Inside Athena Calderone’s Elegant Brooklyn Brownstone

Athena Calderone has established herself as a lifestyle goddess through her books Cook Beautiful and Live Beautiful, her blog EyeSwoon, and the renovation of her family’s townhouse.

[@nadjak3410]

That couch is iconic. I love when people purchase vintage design furniture. I'd love to have the budget for it :)

[@Rebelliousrefinement]

Unfortunately everyone has it now ..so trendy

[@katrinakovtunovich]

Where is the couch from?

[@js3399]

@@katrinakovtunovich where is it from? it's a classic and iconic mario bellini sofa.

[@dreilazatin]

@@katrinakovtunovich it’s called the Camaleonda by Bellini

[@inessa5923]

@@js3399 No need to be pompous arse about it. Not even you were born with that knowledge. You were told once.

[@MommaFromScratch]

the kitchen is to die for omg Love!

[@toujoursmoi]

so just the kitchen!!!!

[@93greenstar]

She has such a sophisticated/cool taste, gorgeous house

[@themango9644]

I only clicked because of the couch.

[@water-shrimp962]

I wonder how much is it!!!!?

[@slicklifestyle45]

15k+

[@Chutney1luv]

Yes! I love that couch too!

[@iamflyingsnow]

The Mango same

[@omadjourney]

Same.

[@paisajelento2038]

The house, of course, but i just need to have that blouse!!

[@grainneoconnell8959]

Its Georgia Alice! Its called the 'Mia' top

[@andreakieffer9831]

I know right! Loooove her outfit

[@simransandhu1969]

IKR?!

[@glenmiller4246]

are you serious?

[@Sport4Life]

Blouse in a house!

[@rizkymaulana-ff8jb]

Always seen the picture of the kitchen & the living room everywhere in my IG and I'm obsessed! Never thought that it would came from the same house. A very beutiful space indeed!

[@marquamfurniture]

This home, (spectacularly well done!) has the combination I love: Light, white and breezy, contrasting with dark and moody.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

All you need is a spare $10M.

[@MoorishBrooklyn]

At the beginning of this video I was rolling my eyes and was thinking here we go, another obnoxious privileged person with abnormal taste. Then it becomes clear, this is a woman who is genuinely excited about her work, decorating and design, having a wonderful home and just being a multifaceted creative. Congratulations to her for finding ways to get her passions and projects through.

[@geniushasno.country]

Wow agreed

[@MenandMakeup]

thank god for this comment

[@emmathompson4541]

Couldn’t agree more

[@Deemce]

I have clippings of her old/earlier interior design work and she’s amazing.

[@SmidBeach]

Agreed. If we had the funds, most of us would do stuff like this.

[@seanliamgo]

This house is totally my aesthetic. I would move in in a heartbeat!

[@alianaweston2286]

Who wouldn't lol

[@bulletb7044]

same. i wanna live here .

[@ruonanyan4839]

It's so beautiful. I'm so impressed by how she combines classic decorative style and modern furniture. She made a lot of bold choices including choosing black objects in the middle of white walls, and it works amazingly. This is the house I want to live in. Everything is a piece of art.

[@dominiquemcpherson6823]

This home is stunninngggg. So tasteful done. Love it.

[@maxanderson109]

I love the way she puts all her colours, textures and materials. It all ties in together with the furniture she graded it utterly beautifully with soft and hard edges. She kept the historic features of the town house and I really appreciate that she spent time restoring the beauty of the home. Her bathroom is so amazing mixing creams, whites, textures and I love her stand alone bath tub it complements the beauty of the room. Bathrooms can get boring but she kept it visually interesting it doesn't feel generic in anyway shape or form and that is what makes your home unique.

[@sophien5416]

I love how she interprets modern in this home. There is so much texture and interesting structures in the house. Gorgeous!!!

[@kairikaarlaid]

I just keep pinning pictures of her home over and over again, I just cannot get enough of her amazing talent! Such an inspiration!

[@jsanns]

This home is spectacular. Not boring, very homie, and has loads of personality. Her house isn’t stuffy. It’s not a museum. The way she was sitting on her couch lets us know she’s not too precious. Her home isn’t like that. It’s so stunning. One of my favorites I’ve seen in a long time.

[@mkmoor04]

Her house is perfection. Not cluttered but not bare. The right amount of furniture, utility, and design combined so effortlessly. The general flow of the home is so warm and inviting. 😍

[@tylerbrown4171]

I came here to check out this home after listening to her really wonderful and insightful conversation with Gwyneth Paltow on the GOOP podcast. They were fortunate with the light on this day - it really sets the interior colours off beautifully.

[@leonaparic2089]

she was on budget?? does she knows what that means?.......... anyway this budget home looks nice

[@shannoncarr7338]

Rich peoples budgets are funny.

[@MTMF.london]

As the saying goes, the rich are different from us.

[@bodytodance5991]

What is seen as expensive truly depends on the person's income.

[@joohsay]

@@shannoncarr7338 . Right. Bc all the furniture in her living room alone is about 20k.

[@sonia_rose]

leona paric A million dollar budget! How she must have suffered!

[@armandatoungui]

The sofa😻😻

[@Alexaaaaxyz]

camaleonda by mario bellini

[@JCMaldonado13]

Like how do you get a sofa from 70s in that condition.

[@LiliWhiteWorld]

The folding glass doors off the kitchen are the coolest. Love the 3rd floor family room - but then again, what DON'T I love about this house?

[@emiliabolsas]

Lili White Literally cool. I can’t imagine how drafty it gets in the winter with a single, thin pane of glass on those doors. The ease with which she opened them is proof how lightweight they are. There’s a reason it’s a California concept...

[@connorhanneken3244]

@@emiliabolsas They are most likely double glazed, or maybe even triple. They're even seen on some not so wealthy U.K homes, so they must not be too bad. :)

[@anyamarie6526]

I am obsessed with this girls aesthetic!! WOW

[@wildflowerwind6941]

More tour of home and less looking at her. We really did't see much of house. A couple quick looks.

[@franceslovato9842]

I just bought Athena's book "Live Beautiful". It's looks so nice on my coffee table in the living room. The book is filled with many pages of diverse interior design. A good read. I love it!

[@thehoneyeffect]

The best coloniser/ gentrifier interiors I've seen in a while, bravo

[@arlinejernigan]

I wish this were longer. I have been following Athena since I found her on Style like you, I have been wanting to see her townhouse forever. I would love to have her budget.

[@matocv]

Impeccable style and taste. I want that book!

[@kocoahollis9771]

Her home is nothing short of stunning but I must say her articulations of the space was mesmerizing...😍

[@izabelaoliviablog]

The way she speaks about her home gives me butterflies. You could tell every piece was thoughtfully considered and brings her so much happiness.

[@mohammedalmufarej5584]

Apparatus marble table in her living room retails for $19400...oN A bUdGeT

[@Ema-nt3gp]

Mohammed Al Mufarej her blouse is almost $500. More expensive than some tables I've bought

[@lovelyjanuary]

Athenäs I hear you but..... NO. Sorry, even when working in the fashion industry in NYC and working at (only after being a lifelong customer of the same) Bergdorf’s more “mainstream” sister store (rhymes with “Needless Markups”) I can tell you that EVEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE MORE MONEY THEN GOD just winced at that astronomical $ NINETEEN THOUSAND DOLLAR price tag on the “quirky and suggestively approachable because it’s vintage” vintage coffee table. I’ve watched a customer spend an easy $10,000 in a couple of hours afternoon on the third floor (read: where the super expensive designer shit is located- like Bruno Cuchinelli and The Row and Balenciaga and ..... you know, Donna Karan (her actual designer line obviously) - oh and an insane and absolutely preposterous luxury fur vault for clearly all of the below 60 degree days we EVER HAVE here (that and re-enacting Dr. Shivago on an ALWAYS EMPTY Sunday work hours or the GHOST TOWN that is ALL OF JULY also...... the place is good though at giving the people what they want, though, like that customer I was trailing about before, and I’m here to tell you, don’t think she wasn’t telling her sales person (who happened to be family- it actually doesn’t happen THAT often) to grab her some good pre-Xmas Presale because I don’t care how rich you are- universally EVERYONE knows the sharp pain and agony of those Vince leather pants and/or iconic leather jacket full on price tag full price stabbing that is $1200-$2000!!!! I mean come the F on, Vince! What am I??!?!! made of money????! Lol. 🤷🏻‍♀️🙅🏻‍♀️

[@maddiebrown7189]

you do realize a budget doesn't have to be cheap right she could have a million dollar budget and if she didn't go over she would still be in budget

[@allwhatilove914]

@@lovelyjanuary I'm one of those persons that can afford a 20k coffee table and that buys bags of 15k. And I live surrounded of people that can do the same. So, let me give my 2 cents... I really dont care about the price of the bags as they dont go in Sales, but all the rest of my clothes I buy in off-price. I wait until is end of season to grab most of my clothes and shoes. ONLY because I see no point on paying double for something that in 2 months will cost half or less. But yes, I do have 20-40k pieces of furniture in my house. Pieces that are timeless and last forever are worth the tag. I generally spend about 100k per year in bags, shoes, clothes and accessories, sometimes I spend 30k in one single day shopping around. Still, when I renovate one of our houses I do it on a budget (whatever the budget is, most of the times is 200-400k). But without having a budget and with so many beautiful things on the market it would be 5x more. So, budget means something different for everyone.

[@starfox1]

@@allwhatilove914 lol you sound utterly ridiculous

[@emmawithnodilemma]

oh so she's got BREAD bread

[@SimoneSmall]

I Cackled.

[@skittless3949]

is it gluten free though?! hahah

[@MaeV808]

Yuuuuuup

[@srslee5966]

@@blackfeminism this

[@connieb.4071]

rye to be exact

[@carlvlaeminck2171]

Absolutely gorgeous. I have seen hundreds of interior design videos. This home is a jewel and I love everything about it. The kitchen is breathtaking but my favourite space in this home is the family room/library. Very dark, moody and sexy. I would spend all my evenings there if I lived in that home.This is big wow for me.

[@omadjourney]

When someone describes their home as "the town house" I'm led to believe that they have another quite, equally opulent country house...... that's that money talk right there and I'm jealous, stuck in a tiny quarantine flat 😭.

[@iwasbornunderwater]

Same here. Same. 😢

[@1stdaughter]

She does. One in Long Island.

[@omadjourney]

@@1stdaughter I wouldn't expect less 😂.

[@omadjourney]

@@iwasbornunderwater one day Linda.... just one day 🤞🏾.

[@andreacooks59]

How cool is it to have Mrs. Calderone share her amazing talent, educating on what goes well together; is very important. Thank you!

[@mstraytray25]

She's sweet with a sense of eclectic fashion!! Did her hair a couple of years ago for fashion week while she was living in Dumbo. Glad to see that she's doing well! Xx

[@namename2139]

I always want more of these! Keep them coming- quick smart! X

[@fabianfarbeyond558]

Love Athena...and you Wendy...thank you for your marvelous tours of interesting peoples homes.

[@di4085]

When I saw the wall of windows in the kitchen I fell in love. But when you mentioned they were bi-fold doors I lost it. Those are some cool doors. Your place is uniquely designed.

[@crybabyland]

This brownstone, the furniture, her style. Absolutely stunning.

[@raeshelleleslie1806]

YES! I love Athena’s home! So happy to have it on video!

[@ilianagonzalez8476]

Wow! Just blown away by this piece.... loved every minute of it. ❤️

[@Pdunzelman]

Ugh she’s my style hero love everything about her !!! I’m doing a happy dance lol

[@marguerites.8142]

This is absolutely beautiful and so tasteful. *comment for all the people rolling their eyes at the budgeting comment: budgeting is proportional to one's resources, its personal, and it's about allocating your resources smartly.

[@noakruppa8838]

It's so refreshing to see a home done with actual taste and knowledge about design & materiality, rather than just homes that follow a fad or a theme, totally lacking personality. This home is sophisticated & timeless.

[@Rebelliousrefinement]

And now everyone is copying her

[@rajjie100]

Modern and retaining the historical character , amazing !

[@nutauf7587]

Love, love, love it! That sofa is amazing!

[@insectchart1605]

My God this is absolutely stunning! The pink marble in the shower is beautiful and the cozy lounge area on the top floor is so cool.

[@CIMWORLD]

love love LOVED this video, so great to see someone so passionate and has done their research!! this is how you do a monochromatic modern interior without being boring and dry; while still showing COLOR! That pink marble is beautiful!

[@Fandango541]

Are you blind? There wasn't a drop of colour in that blighted abode. Black is not a colour, nor is white.

[@tragodecarolina]

The way she talks about each piece & area of her home really shows how much passion & love she put in it. I can listen to her talk endlessly 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️

[@mandarin408]

New York's 5% percenter. The rest 95% cant afford rent on a single income of a crapy shoebox apartment.

[@mulemule]

Feel better?

[@princessindigo]

Beautiful bathroom with the fireplace, pink stone shower, the placement of the tub. Super romantic!

[@bentolleson8582]

Your house is amazing. I wish you & your family the best.

[@deannaautry6736]

Watching it now, WOOOW!!! so lovely👏🏽👏🏽

[@ItzYoGyalCuTiE]

I love the interior, the furnitures, and just the elegance feeling of the home!💎

[@jdlove4183]

Wow so gorgeous! 100% my style! So elegant eclectic and balanced! Love LOVE!

[@doseofearth5]

Absolute class and sophistication. I am so inspired.

[@cait3holtzback788]

**The home is perfect. **The dog's ear is inside-out.

[@daniluchison]

Cait3 Holtzback The ear inside out is a problem!

[@Chutney1luv]

This is Athena's 8th house, that she has rehabbed and it's beauriful! Her budget and my budget, are 2 different things! I love the pink marbling in her bathroom! Mine, fake marble ceramic tiles from Menards or Home Depot! lol

[@alitadiangel8663]

😍😍😍 I LOVE THIS!! Thank you Athena! This is inspiring!!

[@Hernameispamela]

STUNNING house!!!

[@ti1286]

Truly wonderful series, I can’t wait for more episodes

[@SevenDaysofStyleNY]

Thank you for another great visit to an amazing home.

[@deema6867]

this is soooo amazing !!!! woooow the living room ,kitchen and master bathroom is one of a kind

[@ms.aineec.beland9684]

Thank you for sharing your world with us all.

[@victoriavenus6]

Love high contrast home spaces!

[@carlettagoodrich-mann1377]

Elizabeth Roberts The architect did a fabulous job yes your taste is exquisite

[@nc2325]

I’m in love with the pink marble shower 😭. This home looks so dreamy and cozy.

[@dreamteamnyc374]

Very well done! Classy and chic. I love the bright and airy feel.

[@donaldraife8099]

Thank you sharing your beautiful home.

[@terryarrow702]

Beautifully designed. Very talented lady 🏅

[@fashionforwarddd]

Wow! I love this home. So well done. Classic but not boring. Homey but clean

[@pinkydm]

I love her house. So calm and cozy.

[@sdvinteriors_designstudio]

Athena’s aesthetic is always a pleasure to the eye 👏

[@Valued_Energy]

Athena you exude nothing but love.. Thank you for sharing..🥰

[@marinahoffmann1023]

Absolutely beautiful. I love her style

[@mindycho2363]

I absolutely love everything about your space!!!

[@khandibaugh23]

I would not have picked that couch or pink marble for the shower at first glance but you have blended everything so beautifully. Excellent job!

[@simongamez]

Probably the most beautiful house I've seen in NYC!

[@lynnstaton5732]

Her home is just beautiful

[@Xodeladelamore]

Ugh she’s stunning love her whole style even fashion wise nice blouse ❤️🔥

[@lisaerrington7871]

Absolutely breathtaking.

[@JenPurple2022]

2:13 right there l Loved and pinned that corner on my Pinterest for so many times... just timelessly simple and out of this world tranquil.

[@reneeb9021]

Love this home & every detail ! Omg, so classy, elegant and cozy. ❤️🥰😍🥰🍁🎃🍁🍁

[@mkas291]

After watching this video, I am so excited and can't wait to get my copy of her book!

[@lovelylenay]

Living in a Brownstone has always been my dream, hoping to make it a reality in this lifetime! That sofa was mesmerizing and she has such beautiful style ❤️.

[@DJL78]

That’s spectacular. 😍 Swoon!

[@izzatfoundaishah]

Stunning and brilliant ! Love it !

[@leilakennedy7736]

I was unfamiliar with her but such a beautiful home! I’m going to seek out the rest of her work.

[@TheLouisa10]

Thank you! I love your aesthetics, and am pleased to say I recently purchased your book.

[@TheTony2121]

Pure perfection I’m so inspired by the tones used in the townhome.

[@Fandango541]

Really sweetie, flouncing your skirts over the tones? Get a grip, and look elsewhere for inspiration. Olive Oyl here doesn't have any to offer.

[@celestierodrigues7361]

Love Eyeswoon! She is amazing!

[@rociocarvajal9982]

Hello from Marbella, Spain.Congratulations for such an stunning project. I used to lived in Cobble Hill and loved it!! Warm greetings!

[@kathrynstern1662]

Gorgeous! Adore the writing desk off the kitchen.

[@lacarlousjackson8]

Her style is everything love her!!!

[@whenthemorningstarssangtogxrxs]

She’s stunning and amazing fashion . This one photo of her and Jenne Lombardo - it’s one of my favorite outfits of all time

[@soljasaradaria6525]

This must be the best designed home i have ever seen😍🤤

[@LizaArt_M]

Thank you for sharing your talent 💗

[@azurieone3002]

Beautiful Home!!

[@elafal377]

Beautiful home! Also, she loves her adjectives!

[@burungcamar]

i saw that kitchen a lot when designing mine. So glad i found the owner and the whole video of the house

[@usherofsoulsxx212]

Exquisite and beautifully executed