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Brooklyn architect Gerry Smith spent two days answering questions about his renovation of a 1910 neoclassical brownstone last year. The house hadn’t changed much in its first 100 years. Smith focused on the kitchen, which needed updating for a family of five who love entertaining. He managed to make it modern while keeping the historical feel of the house.
Smith’s first task was to bring more light into the dark kitchen. He added a skylight and windows on three sides. He also made an existing window bigger to fit new steel French doors.
He chose steel over aluminum for the doors because it’s stronger. This meant he could use slimmer frames and have more glass. He thought steel suited the house’s style better.
Smith put in a black walnut countertop, made by local workers. He used Rubio Monocoat, an oil, to finish it. He liked how it looked and how easy it was to maintain.
The walls are plaster painted in Benjamin Moore Dove Wing color. The lights are from a company in LA. The pantry door was original to the house.
A color expert, Eve Ashcraft, helped pick the paint colors. The cabinets are custom-made and painted in Benjamin Moore’s Deep Silver. The floors are tiled in a herringbone pattern with Ann Sacks Luxor Grey tiles, and there’s radiant floor heating underneath.
The range hood matches the walls but has added shimmer. It hangs from brass brackets, with wood shelves supported by cabinets and steel plates hidden in the wall for extra support.
Enjoy the after-renovation photos below:
