A Chic Brooklyn Heights Greek Revival!

  

I stumbled across this incredible Brooklyn Heights Greek Revival via CWB Architects.  This project entailed a complete structural and mechanical gut renovation of this four story, 3200 sq. ft. row house and extension.

The designer?  Jennifer Eisenstadt Design and Decoration, LLC.  Why have I not heard of her before?  Check out this incredibly chic home (I believe this might be her home.)

I am completely speechless....

Keep a look out for her use of modern and vintage light fixtures.  I believe this and the kitchen's fixture might be Lindsey Adelman's bubble light which I posted about here.  I am in love!

Pocket doors, brass fixtures, modern lighting, oh my!

For real? A leopard print runner!! Brilliantly done.

Black and white graphic wallpaper and mirrored furniture - I love it.  Do you notice the ruffle trim on the curtains?  Such a nice feminine detail.  And, the brass doorknobs?  I love the dark walls in the adjourning room.  I just wish I could see more of this bedroom.  

How chic!

The marble veining in the shower, the vanity's lucite legs, hexagonal floor and wall tiles and the brass hardware are all so wonderful!

I am so using balloon shades in our next house.  Remember this post?

So tastefully done.

Do you notice how glossy the trim is?

This is probably her office, no?  What an amazing space to work in!

And, just when you thought you were done with the surprises - she throws this into the mix!  Holy Cow!  She is incredible!  The mix of the chinoiserie wallpaper with the inlaid wooden chevron floor - crazy good!

I love the primary colors and the kilim rug!  

Oh my goodness!!  So amazing!

Okay, how incredible is this home?  I can tell you that I will be studying each and every one of these pictures for a long time.  I haven't felt this inspired in a while. 

Can some magazine publish her space so I can get all the sources, please??

Jennifer Eisenstadt is my new hero!

Family-friendly Home

My first house is technically my husband's house, which I moved into after we married (3 1/2 years ago).   When I was single, I lived in apartments both in Manhattan (8 years) and Philadelphia (3 years).  I never really decorated either place because I was a workaholic and used my humble abodes strictly for crashing.  How things have changed...

Now, I live to turn our house into a home.  It's like this passion that came out of nowhere.  

I remember seeing the Rucci's home published in BHG in March 2008 thinking this home screams 'casual, family-friendly and fun'.  I like that style (especially when you have kids).  Barbara Rucci, the owner, owns b.rucci studio - a graphic design business and another business that makes eco-friendly quilts (created out of pieces of old clothes).  Her designs are amazing and the quilts are beautiful!  Let's look at her lovely home....

Slipcovers are a great option for a family with small children.  A matelasse slipcover from Calico Corners.

A jute rug, a boot bench coffee table (offers storage inside), and a children's chair create the perfect neutral backdrop for pops of red.  The walls are painted BM's Revere Pewter - a great neutral paint color.  

Need ideas for a mudroom?  Love the shelves above the hooks for family photos.  This is so easy to re-create.  The bench is perfect for little tots to sit on and put on their shoes.

  How fantastic - an art room for the kids!  Love how the children's artwork provides the color against again a neutral background.  And, love the utility sink and the sliding doors!

Her office - love the skirted desk (with the turquoise ric rac trim) and the collage of photos on the wall.

The zinnia motif is repeated throughout the house and I also noticed it in her graphic designs.

Love the exterior of the house and of course, I love the green door and adirondack chairs.  Would love to know the paint color used on the doors and chairs.