Cara Greenberg

East Hampton, New York

Freelance Writer and Blogger at Freelance

I blog for fun, about old-house real estate, interiors, gardening, and travel.

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Articles

Cobble Hill Home Becomes Grown-up Retreat

1 week ago | brownstoner.com | Cara Greenberg

Got a project to propose for The Insider? Contact Cara at caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] comSome empty nesters downsize when their kids leave home. This pair of homeowners spread out, renovating three floors of their four-story, mid-19th century townhouse for their own use. Their longtime family home got a stylish update, with an expanded kitchen, new primary bath, and a strikingly modern open stair.
In the Hands of Lauren Garrett, an Industrial Manhattan Loft Feels Like Home

1 week ago | 1stdibs.com | Cara Greenberg

One eye-catching wall speaks volumes about Lauren Garrett’s uncommon approach to a loft in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. Laced with criss-crossingplumbing pipes, some straight, some curvy, the lot of them unabashedly punctuated by an electrical junction box and a disused fire-alarm bell, the wall is utility as art, a strangely beautiful composition in and of itself. Another designer might well have sheet-rocked over the jumble.
Full-on Redo Polishes Park Slope Neo-Tudor Gem

2 weeks ago | brownstoner.com | Cara Greenberg

Got a project to propose for The Insider? Contact Cara at caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] comYou would think, with an historic, century-old Neo-Tudor gem of a house, that its owners over the years would respect its architectural integrity inside and out.
Yellow Kitchen Cheers Fort Greene Aerie

3 weeks ago | brownstoner.com | Cara Greenberg

Got a project to propose for The Insider? Contact Cara at caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] comEven on the grayest of days, who could possibly feel depressed in this skylit apartment, centered on a glossy yellow kitchen?
Scandi Touches Characterize Heights Reno

4 weeks ago | brownstoner.com | Cara Greenberg

Got a project to propose for The Insider? Contact Cara at caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] comEven a modestly sized renovation requires quite a few considered design decisions. That was certainly the case in the recent redo of a prewar two-bedroom for a young couple with a baby. On the third floor of a vintage row house in Brooklyn Heights, the dated apartment was in desperate need of an upgraded kitchen, two new baths, and an overall pulling together of the main living space.
Park Slope Row House Gets Curves

1 month ago | brownstoner.com | Cara Greenberg

Got a project to propose for The Insider? Contact Cara at caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] comIn the early 2000s, a developer added two floors to an existing two-story garage in the South Slope, rebuilding the facade to create a handsome brick row house, still with a garage on ground level. “That construction was pretty good,” said architect Michael Licht, who recently made a slew of additional changes to the structure in a total gut remodel, turning a two-unit building into a single-family residence.
Considered Decor Adds Personality to New Build

1 month ago | brownstoner.com | Cara Greenberg

Got a project to propose for The Insider? Contact Cara at caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] comPersonalizing a brand new townhouse was the challenge before interior designer Lucy Harris, who decorated from scratch for the very first occupants of the four-story building.
Etage Projects Upends Traditional Scandinavian Ideas about Design

1 month ago | 1stdibs.com | Cara Greenberg

Some call the works on view at Etage Projects conceptual. Some call them political. Maria Foerlev, owner of the airy Copenhagen gallery, calls them poetic. “What I usually say to justify showing these strange — to some people — things is ‘The world doesn’t need another chair, but we do need poetry.’ ”The “strange things” Foerlev purveys in her high-ceilinged white space in the city center are the otherworldly imaginings of an international assortment of contemporary artists and designers.
Rich Colors Distinguish Cobble Hill Reno

1 month ago | brownstoner.com | Cara Greenberg

Got a project to propose for The Insider? Contact Cara at caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] comThe fuchsia-colored sofa in the front parlor is an immediate giveaway that this Historic District townhouse will be a place of rich color, along with luxurious materials like natural stone, handmade tile, Venetian plaster, and fluted glass.
Reno Makes Aging in Place Stylish and Social

1 month ago | brownstoner.com | Cara Greenberg

Got a project to propose for The Insider? Contact Cara at caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] comBarry Bordelon and Jordan Slocum, the design team known as the Brownstone Boys, were working corporate jobs in 2018 when they impulsively bought a Bed Stuy brownstone, decided to renovate it themselves, and meticulously documented the process in nearly 100 installments for this very website. Since then, they’ve become nothing less than a phenomenon.