A couple seeking a more distinctive setting for their new Brooklyn home turned to design studio Somerset House. The brief focused on moving beyond the anonymous feel often associated with newly finished interiors.
Plywood wainscoting became a defining element of the renovation, giving the walls a warmer, more tactile presence. The treatment introduced a clear material language while helping the spacious home feel more personal.
The project demonstrates how a focused architectural intervention can alter the character of a residential interior without relying on an excess of decorative elements. Wall finishes can establish rhythm, texture and visual continuity across a home, particularly where the starting point is a neutral, standardized shell.
For developers, architects and homeowners, the approach offers a useful reminder that durable personality in a residence can come from considered surfaces as much as from furniture or accessories. Architectural Digest's report on the Somerset House project details how the Brooklyn home was brought to life through this design direction.
