There are long vertical windows beside the front door, and tongue-and-groove cedar planks make up the ceiling. What appear to be wooden columns and support frames are actually steel beams under wood cladding. The three built-in couches are framed in wood and set in a “U” configuration opposite a wood-burning fireplace that occupies the bottom of an original stone wall. Two square wood tables connecting the sofas are also built-in, one of which opens to reveal a 1960s-era turntable. Mr. Stork said he always shuts the pocket doors when he has guests, just so he can slide them open again.

Source: International New York Times February 12, 2020 14:26 UTC