PROJECTS

Ditmas Park

Together with architect Ole Sondresen, a complete gut renovation of a stand-alone Victorian home in Brooklyn built in 1910. Previous owners had lived in the space for more than 40 years and had not updated anything during that time. We were thrilled to find intact inlaid parquet flooring under multiple layers of carpeting that required minimal repair and restoration. The solid wood exterior and interior doors, handrails, balusters and newel posts of the stairs were covered with a lifetime of paint layers. We decided to strip and restore them to their original natural finish. We blew new recycled denim insulation into the walls. We replaced the roof first thing, to protect any new work we were doing inside. New windows and sliding doors were installed throughout the house. We crafted a new modern mantle with one 17-foot-long piece of salvaged white pine that spanned the width of the living room. The modern kitchen was crafted of custom milled white oak containing a hidden door for a full height pantry. Custom stained plywood panels and a white oak surround covered an affordable kitchen base design from Ikea. A bi-level bar design allowed for an open-plan approach that still partially concealed the working countertops inside the kitchen. Heated grey stone flooring and a canary yellow Bertazzoni range completed the warm, welcoming design. Moroccan mosaic and zellige tile, were combined with classic subway tile in the bathrooms. We used warm, natural cedar to cover the walls to create a spa-like environment with beautiful lighting from Roll and Hill.  Furnishings are a mixture of locally sourced, vintage finds and new design custom upholstered pieces with splashes of vibrant wallpaper and textured grass cloth on the walls.