We’re back from a last minute trip to New York. My mother is visiting us from Sydney at the moment and after only just recovering from jet lag she was ready for a little adventure. We decided to take advantage of the travel deals (check Travelocity if you have itchy feet this weekend — you’ll be surprised by where your budget can take you these days) and found ourselves boarding a plane headed toward the Big Apple a mere 24 hours later. There are many things to love about New York but my favorite of all were the brownstones…
Our taxi driver took us through the Upper West Side on our way to the flea markets in Chelsea. And that’s when we noticed the row after row of brownstones along the side streets. So of course I had to drag my mum back the next day to see these beauties up close and personal, even in the pouring rain. Any brownstones with black doors and ivy completely won me over.
After getting lost trying to find our subway stop, we finally made it over to Brooklyn that afternoon. As we emerged from the station we were greeted with brownstones in all directions. Each home seemed to tell its own story and I only wish we could have stayed longer to find out more. I probably would not have gone knocking on doors but you never know who you’ll run into, right? 
Upon returning to Houston today my real-estalker tendencies led me in a search of who lives in these historical homes. I found the perfect fix: the aptly named blog feature called Brownstone Voyeur of Casa Cara and Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn, which reveals the stories of brownstone dwellers in Brooklyn every Thursday. Here are some of the homes that they have featured so far…
The icing on the cake is definitely the backyard garden above. Do you agree?
15 responses so far ↓
1 Lucie : Apr 9, 2009 at 10:24 am
Gosh I would LOVE to live in NYC, particularly the Upper West Side. Ahhh to dream!
2 cassandra : Apr 9, 2009 at 10:58 am
oh, how i ADORE brownstones. i’d love to live on the eastcoast and afford one of those *sigh*… maybe in my next life
3 Paloma {LaDolceVita} : Apr 9, 2009 at 1:34 pm
This post was such a treat! I hope you enjoyed your visit to the Big Apple. I love NY so much. I too, dream of living in a brownstone someday, though I also adore Greenwich Village. Okay, you’re making me want to go check Travelocity.
4 Jess@thehomebound : Apr 9, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Jaw. On. The. Floor. These are so gorgeous.
5 Jessie Cacciola : Apr 10, 2009 at 1:00 pm
i love new york in the rain. hope you had a good time! xo
6 candi : Apr 10, 2009 at 7:31 pm
I have never been to New York, but after reading your post about your weekend, I want to go TOMORROW!
Love the photos. Just gorgeous!!!
7 julie at Bv : Apr 11, 2009 at 8:35 pm
I would love to owned a brownstone one day.
8 Alia : Apr 16, 2009 at 10:29 am
Kylie! You were in Brooklyn!!!
I love the Brownstones here…I saw one the other day with an orange front door…I was in love!!! That backyard garden is calling my name btw!!
9 Courtney : Apr 30, 2009 at 4:58 am
That garden — and those stools — slay me! I just love love love quaint, homey gardens.
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