownstone exterior was given a bright refresh with Farrow & Ball Skimming Stone paint on the facade and Benjamin Moore Black for the trim, door, balusters, and handrails. The architectural designers also added new windows and doors.

Architect Kirsten Schwalgien converts the former stable of a famed Catalan modernist building into a contemporary loft.

A recent picture of 386 Stuyvesant Avenue in Brooklyn, which was just listed for sale. The largely limestone facade features a brownstone base and a distinctive horizontal stone transom bar above the front door, separating the home from others beside it.