Project: Ovington, Bay Ridge

Working with a green architecture firm, we  were hired to do all the carpentry on a two floor brownstone renovation from framing to finish.  The project called for all FSC certified wood, high recycled content building materials, low to no VOC paints and adhesives, and Bluejean cotton insulation as well as air sealing for maximum energy conservation. This is the completed ground floor kitchen.  After sistering all the floor joists to reduce movement, we leveled the ceilings after the electrician installed recessed lighting. Beautiful Crown Point cabinetry with soapstone countertops, were some of the finishing touches.

The Parlor room had original wainscot paneling on the walls, which we sanded and painted with minor repairs, to keep the integrity of the original work.  

For the second floor Office, we had all moulding custom milled to match original profiles throughout the rest of the house. This entire room had been gutted down to the brick and had to be re-framed for new window locations and a bathroom. We built custom closets for the office and radiator covers under the windows for a finished look.    

Close up of radiator cover in ground floor kitchen.

                   

Project: E. 10th St. Manhattan

Our client contacted us after a flood in the kitchen filled their entire apartment with many inches of water. They decided this was the time to renovate the two bathrooms, the damaged kitchen, new floors and repaint everything. 


The small bathroom was cramped; a common NYC feeling. Finding empty space in the ceiling, we raised it as much as we could, framing soffits to cover the upstairs plumbing, and put recessed lights in the soffits to brighten the ornate tile work in the room. Likewise, a custom glass door and panel kept as much light flowing around as possible.
    

When we started, the walk in shower was tight and didn't leave much room for movement.

More dead space inside the walls was taken advantage of by putting a marble bench on the right side...

and a niche for soap and shampoo above the valve.

This is the kitchen before. Being the source of the flood, it needed to be updated to forget the drama and trauma. 

Choosing Brookhaven cabinets with new GE Cafe appliances, the kitchen went from modern white to a more country feel.

The real stone floor lent more credibility....

as well as a farm house sink; something the customer had always wanted to do.

The granite countertops and glass mosaic lit by under cabinet lights pulled it together.

The large bathroom needed the same treatment as the small bathroom.

Making higher ceilings and the floor to ceiling calcutta gold marble gave this space a grand, timeless appeal. 

The outdated laundry hamper wall was re-framed...

to make room for display niches

After the floors were installed, the final touch in the living room was fabricating and installing custom painted cabinetry with storage and a false front to cover a convector in the middle.