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A crisp line separates "Baltimore Sky

This formerly beige Brooklyn home now relishes in a range of blues, greens, and orangey-reds, with terrazzo and tile to spare.

Now, tall storage cabinets surround a niche with Kappa tile from 41Zero42, this time in a brighter hue, combined with a plainsawn white oak frame and Rosso Verona marble counter.

In the kitchen, blue cabinets add another captivating burst of color.

In the living room and kitchen, soft-but-tough Expanko cork flooring provides comfort and stands up to dings and scuffs. While the kitchen was designed primarily with Surendra and a caregiver’s needs in mind, it also accommodates the five-foot-radius of a wheelchair.

A new window allows items to be passed from the kitchen to the outdoors, for easier entertaining.

In the primary bath, new tile from Ceramica Vogue Interni and custom cabinetry by Dolan Construction is topped with terrazo-inspired counters from Concrete Collaborative.

A new central landing on the upper level offers a launch pad for the family to gather, then separate to their respective rooms.

A dip of grey paint on the stair hints at the updated spaces above.

The bathroom was enlivened with a wall of hexagonal blue Pratt & Larson tile.

The kitchen countertops, backsplash and sink hardware are all clad in brass, only slightly more expensive than comparable surfaces choices and naturally antibacterial.

The curtains and curtain rod are from West Elm, while the Carol Egan Zephyr chair and artwork by Yongjin Han are both from Maison Gerard.

"The cork literally warms up everything,

Stuart got the idea to install cork countertops and flooring in the kitchen and bathrooms after visiting friends in the Hamptons.

An aqua Malm fireplace warms up a corner. The pink, green, and yellow stripes now reach the skylights and extend over an integrated storage space to the floor. “My husband and I, we both actually hate having a TV visible to guests, but it’s a necessary evil,” says Shawn. “So how do you make that interesting and without it being too busy? [The rainbow stripe] creates an element that draws your eye away.”

The powder room is wrapped in Josef Frank wallpaper.

"Fun fact, this yard is actually their front yard!,

The Miele Combi-Steam Oven has a built in coffee machine that grinds fresh beans for full body aroma and intense flavor in every cup.