­­A House with a View

A new home is designed to take advantage of the stunning views from its position at the crest of a hill It all started with the view. The owners of […]

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Coastal Meets Contemporary

In Avalon, traditional shore styling gets a modern nudge. This home on Seven Mile Island located in New Jersey, the barrier island divided between Avalon and Stone Harbor, has a […]

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En Garde

A landscape designer attacks a cluster of problems in Essex Fells. When it comes to challenges, landscape designer Susan Cohan is no shrinking violet. In planning a two-acre garden in […]

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Spring Lake Kitchen Tour

Here at Design NJ, we are privileged to visit some of the loveliest homes in the state on a regular basis. But we feel particularly fortunate when we have the […]

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Declarations of Independence

Today’s technology and design assure homeowners can age in place without throwing aesthetics under the bus. Good news: Homeowners wanting to age in place can tap better-than-ever tactics for decades […]

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Surmounting the Stereotype

A split-level takes on a new identity. The split-level home — it’s an architectural style perhaps best known from the Brady Bunch television series and often dismissed as a Midcentury […]

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Modern Makeover

Designer Kingsley Belcher Knauss transforms a Colonial-style home in Westfield to suit the owners’ modern tastes. From the outside, Damien and Nicole Dossin’s center-hall Colonial fit right in with the […]

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The Stars Align

A family finds a Hoboken home that, with a serious update, meets their varied needs. It was a rare find in an urban setting—a Hoboken, NJ townhome with enough space […]

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Smart Home

The Pyng® app from Crestron allows you to easily control whole-home automation systems. The flood of home technology products on the market might give you a sink-or-swim feeling about your […]

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