Brynn Whitfield is giving a peek inside her uptown-meets-downtown New York City apartment.
In an exclusive PEOPLE Hollywood at Home video tour, the Real Housewives of New York City newcomer shares what she loves most about living in her new space, which she decorated with help from Minted — and what her co-stars think of it.
Whitfield typically starts her day checking emails and texts in her king-sized bed. “I do some doom-scrolling,” she tells PEOPLE, but notes that despite the walls’ solemn-sounding color (Sulking Room Pink by Farrow & Ball), “The feelings are very happy in the morning here.”
“Everything here is very soothing and calming,” she explains, pointing out a pastel-hued painting.
The reality star shares that while she considers herself “all zen” for not having a TV in her bedroom, she does have a television close by in the adjacent sitting room — which she can see from her bed.
“I love binge-watching reality shows,” she shares. “Not my own, ‘cause that one’s scary.”
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Whitfield joined the newly revamped cast of the long-running Bravo series for its 14th season, which premiered in 2023.
The other current cast members include Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana Lichy, Jenna Lyons and Jessel Taank.
The ‘Real Houswives of New York City’ season 14 cast.
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Whitfield goes on to say that the primary suite’s sitting area alone is roughly the same size as entire apartments she’s previously lived in.
“I’m very spoiled, the fact that I have a whole ‘nother part of an apartment and that I have a living room in my bedroom,” she says.
The Indiana native shares that she enjoys the ease of moving between the two rooms and sometimes sleeps on her sofa.
“It’s comforting, especially if you’re single,” she observes.
Throughout the apartment she’s incorporated art and sculptures sourced from Minted, including the watercolor-like original work above her bed by Shina Choi (similar here), Kamala Nahas’s Playground 1 and Kuu Pottery’s Curvy Amphoro vase — both in her glam room. Her favorite piece, however, is Deborah Velasquez’s Underground Opera, which is available as a limited edition fine art print.
Brynn Whitfield’s closet.
Another perk of the abode is a large walk-in closet, which not only holds the reality star’s favorite clothes — including the white Christian Louboutins that got stuck in an escalator at BravoCon — but also serves as a setting for gossip sessions when she throws parties.
“We sit in here and we just gossip,” she says. “Like, we literally talk so much s— and spill the tea in here.’
And as for the infamous stilettos? “They still exist,” she says. “I actually did try to wear them the rest of the day. They kind of still work . . . I mean, at the end of the day, Loubs are Loubs.”
Whitfield says the space is “the perfect apartment for entertaining,” and she loves to have dinner parties, filled with champagne and caviar.
In fact, one of her RHONY costars — fashion designer Jenna Lyons — helped weigh in on her dining chairs when she was buying them.
“One opinion means more to me than anyone else’s and that’s Ms. Jenna Lyons. I’m, like, Jenna on a budget,” she says of the former J. Crew executive.
“I have had some of the girls here, some of them more than others, but I have had them all here,” Whitfield adds of the cast. “And they all had really nice things to say.”
“Erin [Lichy] and her kids come by,” she says of the real estate agent, who has three children — sons Elijah and Levi and daughter Layla — with husband Abraham Lichy. “The kids love the place too, so it’s really nice.”
Whitfield previously told archdigest.com she left her last apartment after the landlord wouldn’t allow RHONY to film inside, and that the new home will appear in the show’s upcoming 15th season.
While the apartment is a rental, Whitfield says she adds personal touches to make it feel like her own.
Some of those efforts include repainting the walls, putting up crown molding and wainscoting, and adding brass outlet covers.
She’s also trying to “single-handedly bring back wallpaper,” which she used to decorate a glam room that holds her vanity and her collection of “fancy” clothes.
“Sometimes I just sit here like a weirdo, just looking at everything, like, ‘How did this happen? How am I so lucky?’” she ponders.
Whitfield reflects on how her aesthetic is evolving, while staying true to her roots.
“I’m moving slowly uptown,” she says. “The decor style’s getting a little bit Upper East Side, but I like to think I’m still a downtown girl keeping it cool, with mixing modern, contemporary pieces.”