Dining Room, Chair, Table, and Pendant Lighting The dining area is bright and airy, thanks to the skylight-topped hole cut in the center of the structure. The ceiling is clad in cedar closet liner; the dining chairs and table base are from Ikea.  Photo 1 of 5 in Top-to-Bottom Brownstone Renovations by Kelsey Keith from New Prospects

Top-to-Bottom Brownstone Renovations

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A Brooklyn architect shows what a little elbow grease, a healthy dose of naïveté, and a decade can accomplish: a Prospect Heights row house filled with light and idiosyncratic material touches.

The dining area is bright and airy, thanks to the skylight-topped hole cut in the center of the structure. The ceiling is clad in cedar closet liner; the dining chairs and table base are from Ikea.