BROWNSTONE VOYEUR is a regular Thursday feature on OTBKB and a joint project of casaCARA. There is more text and pictures at casaCARA. 

THE GRAND SCALE and intricate plasterwork of June and Stephen
Negrycz’s Congress Street brownstone are impressive, maybe even a
little intimidating. But the warmth of the furnishings takes the formality of the architecture down a notch.

The front parlor's chocolate brown walls echo the color of the buildings across the street. Orange-and-white striped ticking slipcovers enliven carved wood turn-of-the-century office chairs. The rugs are flat-weave copies of expensive Sumacs. Turns out the oversized chandelier, from a local antiques shop, was a bit of a bargain too, as was pretty much everything in the house.

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