The garden... or basement in our case...
The blurry photo of the front of the house -- on the basement level looking toward the sidewalk -- is from day one when we saw the house (see previous). The beauty of the blurry photo is that you can't see the water damage to the floor and ceiling. As for the kitchen, it has a nice McDonalds aesthetic, but we don't think we'll stick with that. To their credit, whitewash those cabinets, put them in a beach cottage, and you're set. The "Fedders" extension on the back of the house (see window air conditioner, etc) will go.The interesting thing about this house is that it is built on a hill (actually, not Boerum Hill... more on that some other time. Or see Jonathan Lethem's book Motherless Brooklyn wherein he provides a possible explanation of the nabe name). The cellar (more than 50% below the curb, according to NYC code) walks out to the back yard. Typically, this level is called the garden level when it is also level with the sidewalk.
In terms of plans, we envision a media room/library, and a bedroom and full bath... and a fantastic bluestone deck off the back of this floor with teak privacy siding and quaint curved storefront lighting.
posted by boerumowner at 10:07 PM
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I envy you...poised at the beginning of the journey. (After 20 years locked in a protracted struggle with our flaky frame house in Flatbush, it's hard to remember that first flush of enthusiasm. Actually, in our case, I think it was more akin to "shock and awe.") Yours looks like a fantastic house, too. Have you checked out Houseblogs.net? It's a webring of renovator/lunatic/bloggers, you should be there.
And hey--you say "McDonald's kitchen" like that's a *bad* thing! Who doesn't love cheerful Kraft-macaroni-yellow laminate?
Thanks Brenda from Brooklyn. We are excited and scared. Thanks for the reference, I know we'll feel comfortable with our own kind on Houseblogs.net. Oh, and if you'd like the yellow McDonald's laminate you know who to talk to...
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