When architects Hayes and James Slade of Slade Architecture renovated a three-story brownstone in Brooklyn, they took an atypical approach to storage: "rather than concealing, it reveals and celebrates," says James. To tie the three floors together, the architects devised a blackened steel wall that acts like a multi-story magnetic board, running from the parlor floor to the roof.  Photo 2 of 5 in Top-to-Bottom Brownstone Renovations by Kelsey Keith from The Best Brownstones of Dwell

Top-to-Bottom Brownstone Renovations

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When architects Hayes and James Slade of Slade Architecture renovated a three-story brownstone in Brooklyn, they took an atypical approach to storage: "rather than concealing, it reveals and celebrates," says James. To tie the three floors together, the architects devised a blackened steel wall that acts like a multi-story magnetic board, running from the parlor floor to the roof.