Brooklyn Interiors

The renegade design spirit that has turnedåÊBrooklyn into a bastion of style.
These days, Brooklyn is more than a place‰ÛÓit‰_såÊbecome a symbol for a whole style of living, one thatåÊis rooted in a broad-minded eclecticism and imbuedåÊwith an aura of authenticity, originality, and independence.åÊIt has replaced Manhattan as home toåÊindie fashion designers, filmmakers, artists, writers,åÊactors, and entrepreneurs with trendsetting designåÊsensibilities. Focusing entirely on private homes,åÊthis is the first book to get to the heart of theåÊBrooklyn lifestyle.

Profiling homes that exemplify a distinctive perspective,åÊBrooklyn Interiors goes beyond the front doorsåÊof the new creative class‰ÛÓinside the borough‰_s moståÊcompelling brownstones, row houses, lofts, condos,åÊcarriage houses, and even one houseboat. FromåÊWilliamsburg and Greenpoint to Carroll GardensåÊand Park Slope and every neighborhood in between,åÊthe connecting thread is a brilliant resourcefulness.åÊThere is also an uncanny knack for beautifully reconcilingåÊa respect for tradition, an embrace ofåÊmodernism, and a new love of the handcrafted (oneåÊthat is broader and more syncretic than what‰_såÊbecome typical of the borough). In the end, theåÊBrooklyn ideal is to carve out one‰_s own niche withinåÊa tightly developed urban environment‰ÛÓthus theseåÊexamples provide aesthetic lessons for people all overåÊthe country.