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Installing the windows

Posted on August 19, 2018 by bklandshark

One day I asked Scott to close the windows and he said he already had. At that point we realised the windows were not going to cut it through the cold New York winter. New photo by Amaya Booker (Illdrinn) / Google Photos We were going to need double glazed windows with better seals if…

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Restoring the claw foot bath

Posted on July 29, 2018July 29, 2018 by bklandshark

Part of my daily routine includes a bath, every day that I have time for it. It gives me time to wake up, mentally prepare for my day and stare blankly at my feet mentally processing. It’s where I get my best ideas and I credit a return to regular bathtime as one of the…

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Designing the Rental Kitchen

Posted on July 21, 2018July 21, 2018 by bklandshark

The intention with the downstairs kitchen was to modernise as quickly and reasonably priced as we could. We wanted to retain the Victorian charm while still keeping something that would appeal to the local rental market. New photo by Amaya Booker (Illdrinn) / Google Photos The old 1970s design choices had made the room seem…

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Ground Floor Demolition!

Posted on July 20, 2018July 20, 2018 by bklandshark

As HGTV will tell you, demolition day is best day! Only we took about 3 weeks … There was plenty of sketchy DIY renovations that could be removed before the contractors showed up. New photo by Amaya Booker (Illdrinn) / Google Photos Rental Dining – Demolition New photo by Amaya Booker (Illdrinn) / Google Photos…

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Ground Floor – Before shots

Posted on July 20, 2018 by bklandshark

Like many traditional Victorian Brownstones Minion Manor came complete with a ground floor apartment separate from the main house. If we were going to appeal to the Brooklyn Hipster community something needed to be done about the 1970s orange and brown theme and prepare for renovations! New photo by Amaya Booker (Illdrinn) / Google Photos…

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Buying the house

Posted on July 20, 2018July 20, 2018 by bklandshark

New photo by Amaya Booker (Illdrinn) / Google Photos Finding a house in Brooklyn that still had original details in a Brownstone took a lot of work most houses that were affordable had long been flipped to generic home depot tile and white formica counters. New photo by Amaya Booker (Illdrinn) / Google Photos After…

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Finding the right neighbourhood

Posted on May 19, 2018July 20, 2018 by bklandshark

One of the best things we did before moving to NYC was to spend a couple of days just pottering around New York on the subway getting a feel for various neighbourhoods. After years of apartment living in Sydney and San Francisco we knew we wanted an actual house. While the large houses and commuter…

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