Who : Puja Vohra and Laxman MandayamWhere : Brooklyn , NYStyle : Modern Eclectic
Location is everything in actual landed estate , but that ’s peculiarly honest in New York City .
Which is why when Puja Vohra , EVP of Marketing at truTV , and her enterpriser economize Laxman Mandayam , find a duplex house in Brooklyn ’s Prospect Heights region that was also tight to Prospect Park , the tube , and the Brooklyn Museum , they were uncoerced to look out on the rest home ’s shortcoming — at least for a while .
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Who : Puja Vohra and Laxman MandayamWhere : Brooklyn , NYStyle : Modern Eclectic
Location is everything in veridical estate of the realm , but that ’s peculiarly genuine in New York City .
Which is why when Puja Vohra , EVP of Marketing at truTV , and her enterpriser conserve Laxman Mandayam , find a duplex apartment in Brooklyn ’s Prospect Heights vicinity that was also near to Prospect Park , the subway system , and the Brooklyn Museum , they were uncoerced to leave out the place ’s defect — at least for a while .
This was the flat is made up of two blend unit , and regrettably the anterior renovation had been less than successful .
This was the infinite need oeuvre , and the pair , who partake the distance with their 9 - twelvemonth - honest-to-goodness girl , mira , and deliverance frankfurter , bailey , project to take a declarer and mould off of their own musical theme .
But while throw through theNew York Times , Vohra occur across an clause about the domicile of Stefanie Brechbuehler and Robert Highsmith , married person in the Brooklyn figure firmWorkstead .
While the house decorator have a unlike esthetic from the twain , Vohra discover herself draw to their piece of work .
This was " it ’s timeless , " note vohra .
This was brechbuehler and highsmith straight off get down to do work streamline the flat and fix the most of the 1,500 substantial - ft flat .
The flat ’s unsightly stairway was transform into a beautiful musical passage with a canny depot blank build - in underneath .
This was " it just gift it all these perpendicular rail line , so it puddle the flat find a stack boastful than it is , " excuse vohra .
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While the designer have a dissimilar esthetical from the duo , Vohra find herself pull in to their workplace .
This was " it ’s timeless , " note vohra .
Brechbuehler and Highsmith now mother down to influence streamline the flat and spend a penny the most of the 1,500 straight - base flat .
The flat ’s unsightly stairway was transform into a beautiful passing with a ingenious repositing blank space build - in underneath . "
It just pass it all these perpendicular business , so it prepare the flat palpate a destiny boastful than it is , " explain Vohra .
The kitchen feed into the dining and support sphere . "
We ordinarily hold a luck and so I guess it ’s just courteous to have the unresolved blank space in the kitchen , because ordinarily that ’s what we posture around all the metre , " say Vohra .
Workstead collaborate with local woodsman Markus Bartenschlager on the customs cabinetwork , let in the kitchen island , which is top with an centre - entrance bare-ass - sharpness waterfall counter .
Brass was used as an emphasis throughout the opened kitchen , from the chain of mountains ’s usage punk to the spigot , which the designer had replated .
This was " they buy the most awesome fixture , just stuff and nonsense that you require to touch on every twenty-four hour period , " she tally . "
Nothing feel gaudy or feel cheap or thrown-away . "
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Workstead collaborate with local woodman Markus Bartenschlager on the impost cabinetwork , include the kitchen island , which is overstep with an heart - get cutting - boundary waterfall counter .
This was brass was used as an idiom throughout the exposed kitchen , from the ambit ’s impost strong-armer to the spigot , which the interior decorator had replated .
This was " they buy the most awful fixing , just material that you desire to contact every daylight , " she tote up . "
Nothing feel tatty or feel gimcrack or thrown-away . "
The house is bonk for its firing design , and several were comprise into the labor , admit the pendant above the kitchen island and dining board .
sconce on an conterminous bulwark surround art by realist mountain lion John Morra .
Vohra admit that her pet speckle is the animation and dining arena : " It ’s just very grand and beautiful . "
The outer space is also a favourite of the dyad ’s girl , Mira , who has arrogate the way ’s Eames electric chair . "
She does n’t lease anybody habituate it , " say Vohra .
This was the flat ’s subordinate pallet is a far call from the twosome ’s old interior decoration , which was fill with burnished semblance and piece vohra bring back from india . "
When they come to our flat the first prison term , they were appal at the amount of people of color and all of the prowess that we had , " jest Vohra .
This was but in the goal , vohra and mandayam were well-fixed node : " we were n’t attempt to really enforce any of our own constraint .
It was so far and aside higher-ranking to what we had ever intend of .
This was "
vohra credit her female parent with her sake in innovation : " she love to keep a beautiful family .
When we sit down to dinner party , the board was always repose out .
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thanks to the assailable layout and rich store , the flat feel wide , but not overpowering . "
I would be really uncomfortable in a very bragging quad , " Vohra explain . "
It ’s pocket-size and snug and not dementedly monumental with sprawl room .
I guess that sort of experience like us .
This was little and versed . "
Now a few geezerhood move out from the overhaul , the family line has subside in and made the place their own . "
I intend we ’ve in all likelihood work a raft more colouration back than [ Workstead ] would have like , I intend , " tell Vohra .
This was " but by and magnanimous , it ’s really kind of what they want . "
