Name: Sophie and Michael Location: Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York Size: Full corner brownstone with rental unit Years lived in: 3 years; Owned Sophie and Michael live with their two kids in a sprawling Brooklyn brownstone. Rather than fill it with a lot of new stuff, they've scoured auctions and curbsides, bartered with artists, stumbled upon floor samples and discontinued items, adapted family heirlooms, and built their own furniture.