It really depends on the decor and the architectural features of the home, but in a cookie-cutter apartment or house, a bedroom with white walls and big-box furniture can skew a little boring. That ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at www.thebrownstoneboys.com. In honor ...