Brownstone Boys
If you didn't know about The Brownstone Boys, now you do! They're one of the (thankfully many) gay couples who do house flips and remodeling on YouTube and Insta. I've followed them for awhile now and I just had to share this video. Even though it does not present the house staged and decorated, it gives us more a sense of how the process of renovating the house went. I find it fascinating.
I love this house they rehabbed, BTW. It's one of those houses that you wish you'd seen first and bought it. Of course, you need to have their eye to see the diamond in the raw in the 'before'. It took them nine months to complete this remodel (damn!) but the results are fantastic. They also show how Ikea can be elevated and how personal touches give a house that extra touch. Yes, they did that. I really love seeing the progress people make in this kind of renovation because I have no idea how it is that they visualize all this fabulosity.
I also love their DIY projects and I've been following their @oneroomchallenge and I can't wait to see what they do with their basement. You also know I live in a basement garden apartment, so this project is very close to my heart. They're a super cool couple (love following LGBTQ creators on Insta and YouTube. They always get my clicks!) and they seem to be very complementary to each other. I think working with your partner is something that not everybody can do. I think I've said before that working with someone I'm having a relationship with would be a trial by fire. I know I'd drive my man insane because I'm too fucking OCD and pushy. Oh, I know my drawbacks.
As a treat, here's them doing a DIY in their backyard. Now, this is how I'd love my backyard projects to look like!
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P.S. the renovation of their @oneroomchallenge is complete!!!
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This renovation is amazing. The before pictures show what they were dealing with when they walked in. Restoring the staircase to the original wood is a beautiful touch. Years of paint on paint hide the delicate details. And creating the kitchen and bathroom where water supplies may not have existed has to cost a fortune. Kudos to them for their hard work and vision.
ReplyDeleteI think you’re up for the challenge, babe.
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It is incredible. I could not believe how it looked at the beginning.
DeleteI love when people restore things to their original appearance in houses.
And I'd never do this. Ever.
Well, if I had the dough, I would.
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Oh to be in my twenties again! Projects for the young, creative, and handy. I have designed and built a house, but nothing compares to renovating and restoring an old house. There are so few people today who appreciate the art of woodworking.
ReplyDeleteRenovating and restoring is such hard work!
DeleteAnd designing and building a house sounds super exciting!
Woodworking is a lost art. *sigh*
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This house I adore--and the cute guys are nice, too. That kitchen is what I want done to mine; kinda modern, kinda rustic; very chic.
ReplyDeletePlus it makes me wanna move to Brooklyn and buy a Brownstone.
Isn't it nice? So airy and spacious.
DeleteThey're super cute, too!
Can you imagine how much this house is?
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Very good! Even it had to have cost a fortune, the décor is modest. The kitchen could do with a little more color.
ReplyDeleteOh, I could not help but think about the cost.
DeleteAnd that kitchen is going to look fantastic when there' s actually something there.
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I never heard of them. But give them kudos for doing this. I can not imagine doing a whole house. My current project has been consuming and it's just been a kitchen and a bathroom!!!!! I think I might pull hair out over a whole house. I like the brownstone though....and they had me at the pocket doors!!! A good friend of mine lives in Brooklyn in a brownstone that has been converted to apartments....his flat is gorgeous ,huge windows and doors, 14 ft ceilings...... I get an orgasms over places like this.
ReplyDeleteI cannot imagine doing a whole house either. The manfriend is doing his kitchen and it's a nightmare.
DeleteThat brownstone is sooooo cool!
Same about orgasms.
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I hope you boys clean up after yourselves.
DeleteI always cum prepared! Condoms, towels, handcuffs, goggles.......
DeleteGoggles, specially. Because it burns. Just ask Coco Peru!
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How did I miss this yesterday? I stopped by twice and....nothing. Ah, well. XOXO
ReplyDeleteAww bummer!
DeleteBlogger plays tricks on us!
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