""I like to think of the young women in their 1840s gowns going up the stairs," says owner Elisabeth Cunnick, who took pains to protect No. 25 from development as a brand-new four-story brick home rose on an empty lot next door."
"Cunnick was the sole New York dealer of Donald Judd furniture at the time. Her renovation didn't bring in Duncan Phyfe chairs and period-appropriate wallpaper, either, but instead pared the home back to its raw materials and simple forms."
""We mostly just got rid of things," Cunnick said. The last owners ran Meunier's, a posh home-goods store on Montague Street, but their home was 'all dropped tile ceilings and avocado green,' Cunnick said."
25 Cranberry Street is a quaint, historic home in Brooklyn Heights, possibly built in 1790, currently listed for $4.9 million. The interior features wide wooden floorboards and patchy plaster walls, reflecting its age in a modern way. Owner Elisabeth Cunnick has preserved the house's beauty amidst new developments. She previously sold an Andy Warhol print to afford the home and focused on minimalistic renovations, removing outdated decor to reveal the house's raw materials and simple forms.
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