GREAT RENOVATIONS
Framing her door in bold black brought definition to the entrance of Athena Calderone’s Brooklyn townhouse
1 . THIS is the entrance to our house in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill. It’s the eighth house that my husband [music DJ Victor Calderone] and I have bought and renovated. When we bought it in 2015, the house had been divided into several apartments and was in need of some love. The project took three years to complete and we now think of it as our forever home.
2 . Working with the architect Elizabeth Roberts, we removed the wall between the staircase and the living room to maximise the feeling of space. This is the parlour floor, which has an open-plan living room with a dining room and kitchen.
3 . I’VE BALANCED warm woods with blush pinks against a polarising monochrome backdrop. The contrast of white walls with a black-painted arched doorway engages the eye.
Athena Calderone is a New York-based interior(£30, Abrams).
