"Houses definitely speak to you. In old homes, there's always going to be a ghost. If there is a ghost living in the apartment, I'm going to venture to guess she's been very upset about that design choice for a very long time."
"Raised in a centuries-old house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Barrett Wilbert Weed grew up surrounded by antiques and a 'whole pack of ladies' who had a very strong sense of decor."
"Weed imagines the home's spirit as a 19th-century woman in a long dress—and not a particularly happy one, reflecting her connection to the apartment's history."
Barrett Wilbert Weed's Brooklyn Heights apartment restoration reflects her belief that homes have a spirit. The parlor-floor apartment, stripped of its period details, needed restoration. Weed's upbringing in a historic house and her connection to antiques shaped her design sensibility. She imagines the home's spirit as a discontented 19th-century woman, particularly upset by midcentury renovations that altered its original charm. The apartment's diminished features, including a drop ceiling and a replaced fireplace, highlight the importance of honoring a home's history in design.
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