Budget Breakdown: An $838K Brooklyn Townhouse Renovation Keeps Two Families Connected
An unlocked door between levels, a shared backyard, and opened-up spaces make it easy for the adults to share in the day-to-day of raising their kids.
An unlocked door between levels, a shared backyard, and opened-up spaces make it easy for the adults to share in the day-to-day of raising their kids.
Despite the many layers of paint and stain on the woodwork in this 1910 Brooklyn townhouse, its carvings were still quite intricate. There were vine motifs sweeping across window and door trim, serpent heads flanking the seat of the pier mirror, delicate fretwork fanning over the stairs, and even a face emerging from the newel post.
In 2021, a couple with a family were moving back to New York City after a five-year stint in California. While they expected to remodel whatever they found, after buying this house, their first priority was to save and refinish all its gorgeous wood. "It felt like a necessity," says the wife. "I thought it was so beautiful and really wanted to be able to maintain the original character."
Before: Foyer
Before: A couple with two kids relocated from California to New York City in 2021 and bought this 1910 row house in Brooklyn. Originally built by William M. Calder, it had beautiful woodwork the family wanted to restore in the renovation.
Courtesy of Dunham Robinson
During: Foyer
During: Refinishing the woodwork allowed details, like this face in the newel post, to become more pronounced.
Courtesy of Dunham Robinson
After: Foyer
The walls in the foyer are painted White Dove by Benjamin Moore.
Photo: Nicholas Venezia
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