I’m sure everybody who reads Interior Design blogs have seen Jenna Lyons’s Brooklyn Brownstone. Jenna is J Crew’s Creative Director and her Brooklyn Heights apartment is probably the most blogged about ever. It graced the cover of Domino Magazine more than once and the yellow sofa over the Moroccan rug and the black bedroom were one of the few unique design elements in Jenna’s home that kept many yearning for more and replicating them over and over again. The apartment was put up for sale soon after Jenna’s divorce leading to a bidding war probably due to the Brownstone popularity. The couple winning the bid was Tracy Martin and Vince Clarke, both in the music industry. The new owners enlisted the help of the Interior Design firm Roman and Williams to create a home that reflects their own lifestyle and aesthetics. The result is a maximalist brownstone that seems to have been there for a long time. A much mature version of its kind.
In the top image is Jenna Lyons living room. Below is how it is today after Tracy Martin and Vince Clarke put their touches.
Above, Jenna Lyons dining room is spare and more modern while the new decor below is more maximalist. Notice that the crown moldings were painted in a light grey making them more noticeable.
Remember Jenna Lyons’s son’s nursery above, the yellow and white stripes on the ceiling was one elements that many people loved.
Jenna’s bedroom had black walls. The current walls now are still dark but in a lighter plum color.
Lovely Chinoiserie wallpaper in the living room.
In the bathroom the bare concrete back wall was kept intact but the floor seems to have gotten a make-over and painted darker.
In the kitchen glass door cabinets replaced the only shelf.
Below, more images of the new decorated Brownstone.
All photos via The New York Times.
Classiq
I do like the after look more. It doesn't happen too often to choose a maximalist style over a minimalist one, but it was done right and it looks so elegant.
Karena Albert
When you have a home with great bones you can go never go wrong!
Rowan and Williams have done a great job in assisting the new owner put their unique mark on this special property!
xoxo
Karena
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sharon smith
DYING!!! Rich, sexy, stylish! What a difference. Not that the before was bad by any means, just more soulful with the changes. Spectacular!
Sharon
Anonymous
Just a couple of comments – they have used a different bedroom as the master and Jenna Lyon's masterbed is now the sitting room.
Also, in the ensuite off the new sitting room, the chevron wood floor in the bathroom was replaced with a honed slate chevron tile by Jenna Lyons before the house was sold.
Some beautiful pieces. Overall, not my taste though:( Sad to see the change. Hoping her new place makes into some publication down the road.
Thanks for posting!