You know how there are just some people who are born with amazing talent. Well, Athena Calderone just so happens to be one of those amazing people. It seems that everything she touches turns to gold. It is appropriate that her life style brand is called EYE SWOON , she has a true visual talent. I have been following her since the beginning of  her career and have enjoyed seeing her blossom throughout the years. Athena has a cookbook ‘Cook Beautiful’ which I recommend checking-out. Every recipe that I have attempted from it has been met with nothing but high praise. A few years ago, she and her husband purchased a row home in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn NYC. For three years it was under construction and the Calderone’s just recently unveiled their masterpiece in Architectural Digest.  They enlisted the help of Architect Elizabeth Roberts to bring their dreams into fruition. Check it out!

Athena’s kitchen inspiration 

Athena Calderone in her Brooklyn kitchen

The porch just off the kitchen

Sketch of the kitchen

Athena’s James Beard Award winning cookbook

Above and Below are dishes from the cookbook

Dining Room- AFTER

Dining and living room – BEFORE

Above and below are the living room design inspiration

Sketch of the living room

Living room – AFTER

Entry way inspiration

Current entry way

Staircase

Her son’s bedroom

Athena’s office

The master bedroom

The master closet

Master bath

Informal living room with custom plaster

Exterior

1st floor- floor plan (unfortunately I could not find the floor plan for the rest of the row home)