From “Inside Liv Tyler's Gut-Renovated NYC Brownstone | Open Door | Architectural Digest” by Architectural Digest
Liv Tyler's gut-renovated New York brownstone, room by room
Welcome to my home, come in and see how it was rebuilt.
Key points
- Tyler took on a full historic renovation herself, stripping the house back to the brick rather than leaving the tired two-bedroom apartment as it was. 0:14
- The house was built in 1861 as one of three brownstones joined in a row, and a hidden doorway once linked all three so builders could walk between them. 0:31
- Nearly everything in the parlor that looks original is new, because the room had been converted into an apartment and nothing was left, and the restored pocket doors do not currently work. 1:35
- Tyler personally climbed scaffolding to help make the hand-made plaster moldings, and she used pink-tinted glass for the top-floor skylight to create a warm light. 2:04
- The family's daily life centres on the ground-floor kitchen off the garden and an informal open door snacking policy, while the basement, once dungeon-like, now holds the laundry room she loves. 3:02
Rooms, floor by floor
- 1. Parlor floor — The house's main rooms, including the piano room and the restored gilded mirror. 0:31
- 2. Garden kitchen — A kitchen on the ground floor, off the garden, with a white farmhouse sink. 3:02
- 3. Master bathroom — Blue subway tiles and chrome fixtures, with photos of her mother and grandmother. 8:22
- 4. Attic — Stored movie memorabilia, including Lord of the Rings boxes and the sword. 9:26