Boerum Hill is a minimal residence positioned in Brooklyn, New York, designed by Solely to order. Designers Melissa Lee and Erika Chou drew inspiration from the Norwegian and English countryside, embodying the “new romantic” aesthetic for which the agency has turn into recognized.
To convey the design to life, the duo launched plenty of background particulars that honor the house’s historic roots whereas additionally working seamlessly throughout the trendy setting. The undertaking efficiently blends previous and current, making a dwelling area that’s each fashionable and comfy.
Within the kitchen, a hunter inexperienced glass cupboard, which was salvaged from elsewhere, shows the house owners’ spectacular assortment of cookbooks – including a splash of coloration to the comfortable area. The kitchen additionally options archive William Morris wallpaper and refined coloration mixtures that have been impressed by the home’s 18th-century roots, that are gently illuminated by vintage opal fixtures.
Melissa Lee explains, “The Boerum Hill undertaking was about bringing again the character and appeal of this historic Federal-style residence on arguably one in all Brooklyn’s most quintessential tree-lined blocks. We wished the home to really feel lived-in, stuffed with soul, and most significantly, match its previous and current. We have reintroduced plenty of ‘background’ particulars that outline the integrity of a historic vernacular dwelling with aplomb – supplies and finishes acceptable to its 18th-century bones, however working fluidly in a contemporary setting.”
Images by William Jess Laird.