Day: April 14, 2014

Jenna Lyons's Brooklyn Brownstone, living room with rifeplace and masculine leather sofas after via belle vivir blog

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. Read More…