Shelves

The color-drenched New York kitchen of Nicholas Hussong and Masha Tsimring (and their cat, Watson) is an exercise in renovating for high impact with as little work as possible. They went for materials with texture, including Clé zellige tiles in Fired Opal on the backsplash and a sintered stone countertop, and their contractor painted Ikea cabinets with Benjamin Moore’s Racing Orange.

To furnish their space, Ben and Emilio leaned into a “high/low” mindset. The piece of wood mounted above the shelving was found on the curb, unlikely to ever be considered art. It neighbors a Robert Loughlin drawing. The black tea towel ladder to the right is actually a piece from a broken Green River Project entryway bench that Ben and Emilio found in the trash (GRP works out of the same building.)

The studio is kept simple to give creativity room to flow. "We often come up here after dinner and play a game in the corner nook," Emily says. Eric says that light from sunrises makes the space feel magical in the morning.

An LGM wall bed from Resource Furniture is a convenient work-from-home spot. After the pandemic, the Paulas wanted to incorporate plenty of work stations in their home, as before the carriage house, “We had four of us all sitting at the dining table working,” remembers René. “It was super loud, like a trading floor at an investment bank, because all four of us would be talking at the same time.” With desks in the kids’ rooms and two offices, every family member can work in quiet.

This room can be a family room, office, or guest suite. The flooring is the same throughout: Riva Floors, Engineered Wood Select Grade, in Crystal Thunder, and the couch is from Restoration Hardware. Unseen is the foosball and ping pong tables.

The shower also has an arched niche with the same patterned tile, and field tile also from Fireclay, in ‘White Wash’ and ‘Blue Velvet.’

HanStone quartz tops cabinets from Christiana Cabinetry in white, grey, and walnut, in a kitchen by Spyglass Kitchen Design.

Glass folding doors from Panoramic Doors reach nine-and-a-half feet high to open the kitchen to the courtyard. “It's such a unique feature, especially in Brooklyn,” says Slocum. “You rarely ever see that type of thing.”

A fresh black-and-white look for the renovated bathroom.

An open-air walkway is the perfect spot for the couple's many plants to catch some sun.

Washing dishes is a joy in a space like this.

The green backsplash tiles are vintage, reclaimed from another project.

The dark window frames outline the courtyard view like a painting.

The exposed ceiling reveals some of the building's original structure: a rich contrast with the fresh white drywall and smooth, concrete-like floor.

Tabureto chairs surround a table from the interior designer's own home. The ceiling lamp was a Facebook Marketplace find.