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UPSTAIRS ON THE MASTER LEVEL, Brown designed gently
curving carved vanities around the double sinks in the bath-
room. “It almost feels like waves of water,” observes Miner.
The travertine floor envelops a lounging tub, and the walk-in
closet features cabinets stenciled with an African-inspired
design. An organically shaped mirror by Rogan Gregory, a close
family friend, hangs above the master bedroom’s mantel,
which showcases delightful woodshop sculptures by two of
the couple’s children.
Soren, 13, Asher, nine, and Agnes, seven, have laid claim
to another floor, their bedrooms encapsulating their person-
alities. Supreme stickers and KAWS figurines pop against a
backdrop of Farrow & Ball’s Setting Plaster in Soren’s room.
“He wanted to paint it pink, which made me very happy,” says
his mother. Asher’s room incorporates a Milky Way mural,
as well as a skylight with a telescope. Meanwhile, a vintage
1950s wallpaper and a wicker bed lend a fairy-tale vibe to
Agnes’s room. “When I lie in bed with her at night, there’s so
much sky,” Johnson muses, looking out from the window.
Demo on the house began on December 15, 2017, and “we
pretty much moved in the same day a year later,” she continues
as she and Miner wander back downstairs. On the bottom level,
an open library and family room look out onto the peony- and
wisteria-filled garden. AD100 talent Miranda Brooks handled
the landscape design, creating a gestural asymmetry punctu-
ated by two Willy Guhl chairs at the end. “We liked that
juxtaposition of formal structure and something that was quite
wild, which also speaks to what we did inside,” Johnson notes.
“It’s so magical back here, and this is just in its nascency.”
Reflecting back on their arrival at the house, which, less
than a year since they settled in, already feels every bit
their own, Johnson reveals that they will soon be hosting the
previous owners. “They moved across the street,” she says.
“It’s so sweet—they looked all over New York and came back
here because they love the block so much.” HAIR BY RUBI JONES FOR JULIAN WATSON AGENCY; MAKEUP BY ZENIA JAEGER FOR STREETERS; FAR LEFT ARTWORK: © FRANÇOISE GROSSEN, BLUM & POE
“We wanted to honor the
bones of the building
but allow it to adapt to how
we live today,” says Miner.
