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 item by Amaya Booker (Illdrinn) / Google Photos…
Buying the house
New item 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 item by Amaya Booker (Illdrinn) / Google Photos After…
Finding the right neighbourhood
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…