HOUSE TOUR | A Victorian Townhouse in Brooklyn Brimming with Character
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2024
- Interior designer Christina Salway takes us inside her charming pre-war Victorian townhouse in Brooklyn, New York.
For more extraordinary home tours, visit our website: homeworthy.com
Christina has thoughtfully designed her townhouse to honor its history and original features while infusing modern touches to ensure it never feels dated. She meticulously restored the crown molding and floors, adding antiques she has collected throughout the years.
Unlike many modern renovations, Christina chose to preserve the individual rooms that add unique charm and character to the home, rather than turn it into an open floor plan. Her townhouse even boasts an outdoor space, a true luxury in New York City.
Join the Guest House: / @homeworthy
Guest House Access - Playlist: • Members-only videos
#hometour #interiordesign #homedecor
LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to Homeworthy's TH-cam channel for more home tours and design content
Be sure to visit www.homeworthy.com/shop to discover amazing furniture, art, and accessories handpicked by our editors to help transform your house into a home - all of the items are inspired by the episodes you see here on this channel!
Follow us on Instagram: / homeworthy
Follow us on TikTok: / homeworthy
Follow Christina Salway on Instagram: christinasa...
Visit her website: www.11211design.com/ - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Finally, a designer who didnt do a gut remodel and some HGTV "open concept" nonsense. More of this!
Precisely!!! ✨
Preach
How and why is a gut remodel even remotely 'nonsense'? Renovations falling under that category DO have value and merit depending on the state of the existing structure.
No reason to harshly judge someone else's aesthetic simply bcz it doesn't mimic your own.
Exactly, it is like judging others people clothing@@robyndismon394
@@robyndismon394 Oh brother.
The fact that I watched all 50 minutes is a testament to how interesting this owner is.
Same!!! I was riveted!
@@melindaferreira9879 same! I loved her. More than any other decorator on this series!
A true restoration?? Not an extreme reno down to the studs? Give this lady a medal!
Finally!!! I absolutely love this tour because it’s worth the time to watch her express her feelings for interior design in a way that’s authentic and realistic. It’s not about bragging about the custom murals that cost so much money and also there’s a real home that is made for her family members.
She uses practicality when she’s designing a space.
She is less worried about having a showroom for promotional purposes that is just making a home that uses only luxury products that are so expensive and unaffordable to 99% of the world.
Brands should not dictate how a person lives in his or her home.
Thanks for sharing this video of an authentic experience of someone real and genuine. ❤
So agree with you on every point you’ve made!
Thank you all of the above exactly
Right on--i could not agree more----most of the owners are quite a bore---love a real person like this lady😊😊
Right on--i could not agree more----most of the owners are quite a bore---love a real person like this lady😊😊
The sofa story is priceless------I once had a client have a window taken out so we could get a sofa in a room-----reinstalled the window thinking if they ever moved it will happen all over again the same way----WELL the movers took right down the hall like nobody’s business--LOL
Love this woman!! Love her sense of style! Love her respect for original architecture and especially her appreciation of vintage, 2nd hand beautiful finds moved with modern. Her home has soul and a story. Love her stories too. She needs her own show or own utube channel!!!!
Yes! I would watch her show!
my thoughts exactly
I agree! She has such a relatable energy and personality!
I love the fact the décor doesn't look forced. It's immediately evident the pieces of furniture, accessories and art were collected and meaningful.
One of my favorite home tours! Love the mix of vintage, street finds, family owned, salvaged and even Ikea! Her home definitely reflects her, authentic and unpretentious!
I love this amazing woman and her design concept!!!!!!!!!! She doesn't go to the store and buying expensive things. She creates beautiful home out of things she can find handy. That is a true talent!
Oh, love the individual rooms and the fact that they kept the character of the home.
I loved it when she said” I want it to feel like your allowed to live here” that’s the best line ever! That’s exactly how I feel too!
Oh, I felt that one too. So often design (or "aesthetic") is so pristine and sanitized, it feels like a museum. Home-y-ness can be a part of excellent design--look at this home as a well-crafted example!
Love, love, love everything about this home. First of all, this host is lovely. What a great personality. She's definitely one of my favorite hosts/designers on this channel.
Secondly, I am so happy that she didn't gut everything and completely remove all of the architectural details of the home. Kudos to them for modernizing the space while retaining all of the beautiful character.
I very much enjoyed all of the art and the stories and the vintage mixed with modern pieces. I like that there are imperfections like the stone of the fireplaces are a bit crumbly at their bottoms, little details like that really make a home charming and lived in in my view.
Lastly, thanks for sharing all the tips and tricks and ideas. I will be back to take some notes!
I saw someone mention that this space is too "cluttered" for their taste 🙄. Whenever anyone says that about a place like this, I have to assume that they live in extremely lifeless minimalistic space. I don't see clutter, I see joyous collected stories.
The divorce couch story is so funny, and relatable lol. Beautiful home!
I think everybody has a "divorce couch" story or something very like it. Mine was an armoire. A huge beast of an armoire. When we move, it will staying.
@@Karen-ev8rd lol love it! Thank you for sharing! For me, on the top of the list was when we were moving an extremely heavy long dresser up the stairs. My husband was getting frustrated because it wasn’t moving and he kept shoving it which was crushing my legs and I couldn’t explain to him what was happening because I was laughing so hard, which was making him more frustrated, etc etc lol. I still laugh about it, despite the bruises.
@@sharonc1326 Too funny.
I love this home! It’s unique and unpretentious. It’s perfectly styled without an ounce of stuffiness.
I love her style and her great choice of furniture. It feels like she is not trying so hard, but behind all that, it is a skillfully curated space. Lovely work.
Love this! And I very much appreciate the fact that she will collect something special and then wait until she has the right moment to use it, and the fact that she saves things from the trash and makes them beautiful.
Such a beautiful home. Decorated with treasures which tell a story. Often homes feel overdecorated to be a show house. Here it reflects the family story. Enjoyed this tour very much.
OK please note: Christina Salway needs (well, actually we need her) to have a design show solely of her own. She is perfect as a host, a designer of exceptional taste, and absolutely current with a touch of whimsy, unpredictability and respect for the history of design. Oh, and also she is incredibly resourceful! She would fill a perfect slot (thinking of Sarah Richardson and Tommy) on the Magnolia Network or HGTV. This gal has the whole package!
I looked her up to see her work and - she is on the Magnolia network! A show called In with the Old. (I haven't seen it). Seems like she's been on a couple of other home design shows too.
That episode showcases her home that she had in Maine and it is one of my all-time favorites... I've probably watched it 50 times!
@@AthalieMOh my goodness…thank you AthalieM…will follow up with your info!
@@sarahp3676going to try and find that episode…
I wholeheartedly agree. This woman successfully allows her home to communicate its inhabitants' histories in a truthful and unselfconscious way.
Also, she is completely comfortable in front of the camera and a genuinely interesting and authentic person--a necessary asset for any design show host.
One of the best NYC home. She’s adorable and down to earth.
thank goodness for designers like her that honor old style and do not think everything needs to b a big open beige box
Love her home and the story of each piece, especially the divorce sofa😂😂
I love what you did to your hallway with the linen closet, laundry, and all-purpose closet, all hidden behind paneled doors! What a smart use of space!❤
Gosh what a fun tour. The owner is delightful. Love how real and genuine she is and she’s a great storyteller.
I love that she didn't gut everything and kept the spirit of the house. I love historical costume and that she saved those pictures. And I would love to get a box of those prints for myself.
I really enjoyed this. She is so well-spoken and comfortable on camera, it was easy to get into the story of her beautiful home and family life. This is one of the nicest and most intriguing homes you’ve ever presented. I bet her clients love working with her.
Dynamite!!! One of my favorite episodes and perhaps my favorite hostess!
Quite simply perfection of beauty, form and function and what an amazing ingenious lady. So inspiring in so many ways. Please homeworthy more like this
So happy that all the architectural elements were saved. The fireplaces and moldings are just incredible. Your home is cozy and welcoming. Thank you so much for sharing.
I like the hide-your-tv trick, the kitchen-you kept it to scale with the house, and the teeny, tiny sink in your son's bathroom. 😊
Exceptional on all fronts - the rooms all look beautiful AND unique to her design perspective. (And an engaging personality!). Taking notes over here, on the kitchen especially.
Best kitchen ever.
Love that she saved that little sink for years and then found the perfect place for it in one of their bathrooms.
Ohhhhh…already a favorite. ✨✨✨ Totally favor not “opening up” this beautiful Victorian. I love separate rooms, personally.
Wow. So refreshing to beauty and function work so well! Love!
I love your story! An absolutely beautiful eclectic space! Every room had it's own chapter!
Loved the closed concept over open for this home----she is real and apparently does a great job in her design world--loved it😊😊😊
Love her personality! And her “thrifting “ style! Good job 👏🏻🥰
watch her episodes on In with the Old on Magnolia!
This woman has such a lovely energy 💕
Christina you are so talented and hilarious! “It really dresses up well”, her client didn’t really like the mirror and she says, “really, I really like this mirror.” “In 1960 the guy sold everyone asphalt shingles.” “Have you ever traveled with a painting.” Hope you enjoy your new ancestors. You are a great story teller and your house is the best example of the detail behind every decision you have made to transform your house into your home. So fun!
She's so lovely! Great personality and taste.
A house with a soul... 👏
This is high on my list of favorite Homeworthy tours!
Love the matching game of the divorce couch, the arm chair next to it and the painting over the chimney ❤
Omg thank you for saving this home. No changing everything. This is my dream.
Every inch of this home has a story and the struggles are what makes the memories. I really enjoyed this alot. Vintage pieces and fb market place are just the best atm.
I LOVE the painting over the TV, so much, that I may steal the idea. So much nicer than frame TVs.
Charming home...charming hostess. I loved both.
Fun lady!!! So talented! Everything is comfortable. Lovely person and home.
Your television solution is simple and wonderful. I don't see a problem! Also, I like that painting...and the outlandish chair.
Thank you for preserving the beauty and integrity of this home! It is fabulous! I love the kitchen!!!! ❤
What a beauty of a home! I have that exact same tiger rug and am now inspired to hang it on a wall!❤
100x better than the oversized McMansions in Texas.
Absolutely! Also," the pretentious owners." Then," this dreadful open concept." Every room needs a defined space. A dining room with a beautifully displayed table." This is a ," work of Art."
easily one of the best home tours. interesting unique decor paired with comfort and practicality. love when people have their own style and it comes across so well! love love love!
She is very enjoyable to watch. Great way of describing things, and as many have said, how refreshing not to of gutted the place, but to of decorated sympathetically.
I adore this beautiful home! I can see myself getting lost in that deep, soft sofa with a good book and soft jazz playing! Just gorgeous!
I love the funky chairs & the colors of the molding & walls! Green is my favorite color & you combined it well with blue!
One of my favorite home tours! I love her and her style.
Love this woman, her style and casual yet beautiful sense of style. I especially love that she didn’t do the “HGTV open concept” on this historic home. Bravo!
Kitchens absolutely gorgeous!!!!! Omg im so in love with it best kitchen ive seen so far! 🎉
I agree. That kitchen is my all time favorite kitchen, and with the pantry behind the wall, I just love it so much.
What a dreamy-incredible-wishful home. Love the versatility, valence and Yes, one’s must be wealthy in order to live there. I feel so blessed to even be able to watched this home decoration . Thank you for sharing so at least many of us can at least aspire to and get inspired to decorate the abode we have and feel wonderful in our own little place with love.🙏
Ah, the couch story! I can definitely relate. Partner and I have moved several times since grad school, and we have several pieces of furniture (including some curbside acquisitions) that nearly brought us to divorce. I even recognized the 'kill' gesture he gave me for making him help me lug a huge chair up our stair! lol
Craigslist and FB Marketplace, my kinda gal, and decorating! Give me ALL of the rescued stuff!
This is wonderful. I love the reuse of older pieces, the cozy feel of the rooms. Love love!
Such a beautiful host and home.
This might be the best editing I’ve seen from a Homeworthy video. Nicely done!
Love her and her home!
A sensible and down to earth home. This feels authentic, not showy and cluttered with all of the industry name dropping. Probably one of my favorite HW designs.
Love the genius hacks!
Beautiful and creative home !
Wow Christina, what a great home!
What a wonderful home this is.I like the philosophy of the owner and especially the kitchen with the amazing zellige tiles and the open pantry hidden behind the wall having a glance from the corner.Amazing, well-done ❤❤❤❤Thank you!!!
Absolutely loved this home. Hello from England x
Phenomenal home…I love their style….I too brag about how little I purchase new..mattress, couch…but I am an Offer Up girl in S California and LOVE to find cool French Province styled or vintage cottage pieces to outfit the groovy mobile home I live in - friends always mention how they love the style….I watch shows like this for ideas…Thanks Ms. Christina…great tour!!!
Love this house and the owner! I so loved the stories!
Kitchen is gorgeous and full of charm and character - so beautifully done as is this whole home and then that master bedroom with that painting from Paris and as for the fireplace WOW!! Very clever with the closets looking like panelling and then their son's room is cute and cosy with that modgge podge wallpaper and fireplace - so stunning and his very own studio ! Magical garden is adorable! Just love it - a very unique home and definitely one of my favourites. Sending cheers from Oz 🦘
Love her personal style. She's so adorable ❤
My husband is watching this video with me. After the RH sofa story, he raised his arms up, saying "Thank Goodness I'm not alone!!!". Our story is about an RH Mayfair trunk table I bought in a consignment shop, and it got stuck between two flights of stairs at our home 😅 The table and the marriage made it!!!
So good!!! And she didn't buy a bunch of new stuff, did her own reno...fantastic❤❤❤
loved everything, the house, the design, the owner/designer... the garden, everything. best house ever. really chill and cool and happy.
Love the house but really need to know the brand of her white suit please
What an absolutely fabulous and thoughtfully adorned home! And now I have a creative solution to hide the tv!! So inspired. Love love love this house ✨✨✨
I really like her and I love her resourcefulness!
She’s hilarious and brilliant! Love this house ❤
Although her design style isn't exactly mine, I so enjoyed this video and the host. The fact that she restored rather than gut renovated is outstanding. I especially love the kitchen with the tile to the ceiling, the cabinets and the countertops. Her use of her "finds" is amazing. Please have her on again, perhaps with one of her design projects?
The light (both natural and interior electrics, and the combination of) in this place is just beautiful - wow. Christina's got true color and hue smarts. How subtle, sensitive, and clever her choices in regards many details here. Real pleasure here in having taken this particular tour. A lovely, agile, and open gal (confident her mate must also be a pretty cool fella) whose gatherings or dinner parties I'd enjoy attending. Thank you so much Christine and Homeworthy. The place glows, hops a little, , chuckles. My respect.
I vote for this also. So realistic and utterly gorgeous!
Love , love that she wanted to keep the room and architectural elements true to its form. Otherwise, why buy a home of this period. When she showed the pocket doors, my jaw dropped!!!! Who could ever change those! What a fantastic town home. My favorite was the sons room and nook, and the outdoor space is so intimate and cozy! I imagine its magical at night with the string lights!
Great gal with tons of personality. Fun video. Blue cushions on brown sofa are hideous. Haha. What was she thinking.
I agree. I would have tried to find a velvet or mohair close to the color of the leather so that the only contrast is between the textures. That blue was jarring. And I like the leather chesterfield. Even a garnet red mohair would be better, that blue is just off. IMHO.
I have never lived in Brooklyn, or even in a big city, but I can imagine the creaking of the floor boards, the smell of old wood, the echo of doors closing, and people talking in this magnificent home that has been lovingly brought back to its prewar state. Kudos to this wonderful homeowner!
My new favorite home tour. ❤❤
Love this one so much she is brilliant with her furniture purchases and her deals she got for used furniture. I have a leather couch too and would never have thought of covering the seating cushions, that was brilliant. Gorgeous cozy home. Love the painting you put over your tv. I also liked your use of blinds on the main floor windows, looked nice.
I am totally with this style of decorating. Just about every piece of furniture I own is used. as they tend to be better quality and obviously more affordable. I love that she stripped down so much of the wood. I did that to one old wooden medicine chest many years ago and it was so laborious I never tried again other than a small old pine bureau without crannies. I could never afford dipping.
Some choices I don't understand like the gingham paper in the entry after having replaced the entry doors to the beautiful period appropriate ones. The area calls out for something more elegant in keeping with a brownstone entry. The over the top mirror with the modern table is jarring to me as are the blue cushion covers on the couch.
I like the separation of the dining area from the living and think the newer light fixtures work well. The medallions are gorgeous. I would have gone with a warmer (more appetite inducing) color for the dining area though. The kitchen sink looks like the one we had when I was a child in Cambridge! Wish I had one now. I don't understand the dim color in the pantry unless they have super bright lighting in there to enable finding things.
I don't believe there was one closet other than the coat closet. Where on earth are their clothes??
I can understand her love affair with the yard. It's been 30 years since I was sealed up in an apartment building with no backyard retreat. Could never do that again.
Wow! I absolutely loved this wonderful renovation. Everything was so perfect as to what you could do to maximize it. Love the dining room color and her whole style. Best of all was how well she explained it, so happy a person with a happy home !
What fun style!
She is so easy to listen to! Relatable. Practical. Great style!
One of my favorite home tours! I love the collected mix of thrifted finds and the colors used throughout! Also, kudos that these two got their hands dirty and did alot of the reno themselves! Great job, you have such a lovely home!
Sooooooooo pretty, love it!
Love the idea you created with the painting over your television set!
Hand down one of my most favorite videos seen on this channel! Beautiful home and shows so much personality ❤
Love this vibe and thanks for retaining the rooms and architectural details!😍🤩
Open concept is overwhelming when it comes to decorating. There are no walls for art and anchoring. I agree with her.
Everything about this episode is amazing. So, so, good. Bravo 👏🏼
Very enjoyable to see how she’s decorated her home. I’ve seen the dining room light fixture before but this is the first use of it I truly love.
She is an absolute joy to listen to and I love her concepts and style. Everything is recycled reused the best solution to a cozy and functional home. Bravo ❤