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Boerum Hill

Townhouse

Brooklyn, United States

Deep, moody colours and sculptural textured shapes, punctuated by
richly veined marble elements, define the spaces of this Boerum Hill
townhouse, designed to enable a social family of three to maximise
spaces for entertaining and accommodating visitors.

In the entry, the walls are painted a deep green, and a green and pink
checkerboard floor is a twist on the traditional black and white. A
custom asymmetrical curved mirror picks up the arch of the door.

In the parlour, a curved sofa and armchair frame two nested marble
tables nestled atop a curvy rug. A custom walnut sideboard anchors
the corner of the space. A gold painted relief by Andrew Zimmerman
and Cloud Support by Mike Hansel are displayed over the original
marble mantelpiece.

A deep fluted plaster arch with a bar area lit by vintage French
smoked glass sconces frames the view toward the kitchen and rear
steel window wall. Calacatta vagli viola marble tops custom cabinets
and an island painted in mushroom tones. A curved pantry cabinet
flanks a pale oak dining table and upholstered chairs, while a trio
of hand-blown glass forms hovers overhead. A powder room off the
hallway features creamy plaster walls, a backlit asymmetrical mirror,
and a custom Irish Connemara marble basin.

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