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So warm and comfortable, very sensual. Love the charcoal gray room. Unfortunately (for me) when I see so many tchotchkes my first thought is that it must take forever to clean.

I really like this tour. I do love all the South American influences, it reminds me of my happy travels. There is a lot of stuff but very well executed must be the visual merchandizing expertise coming through. Fun, fun art!

Using that pink color to offset all the art is really great. I am not a fan of black leather sofas but those are really beautiful and so perfect, they remind me of the classic Knoll sofa with the rosewood frame.

Cedar closet sigh!

Very clean ;)

I know firsthand what a pain to keep up with NYC dust and grim when you have a lot of collections, and books.

In the living room all the patterns and shapes work so harmoniously with each other. I really appreciate the aesthetic of the modern kitchen, it balances out the fullness of your collections in the rest of the room. Nicely done!
I too love that black room. Have fun with it~

Did you know there are beautiful mid century ceramic piggy banks, replicas of the Williamsburg Bank Building . In the 1950's-1960's the bank gave them out to customers. One sat on my brothers dresser when we were growing up.
I'm sure you could find one on Ebay!
Best wishes in your new home.

i love this place. The living room wall reminds me of the PAul Smith store in Soho..... which is secretly my dream apartment. Thanks so much for sharing. One of these days I'm going to do a picture hanging will all of my artwork like that.

I'd love to see what this place looks like when they've moved in more fully.

Love. Excellent work.

kristian - yes, it reminds me of the Paul Smith SoHo store, too.

I'm smitten by your LR rug. Could you possibly tell me from where it came? (Before ABC Carpet, that is.)

Really cool...but WOW that's a lot of stuff!

I love your place! You must have spent a fortune on framing your wonderful art as well. Just stunning - thanks for sharing.

CRAP! I lOvE this place! Such a wonderful mix between great design, personal flair and my favorite, anthropology professor style. Like living inside a sunken ship filled with treasure *swoooon*. Thanks for this!

Thanks for all the great comments. Jeff is the true genius behind this. For the record, some of the photos on the wall are also his shots.
For those who mentioned Paul Smith, he is one of our favorite designers, so not surprising that our home bears his mark.
The colorful carpet in the living room is originally from Afghanistan (per the folks at ABC). The dark rug under the dining table is from India (again, per ABC).
And yes! We have a small collection of Williamsburg Bank coin banks! But thanks for pointing that out! We really enjoy the building's history...

Some gorgeous furniture! The desk with hutch and dresser?! Be still my heart...

Love love love love that desk/shelf unit in the second bedroom. Fantastic!

Also-- what paint did you use on the art wall? I love how it makes the art pop.

Wow! 1360 is serious square footage in Brooklyn. Not surprising that it took the resources of a professional visual merchandiser to get this 'full' effect in such a short time.

I love the eclecticism and use of strong colour and pattern. The MCM pieces are mixed in just so; it doesn't look like an attempt at recreating a 'period' decor. The scuffed up Barcelona chair is genius - reupholstering would just erase the uniqueness of the piece. Chrome Gnome - amazing! And a big bowl of jets is way cooler than any number of dunnies, IMO.

The kitchen, though very clean and sleek, seems to belong to another aesthetic - not even a single magnet or note on the fridge looks odd juxtaposed with the lush collections in the next room. The jar of baby chicks seems to indicate that maybe Jeff is just getting started in there.

has anyone noticed that a TON of cool houses are in fort greene? :)

Inside one of the kitchen cabinets = BEST.

My eye dances around your living room, so many colors and things I want to examine and hear stories about, I love it!!

You have created a wonderfully rich, beautiful space! I especially love the master bedroom. Can you tell me what color gray you used for the walls?
Thank you!

Love the unfinished oak in the grey bedroom. I vote that you keep it this way !

Well done gentleman. The space is so beautiful, and big, and I'm insanely jealous. (And the jar of baby chicks is genius.) Enjoy your new home!

I like this one for all the art, but don't see myself spending a day in bed with the gray walls. The guest rooms dark (is that black?) walls just beg for a lot of frames on it.

Pictures are slowly going up in the Black Room...the kitchen will not remain so bland. Lots of ideas for in there, but not lots of money! So for the time being, we'll live with the plain kitchen...There will be a Phase 2 to this article, so stay tuned...

*speechless*

this is perfect and beautiful. one of my favourite house tours ever. i will definitely be bookmarking this for inspiration.

how wonderful! I love it! Kudos!!

LOVE it! I love the smooth transition from the starkness of the kitchen, through the clean lines yet warmth of dining area, to the textures and colors of the living room (esp. that hot pink). Bravo!

The black rug under the dining table looks like Madeleine Weinrib...am I wrong?

You have so many things, and yet this doesn't look cluttered at all. Very inviting and warm. I like how you used the rugs together. I'm interested to know whether you are planning to do window treatments or leave the windows blank. And if you are covering them, with what?

I absolutely love it.

so beautiful guys. rich and decadent but still really comfortable and personal.

yayyyy!

The rug is not Madeleine Weinrib. Made in India, can't remember the name of the company...
The windows in the LR will stay without window furnishings. The windows in the MBR are another story. We need something to great darkness - it gets very bright in the morning. We are considering some kind of shade or shutter.
Thanks again to all -- I'm glad you are finding such inspiration in the place. We definitely do too!

I love this tour. Especially the art.

Please leave the kitchen as is. It's wonderful stark. Your rugs are gorgeous and the living room wall is just unbelievably awesome.

Please tell me more about the stunning dressers (credenza?) in the bedroom. What kind of wood is that? Who is the manufacturer. I love your entire place and think that I will indeed paint my bedroom charcoal grey.

Your bathrooms are a very nice color as well. Would you mind telling paint brands and colors?

My favorite AT house tour ever!

Cool house. (Though the collaged art over the bookshelves would give me an anxiety attack!)

Love the grey walls and the great photo of the boys. I'd leave the kitchen mostly as is...

I prefer Alberto's more minimal style. The best room is the work-in-progress guest room.
The shoe shelves/rack in the closet is pretty awesome though.

Excellent taste in furniture!

Love it. And not just because of the art and the books...

Can you tell me about the wood-slatted table in the guest room? I have an identical one (hand-me-down-gift YEARS ago) and never tried to identify it.

I also like the simplicity of the kitchen after the fullness of the adjoining room. Lovely throughout.

And, boy, does that turtle have a lot to look at to keep occupied!

PAINT: The colors are -- in the MBR, Benjamin Moore "Portland Gray"; in the LR, Benjamin Moore "a la mode". In the tv/guest room, Benjamin Moore "Black Beauty".
As for the wood-slatted table -- a flea-market hand-me-down. We don't know where it started it's life.

The living room color palette is delish.

The glass bowl full of airplanes really tickles my funny bone in a way that might be slightly macabre--I'm not sure why, but I love it! (Mason jar of chicks isn't bad either)

The jar of chicks had me cracking up. I'm jealous of your colorful blanket collection (stacked on floor). I love the dresser in the bedroom the way it is, in the unfinished oak. I'm sure it would also look nice in ebony but it's so beautiful natural.

A side note to AT: thanks for including descriptions with the photos! (Not all house tours get photo descriptions.) I enjoy the house tours much more when things are put into context the story behind the room/object is explained. Thanks.

The books, the framed art look tidy, not cluttered. That takes serious skill. Kudos.

Love how the ac/heating vent blend into the art. Really brilliant.

If only I had the money and the resources to pull off such a grand living room, dripping with stories and inspiration.

Amazing.

PPS: How much do I adore that piece with the cheerleaders spelling out prescription drugs?

You cheeky monkeys.
Source please? :)

Living room - one of those great places you just want to wander around and touch everything.

Bedroom - so not fair for guys to have that much space for shoes. :)

Love it - where did you get the metal and glass shelves? The chicks are a bit freaky but also funny.

Even the vent looks like art.

Wonderful! Great shot in the dining area of those two Indian boys.

it really is amazing how many items are in the apartment, yet it never feels cluttered..as if they would know exactly where something is if you asked them.

Looking forward to Phase II

I fell in love when I saw the pictures...I wanted to move in! It is so warm and welcoming and all those little treasures placed around the condo makes it so personal......beautiful job and it's only phase 1 can't wait for phase 2...!!!!

Lovely. If the walls in the master bedroom were a few shades more blue, I'd happily live there 4 ever. (2 grey rooms is too much for me, but that charcoal is brilliant.)

I'm not sure if this is due to the photog's emphasis, but I suspect one reason the profusion of objects in living room works is the way we see paired objects (heads, dolls etc) peppered around the place. It's a great balance of variety and consistency, and feels like a visual cesura. Such a pleasure.

I lOVE, LOVE, LOVE this place. Can I come over? Or better yet, can you design my place??

Thanks for sharing!

CHEERLEADER PRINT! Please do share where to get it. It is hysterical! All homes need abit of humor floating around.

sooo much to look at, maybe too much. it's great art and the clutter takes away a little from it. i love the photograph of the two young boys and the mixed leather.

Extremely personal and individualistic. What an exceptional space to play with!

JEEZE! WOW! This place is fabulous. The colors, the art, the furniture. It doesn't get much better than this. I really want to thank the two of you for sharing your space. :)

Hi Everyone...

I'm glad you're enjoying what we've done to the place so far...it's a work in progress to be sure. For those of you who have asked about the cheerleader print, it came from an amazing father and son graphic design team who are based in Barcelona. I met them at their studio last year and saw this amazing poster hung on their gallery wall. It was a self promotional piece they had done and to my understanding, it was never created for sale or circulation (they printed me a copy as a gift). You can check out their website at www.vallery.es They are insanely talented. Again...thanks for all the enthusiasm.

Jeff

Hi Jeff,

You're home is truly beautiful. I'm in awe. Can i ask if the rug under the dining table copes well with the movement and weight of the dining chairs... plus guests? Is it quite a flat rug? (nothing worse then unsightly indentations:) And is it cotton/wool etc? Apologies for all the questions. Thanks!

Hey guys.
Your home is beautiful- just one note... your turtle needs more water. The tank should be filled almost to the top, with a comfortable area to climb out and bask.

i am loving what you've done with the place! i have dreams about those dining room chairs. every night.

you two have successfully translated what could've been another cold, bland cookie-cutter space to exude the warmth, heart and soul you put into your relationships with those near and dear to you.

congratulations, boys. feels like home.

The rug under the table is a really tight, flat weave (with a pad underneath). It's 100% cotton and has held up so far. That said...it's also new and hasn't been subjected to many punishing dinner parties...yet. We'll keep you posted.

Also...thanks for your concern for the turtle. We've filled the tank some since the photos were taken and he actually has a rock terrace that may not show in the pictures where he climbs out, sunbathes and does his odd turtle yoga. We love him.

J

wow -i love the art, books, & world culture all over the place, including the chicks in a jar... overall gives the impression of being anywhere but New York City...

that's the kind of feeling i want to come home to at the end of a New York day!

dan

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I was just checking out this house tour and the minimalist bachelor pad. The contrast is amazing. Both are NY homes, but this one is a living being or on its way to that point. I love everything about this place. I think it was a well-worth 18 months of planning. Congrats! I only wish to collect such beautiful art and display them in such a gracious way.

Ohh, and I like the unfinished credenza as it is.

Loved this tour! All spaces make you feel welcome.
It´s warm, calm, interesting ... what a great job!

BTW... absolutely LOVED the chicks in the jar... in the kitchen.

I am DYING over the desk unit in the TV room... is it custom? (forgive if you said b4, but i could not find it in previous comments..) gorgeous guys!

the desk unit in the TV room is custom -- it was made for my other apartment, and the size was adjusted for this apartment. glad you like! the designer is ben checkwitch at ben checkwitch designs.

Ever heard of "less is more"?

AMAZING HOUSE!
I want to move in.

I have one suggestion. In the Black room, can you Please paint the register the same color as the walls.

and where are the glass bookshelves in the living room from? I need some!.

love the murakami!

The glass shelves in the living room were custom made from a great antiques store on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn called Darr. Very nice people to work with and very reasonable as well.

vey interesting, i love how they hung all the pictures all over the wall.

I adore it, love the art work, so personal. The bathroom feels a bit like a hotel but I am sure it will turn out fabulous. Congratulations on a spectacular job!!