Tour a Brooklyn Brownstone Featuring an Ode to Collectables
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1/10Photography by Marili ForastieriRodney Lawrence has filled the living room of his 1890 brownstone in Bedford-Stuyvesant with mid-20th-century furnishings, artwork, and objects culled from flea markets and antiques shops.Photography by Marili ForastieriRodney Lawrence has filled the living room of his 1890 brownstone in Bedford-Stuyvesant with mid-20th-century furnishings, artwork, and objects culled from flea markets and antiques shops.
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2/10Photography by Marili ForastieriHe found the statuette on the Jens Risom sideboard during an antiquing expedition in Hudson, New York.Photography by Marili ForastieriHe found the statuette on the Jens Risom sideboard during an antiquing expedition in Hudson, New York.
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3/10Photography by Marili ForastieriLawrence has devoted an entire room to his favorite collection, taxidermy.Photography by Marili ForastieriLawrence has devoted an entire room to his favorite collection, taxidermy.
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4/10Photography by Marili ForastieriIn the master bedroom, the bust and artworks are flea market finds, as is the short side table, which is fashioned from an old telephone pole. The other table is by Thayer Coggin, and the floor lamp is by George Nelson.Photography by Marili ForastieriIn the master bedroom, the bust and artworks are flea market finds, as is the short side table, which is fashioned from an old telephone pole. The other table is by Thayer Coggin, and the floor lamp is by George Nelson.
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5/10Photography by Marili ForastieriAn upstairs sitting room features an RH sofa, a Thonet chair, a Saarinen Tulip stool, and a portrait by Robert Padilla.Photography by Marili ForastieriAn upstairs sitting room features an RH sofa, a Thonet chair, a Saarinen Tulip stool, and a portrait by Robert Padilla.
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6/10Photography by Marili ForastieriPortraits purchased at the Chelsea Flea Market and at a junk store in Asbury Park, New Jersey, are displayed in the dining room.Photography by Marili ForastieriPortraits purchased at the Chelsea Flea Market and at a junk store in Asbury Park, New Jersey, are displayed in the dining room.
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7/10Photography by Marili ForastieriA collection of wooden canes occupies a corner of the living room. In the rear parlor, paintings found at New Jersey’s Golden Nugget Antique Flea Market hang on the wall, above a bust from a Paris flea market and a grouping of shells and starfish on the floor.Photography by Marili ForastieriA collection of wooden canes occupies a corner of the living room. In the rear parlor, paintings found at New Jersey’s Golden Nugget Antique Flea Market hang on the wall, above a bust from a Paris flea market and a grouping of shells and starfish on the floor.
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8/10Photography by Marili ForastieriMcCoy pottery pieces line a shelf in the kitchen.
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9/10Photography by Marili ForastieriLawrence bought the taxidermy piece as a gift for his partner, who “loves monkeys, although I don’t think he was expecting a real one!”Photography by Marili ForastieriLawrence bought the taxidermy piece as a gift for his partner, who “loves monkeys, although I don’t think he was expecting a real one!”
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10/10Photography by Marili ForastieriA Lindsey Adelman light fixture hangs in the dining room, which features Plycraft chairs, a Saarinen Tulip table, and Curtis Jeré owl sculptures. The floor lamps are Chelsea Flea Market purchases, scooped up 20 years apart.Photography by Marili ForastieriA Lindsey Adelman light fixture hangs in the dining room, which features Plycraft chairs, a Saarinen Tulip table, and Curtis Jeré owl sculptures. The floor lamps are Chelsea Flea Market purchases, scooped up 20 years apart.
This article appears in the March 2019 issue of NYC&G (New York Cottages & Gardens).
