This Tudor-style house sits in Prospect Park South, Brooklyn. The New York Times takes us inside and shows how homeowners Nathan Thompson and his wife, Eva Lewandowski rescued the 83-year-old house after "the previous owner had shared the premises with more than a hundred cats" — yikes!
See the interior and read the whole story: The New York Times | To the Rescue of a Tudor Beauty.
Image: ©2010 Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times
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Comments (16)
Rescue doesn't being to describe it. 100 CATS? Serious damage.
This place is heaven!! I wonder if there is certain odor you just can't rid off..
My sister lives in Prospect Park South and it truly is a spectacularly beautiful neighborhood.
Although this house, with its history of 100 cats, kinda reminds me of Grey Gardens. Yikes!
Yeah, hopefully they replaced the floor boards!
I cannot imagine the fortitude required to set foot in a house that was home to 100 cats--let alone believing I could ever get rid of the smell. It is a really nice house and I admire them for taking it on!
GO AWAY, WATCH ROBOT!
The article does mention both the smell and the places where you can still seem damage from all those cats- the couple said they had to give a plumber $500 to make a housecall. But it sounds like they've made great strides and the place is liveable again. Maybe AT can get them to share their cat smell cure?
The whole thing is fine and lovely until that last picture of the bedroom. They couldn't get rid of the plastic laundry baskets full of clothes, straighten out the bedspread and fluff the pillows for the NYT?
I totally agree babyfishmouth. From the outside, gorgeous, inside it's a bit of a mess, especially the bedroom. Is that a baby gate in the first picture?
rb233541: You're right about the messiness. I just noticed that there are baskets of laundry on display in the bedroom. I don't mind a little disarray but it would have been super simple to move the laundry out of the shot.
You people crack me up.
Personally, I like seeing how people actually use the space- where they put their laundry and shoes :P It is far more useful than an edited shot.
OMG yes, I was thinking the same thing. The Times is coming to shoot your house and you don't put away your dirty laundry baskets or get a new bedspread? Yikes. This place is gorgeous, but I wish they had styled it a bit before shooting.
This house is beautiful in a way that cannot be replicated with new construction. I applaud the owners for taking on what must have been a harrowing renovation, especially while preggers with their first child.
Now to nitpick...I love the functionality of ceiling fans, and there are attractive ones on the market. That said, the one in their bedroom is a sore thumb if I ever saw one. I live just down the street in Midwood, Brooklyn and I will be running my fans until July if possible.
The laundry baskets are fine. No need to pretend the house isn't lived-in.
Love this house!
For the nitpickers: Once in a while photos of a house come along that remind you that this is not a glossy magazine website, that there are average people out there who are not designers and they are allowed to be proud of their accomplishments.
Yet, ironically, the original story and images came from the NY Times.
gorgeous! payoff is immense.
laughing at everyone who even noticed the laundry baskets. FYI, these are human beings who do not live in a showroom. Looks pretty damned CLEAN to me!