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Boston: Brick Sidewalks and Boot Scrapers
Edge of Beacon Hill from the Public Gardens I HAD VISITED BOSTON only twice, so long ago and so briefly I couldn’t even tell you which neighborhoods I was in. So when the time came to plan a little birthday … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, ROAD TRIPS, TRAVEL
Tagged arched doorways, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Boston, bowfront, brick, fanlights, Federal, Franklin, Inn at St. Botolph, Inn@St.Botolph, ironwork, lincrusta, Mt. Vernon Street, National Historic District, Nichols House Museum, Paramount, Paul Revere House, Petit Robert Bistro, Rose Standish Nichols, row houses, Southend, townhouses, Union Oyster House, Victorian
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Walking and Stalking
UPDATE, April 2011: The photos that originally accompanied this post, which I took while looking over the moon gate of this cottage as described below, were accidentally deleted from my WordPress media library, along with the photos on several months’ … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND
Tagged arbor, boxwoods, brick, cottage, courtyard, fence, French doors, gate, Maidstone Park, moon gate, parking pad, patio, pea gravel, shed
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One Weekend in Maine
CAPE PORPOISE, MAINE – Maine fulfilled my pre-conceived notions: rugged coastline, superior lobster, and lots of Revolutionary-era cottages and Victorian mansions — almost nothing but old houses, in fact, in the area around Kennebunkport. I particularly love the over-the-top yellow … Continue reading
Posted in ROAD TRIPS
Tagged brick, Cape Porpoise, Carpenter Gothic, Colonial, cottages, gingerbread, Kennebunkport, Maine, mansions, Revolutionary-era, Victorian
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Walkabout with Montrose on Brownstoner
I WANT TO TURN YOU ALL ON to a new weekly feature on Brownstoner, the powerhouse Brooklyn real-estate website without which I would have about one-fifth of my readership. “Walkabout with Montrose” is the work of a Crown Heights resident, … Continue reading
BROWNSTONE VOYEUR: Flying Colors in Fort Greene
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BROWNSTONE VOYEUR is a joint project of casaCARA and Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn, taking you behind the facades of those intriguing houses to see what’s inside. Look for it every Thursday on both sites! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DK HOLLAND’S house … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, BROWNSTONE VOYEUR, INTERIOR DESIGN
Tagged brick, BROOKLYN, ceiling beams, Chambers stove, color, cottage, country kitchen, DK Holland, farmhouse sink, flagstone patio, Fort Greene, front porch, garden, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NEW YORK CITY, Olea restaurant, outsider art, pre-Civil War, Pushpin Studios, Seymour Chwast, stable, stair balusters, tack house, wainscotting
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Colors of Brooklyn
IF YOU’VE GOT A BROWNSTONE, you’re going to keep it brown, one hopes. If you’ve got unpainted brick, you’re going to keep it unpainted, most likely, because it’s easier to maintain that way. But that leads to a sea of … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN
Tagged brick, brownstone, Carroll Gardens, Clinton Hill, exterior paint, facade, Gowanus
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