After meeting on the set of How I Met Your Mother, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka have quickly become one of our favourite celebrity couples. Flash forward to today and the two actors have been together for over eighteen years. As proud parents to twins Harper and Gideon, the Harris-Burkta bunch are known for their epic Halloween family portraits. In fact, some of the photos might have been shot in their dreamy Harlem brownstone.
As the listing states, the couple hired LA interior designer Trace Lehnhoff and award-winning architect Jeffery Povero to transform their 8,000-square-foot, five-storey home. After owning the property for almost a decade, The New York Post reports that the couple has recently sold the light-filled Harlem brownstone for a record-breaking $7.1 million.
Feature image courtesy of Victoria Shannon and Getty Images.
![Warm Welcome Wood detailing on the staircase of a traditional brownstone.](https://assets.hgtv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NPHEntry.jpg)
Warm Welcome
Neil and David moved into this stunning five-story home in 2013. As soon as you walk inside, you can’t help but admire the original woodwork.
![Stay Awhile A parlor with a leather couch, white light fixture and wooden windows.](https://assets.hgtv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NPHLounge.jpg)
Stay Awhile
Described in the listing as “a truly unique space” the five-bedroom, six-bath brownstone shows just how beautiful restored interiors can be.
![Dream City Kitchen A black and white gourmet chef's kitchen.](https://assets.hgtv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NPHKitchen01.jpg)
Dream City Kitchen
David is both an actor and a professional chef. Of course, the family’s brownstone wouldn’t be complete without a gourmet kitchen.
![Tiny Details A chef's kitchen overlooking a framhouse sink.](https://assets.hgtv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NPHKitchen.jpg)
Tiny Details
Although the couple’s brownstone is in the heart of Harlem, a farmhouse sink is a perfect fit for this New York City kitchen.
![Be Our Guest A midcentury modern light fixture, an oval dining set and wooden staircase.](https://assets.hgtv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NPHLivingDiningRoom.jpg)
Be Our Guest
Even with many original woodwork details still in place, the open concept dining room and living room feels bright and modern.
![Colour Story Colour Story](https://assets.hgtv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NPHLiving.jpg)
Colour Story
Do you want to transform your home into a happy space? Oversized colourful art pieces mounted on white walls might be the answer.
![Chic Dreams A feature wall with marble-printed wallpaper and a brass light fixture](https://assets.hgtv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NPHPrimary.jpg)
Chic Dreams
Now this is how you style a cozy and contemporary primary bedroom! We’re swooning over the oversized textured headboard, marble-patterned wallpaper and the midcentury modern brass light fixture.
![Modern Retreat A matte black shower](https://assets.hgtv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NPHPrimaryBath.jpg)
Modern Retreat
The spacious walk-in shower adorned with matte black doors is one of the best features in Neil and David’s contemporary primary bathroom. What’s not to love?
![Reading Nook Vintage library with stacks of books, a chair, and a mounted animal head.](https://assets.hgtv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Library.jpg)
Reading Nook
This traditional vintage library looks like it came right off of a movie set.
![Drink Up A wooden bar with four stools](https://assets.hgtv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NPHBar.jpg)
Drink Up
According to the property’s listing, this jaw-dropping bar set was once part of an old hotel. Now it looks like it was always part of the home.
![Now Playing A home movie theatre with red lounge chairs](https://assets.hgtv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NPHTheatre.jpg)
Now Playing
Since Neil and David are both actors, we wouldn’t expect anything less than this stunning vintage-inspired home theatre. Similar to many other areas of their home, the couple opted for colourful pieces of art.
![View From Above A wooden rooftop deck with a seating area](https://assets.hgtv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NPHOutdoorliving.jpg)
View From Above
Of course, no luxury New York City brownstone is complete without a private outdoor space. Although Neil and David had some balcony furniture in place, the new owners of this Harlem home could take a few of these tips for creating a dreamy outdoor oasis.
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