Moldy old wine barrel taps and an old cork

BushwickBK reader “Dusty” just bought a grand old brick and brownstone house in Bushwick with a giant carriage house in the back.

“My husband and I bought this place about five weeks ago. We were really mostly interested in owning the carriage house which is set back at the far end of the double lot, perpendicular to the house. We are fixing up the house and will rent it out (it’s a two family), to pay the mortgage, and slowly transform the driveway into a private courtyard with gardens. The carriage house will be used as work space. One of the best things about the place has turned out to be the neighbors, who are super nice. It’s a pretty tight knit family block. My favorite time of day here is when the sun is setting and the light streams in through the big windows of the hayloft.” She goes on to say “the ground floor [of the carriage house] was a three-horse stable that was converted to an automotive shop in the thirties. It closed about twenty years ago.”

I can’t wait for the after pictures of this oasis-to-be.

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Back door leading into the kitchen.

Original tiles in front door foyer.

Stained glass above entry door.

The brick townhouse has a few brownstone details, many of which are deteriorating.

The skeleton keys for the parlor floor doors were in an old box.

The hayloft studio.