The Stained-Glass Windows of a Dated Brooklyn Brownstone Inspire Its Colorful Renovation
Many of the home’s neglected features like parquet floors and Victorian molding were salvaged, but its original layout was cleverly tweaked to better fit the needs of its residents.
Many of the home’s neglected features like parquet floors and Victorian molding were salvaged, but its original layout was cleverly tweaked to better fit the needs of its residents.
This story is part of our annual look at the state of American design. This year, we’re highlighting work that shines through an acrimonious moment—and makes the case for optimism.
Katie Fallow and her husband, Bruce, had rented their home in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood for three years when a nearby brownstone went up for sale. Mere steps from Prospect Park on a quiet, tree-lined street, the 1905 four-story building had historic charm and sky-high ceilings—plus "we loved the layout," says Katie, senior counsel at the Knight First Amendment Institute. They decided to buy the brownstone because it could accommodate the couple and their now 13- and 17-year-old daughters, but it needed work.
"There was a lot of chipped paint," Katie says, and the kitchen was sequestered in the dimly lit back of the parlor level. "You could see down through the damaged floorboards into the basement." But some of the home’s original features—its crown moldings, fireplaces, and stained-glass windows (most salvageable, albeit neglected)—lured them.
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