Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Maison
BK
A home crafted over eight years. Now open to the people who make things.
Typically books 2–3 weeks ahead
The Spaces
Nine worlds. One home.
The kitchen, the dining, the couch, the chair and surfboard, the reading room, the family room. The private garden, sauna and cold plunge for wellness days and dinner receptions. A house of flowers and plants, shaped by the artisans whose hands made it.
Room 01
The Kitchen Set
Calacatta Marble Island · Sunday Sourdough
A working kitchen, not a styled one. Calacatta marble, an asparagus fern in a terracotta pot, the espresso machine that runs the morning, and the sourdough that gets baked here on Sundays.
Room 02
The Dining Set
Oak Banquette by Ian Salter · Noguchi Lantern · Joy & Love Prints · Hand-painted Ceramics
The banquette nook built by Ian Salter, the Noguchi lantern overhead, market flowers on oak, and a wall of Positivity prints. Where coffee starts the day and long dinners end it.
Room 03
The Couch Area
Blue Velvet Sofa · Coffee Table · Teak Sideboard · French Doors to Garden
The blue velvet sofa, the low coffee table stacked with Workstead, the teak sideboard. French doors swing open straight onto the garden — one continuous gesture from morning light to cocktail hour.
Room 04
The Chair & Surfboard
Original Eames Lounge · Surfboard by the Window · Golden Hour
An original Eames lounge in the corner, a surfboard leaning by the window. The room turns honey at golden hour — a single chair, a single board, and the light.
Room 05
The Reading Room in Pink
Reading Chair · Pink Walls · Guitar on the Wall · Books Within Reach
A soft, rose-washed room built around a single reading chair. A guitar on the wall, books within arm's reach, and pink light that turns honey in the late afternoon. The quietest corner of the house — for stories, studio days, or a long stretch of doing nothing at all.
Room 06
The Family Room
Hand-painted Jungle Wall · Lamp-lit Evenings · Made for Families
Built for the people we love most. A custom bunk bed, a hand-painted jungle wall, and doors that swing open onto the patio. Made for kids' brands, family shoots, and slow afternoons where everyone ends up barefoot.
01
Made with Love
Furniture built by a woodworker friend. Plants from Tula. Books that are actually read. A home crafted over eight years with intention.
02
Private Garden
Completely secluded behind bamboo. Japanese maple, string lights, terracotta pots, cedar deck. Accessible from the ground floor.
03
Sauna + Cold Plunge
A cedar barrel sauna and a cold plunge in the garden. One of the rarest amenities available for rent anywhere in Brooklyn.
04
Williamsburg
Two levels, three spaces, indoor-outdoor flow. In the heart of one of the world's most creative neighborhoods.
The Garden
Garden gatherings.
Dinner receptions.
Sauna · Cold Plunge
Brooklyn's most unexpected retreat.
A walled bluestone garden trails into a cedar barrel sauna and a cold plunge. Booked together for wellness mornings, brand retreats, and long-table dinner receptions under string lights. Bamboo screening, Japanese maple, terracotta pots.
Garden
Full Private
Sauna
Cedar Barrel
Cold Plunge
Year-Round
Screening
Bamboo
Section 08
Flowers and plants.
A Japanese maple from Tula, the hydrangeas in summer, the bonsai by the window, market flowers on the dining table. Living things, in every room.
New arrivals. Pots by Bergspotter, plants from Tula, lamp from Fern Living. The teak sideboard gets better every season.
Section 09
The artisans.
The hands behind the house. Pottery, basketry, hats, linen — small makers we collect from, slowly, year after year.
01
Pottery
Hand-thrown stoneware, slip-decorated tableware, and one-off vessels for the dinner table.
02
Basketry
Woven willow, rush, and rattan — baskets for the market, the laundry, the bread, the flowers.
03
Hats
Hand-blocked straw and felt. Summer wide-brims for the garden, winter shapes for the city.
04
Linen
Stone-washed napkins, runners, and bedding from small European mills. Soft, slow, made to last.
What People Say
From those who've shot here.
“Maison BK is one of the most considered locations I've shot in in New York. The light moves through the rooms all afternoon, every surface has texture, and nothing feels staged. We pulled three covers in a single day without moving a single prop. Sonia made the day feel like we were guests in her home — because we were.”
Marie Lebrun
·Photographer · Editorial
“We've scouted dozens of Brooklyn townhouses for brand work and Maison BK is in a category of its own. The garden alone unlocked an outdoor sequence we'd written off as impossible in the city. Crew loved it, talent loved it, the client wants to come back for the spring campaign.”
Daniel Okafor
·Producer · Commercial
“Such a gorgeous place to shoot!”
Liz L.
“Really enjoyed the location and the beautiful home!”
Bryan P.
·Associate Creative Director
“Sonia was the best. Super responsive. Super helpful. We did a small commercial. Location was perfect for our needs, exactly as shown. We will absolutely be back!”
Todd S.
·Producer
“Great space! Loved how the photos came out. Nice host.”
Aaliyah D.
“Sonia is a fabulous host! The space is beautiful and airy — looks much better than the photos. Tons of props to work with.”
DK C.
·DK Creative
Book Maison BK
Your space.
Your vision.
Available for photo and video shoots, brand activations, editorial sessions, wellness events, dance, workshops, intimate dinners, and creative productions. Spaces available individually or as a full home. Multi-day summer stays welcome.
Live availability · Instant booking
Check the calendar on Peerspace
See open dates, reserve hourly slots, and message us directly. Typically books 2–3 weeks out.
To check availability, write me a note
About the Home
Designed to be lived in. And photographed.
Over eight years, a French family built this home piece by piece, with intention and love. The furniture was made by a woodworker friend. The plants came from Tula, just down the street. The books on the shelves are the ones we actually read. The guitar gets played. The sourdough was baked here. The croissant print is there because we are French and we miss them. Nothing was staged. This is just how we live.
We are sharing this home with people who make things. Photographers, filmmakers, dancers, musicians, workshop leaders, content creators, and brands that care about beauty. People who will love it the way we do.
Custom Furniture
Built by Ian Salter.
Breakfast Nook · Reading Room
The breakfast nook banquette and the reading room pieces were designed and built for the house by Ian Salter — part of a new generation of artists shaping the current wave of fashion and beauty.
Based in New York City, Ian is known for his expressive, cinematic approach to visual storytelling across fashion, beauty and art. His editorial work spans Self Service, POP, Fantastic Man, Vogue Italia, i-D, Perfect, System Beauty, M Le Monde and Double Magazine. Commercially, he has collaborated with Calvin Klein, Helmut Lang, Paul Andrew, Nike, Tommy Hilfiger, Rag & Bone, AREA, Moose Knuckles and Zara.
He is the founder and creative director of Salter Studios, a design and creative firm known for producing immersive environments for a wide range of clients.
The Plants
From Tula.
Bushwick · Brooklyn
Most of our plants come from Tula. We first discovered Christan when she had her little shop and expo in a warehouse in Bushwick. That space had the same energy as this house — plants as living art, arranged with intention.
Today Tula is one of the most sought-after plant destinations in the city, known for rare specimens, thoughtful curation, and a team that truly understands how greenery transforms a room.
The Japanese maple, the bonsai, the terracotta pots scattered through the garden — they all came from Christan and her team. They are as much a part of the house as the furniture.
In Conversation
Coffee with Sonia.
Eight years in the making. Sonia shares the story behind Maison BK — the rooms, the rituals, and the small decisions that made the house feel like home.
Question 01
Where did the house begin for you?
S.We moved in right after the build was done. It's our family home — where we're raising our kids in a city that never sleeps, although Brooklyn is pretty chill and laid back, and we love it here. From the beginning it was always about creating something that felt real and lived-in, not styled or perfect.
Question 02
What is the room you spend the most time in?
S.Probably the living space — that's where we spend most of our time as a family, having beautiful meals, making things with our hands, decorating it together. And the backyard and garden in the summer is our little heaven. When the weather is right, we're out there every day.
Question 03
Is there a piece in the house with a story?
S.A few, actually. The surfboard was a birthday present. The Eames chair was too. The banquette in the dining nook was built by a woodworker friend — we sketched it on a napkin at dinner. Everything in this house came from somewhere. Nothing was just ordered online and forgotten.
Question 04
What did the garden teach you?
S.That you can build something beautiful from nothing. When we moved in, this was just dirt — no plants, no structure, nothing. We designed the whole thing from scratch. Every decision, from the cedar deck to the bamboo screening to where the sauna would sit, was intentional. It took a few summers to really come into itself, but now it's the part of the house that surprises people the most. Nobody expects to find this kind of quiet in the middle of Brooklyn.
Question 05
What do you hope people feel when they walk in?
S.That it's a real home, not a set. Everything in it has a story — the surfboard was a birthday gift, the chair was too, the banquette was built by a friend. I hope people feel that when they're here. Permission to slow down, to put their feet up, to use the good glasses. The house is precious to us — it was made with love and intention, and now we're sharing that with people who make beautiful things.