BROWNSTONE VOYEUR is a joint project of casaCARA and OTBKB. The series, which has been a regular Thursday feature on both sites, is
going on hiatus for the summer. This is the last installment of the
season; look for it to return in the fall.

A 20-FOOT-WIDE BROWNSTONE in Clinton Hill, replete with 1870s detail
— wide moldings, a flat arch opening between the front and rear
parlors, a bay window at the rear — is the perhaps unlikely showcase for a locally acquired gallery of very modern paintings, and look how well it works.

The homeowners, Richard Montelione, an attorney, and Jack Esterson,
an architect, enjoy browsing local fairs and shows of student work at
nearby Pratt Institute to add to their collection, which they display
against soft brown walls (Benjamin Moore’s Jamesboro Gold, to be exact), outlined with crisp white moldings.

On the parlor floor, above and below, furniture sources are: white sofa, Room & Board; coffee table, Gueridon;
orange Ellipse chair, Modernica; Danish modern end tables, Horseman
Antiques on Atlantic Avenue; TV credenza, Design Within Reach; white
leather club chairs, Room & Board; round coffee table, ABC Carpet.
The table lamps are Italian, from The End of History in Greenwich Village.

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