Homes

Catbird Founder Rony Vardi’s Brooklyn Home

January 7, 2016

Photo: Pia Ulin for Bangia Agostinho Architecture
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When spring arrived, this tree was basically eating our house. In New York you aren’t allowed to touch street trees yourself, so we had to wait for the Parks department to come prune it before we could get our windows in.
Photo: Pia Ulin for Bangia Agostinho Architecture
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We have an open layout to allow for maximum light (it’s a very shady block) and maximum lounging. My kids climb up that pole dividing the rooms, like little monkeys. The built-in cabinets on the left are full of kitchen spillover. They span the whole wall and allow us to have very little furniture.

Photo: Pia Ulin for Bangia Agostinho Architecture
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I was completely fixated on having a navy blue kitchen. The painting on the counter was a gift from my uncle who lives in Paris.
Photo: Pia Ulin for Bangia Agostinho Architecture
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The art in our house is a mixture of some found, some bought, and some made by my kids and husband. The Eames chair is from my husband’s childhood home.
Photo: Pia Ulin for Bangia Agostinho Architecture
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Fireplaces are rare in New York, and we feel so lucky to have one. My husband was biking to Midtown one day and randomly found these beautiful patterned tiles, so we decided to put them on the floor in front of the fireplace. The portraits are all from vintage shops in our neighborhood.