CBH Talk | The Brownstone Boys and "For the Love of Renovating"

Wed, Jun 5 2024
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Center for Brooklyn History

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In 2018, Barry Bordelon and Jordan Slocum bought a 130 year-old Brooklyn brownstone and blogged about the trials and triumphs of renovation under the byline “the Brownstone Boys.” The upshot was a devoted following of fellow renovators, a thriving restoration business, and now – a book!

For the Love of Renovating: Tips, Tricks & Inspiration for Creating Your Dream Home brings Barry and Jordan’s hard-won experience to the reader with beautiful illustrations and handy advice.

Join us as they share their love of historic homes, the research they’ve conducted at CBH for their projects, and images that inspire the aspiring renovator. Then enjoy a book-signing in CBH’s incomparable Othmer Library, where you can peruse a pop up display of collection materials relating to house research, including CBH’s exquisite fire insurance maps.

For the Love of Renovating will be available for purchase at the CBH SHOP.


Participants

Jordan Slocum and Barry Bordelon, aka the Brownstone Boys, are interior designers, authors, DIY-ers, and Renovation Project Managers in Brooklyn, New York. They share a passion for old homes and everything that comes along with them: the details, the quirks, the character, and especially the parts that need lots of love. The spaces they create marry that historic charm with a clean modern design. Barry and Jordan's work has been featured in Real Simple, Architectural Digest, Domino Magazine, New York Magazine, Rue, Apartment Therapy, and on HGTV, Good Morning America, and Magnolia Network. Their first book, For The Love of Renovating, debuts on June 4th 2024. 

                 

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Add to My Calendar 06/05/2024 06:30 pm 06/05/2024 08:00 pm America/New_York CBH Talk | The Brownstone Boys and "For the Love of Renovating"

In 2018, Barry Bordelon and Jordan Slocum bought a 130 year-old Brooklyn brownstone and blogged about the trials and triumphs of renovation under the byline “the Brownstone Boys.” The upshot was a devoted following of fellow renovators, a thriving restoration business, and now – a book!

For the Love of Renovating: Tips, Tricks & Inspiration for Creating Your Dream Home brings Barry and Jordan’s hard-won experience to the reader with beautiful illustrations and handy advice.

Join us as they share their love of historic homes, the research they’ve conducted at CBH for their projects, and images that inspire the aspiring renovator. Then enjoy a book-signing in CBH’s incomparable Othmer Library, where you can peruse a pop up display of collection materials relating to house research, including CBH’s exquisite fire insurance maps.

For the Love of Renovating will be available for purchase at the CBH SHOP.


Participants

Jordan Slocum and Barry Bordelon, aka the Brownstone Boys, are interior designers, authors, DIY-ers, and Renovation Project Managers in Brooklyn, New York. They share a passion for old homes and everything that comes along with them: the details, the quirks, the character, and especially the parts that need lots of love. The spaces they create marry that historic charm with a clean modern design. Barry and Jordan's work has been featured in Real Simple, Architectural Digest, Domino Magazine, New York Magazine, Rue, Apartment Therapy, and on HGTV, Good Morning America, and Magnolia Network. Their first book, For The Love of Renovating, debuts on June 4th 2024. 

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