Features
From The August/September 2018 Issue
Take II on Tradition
Featured HomesA master bathroom project in a Short Hills center-hall colonial bridges the home’s classic roots with the owners’ more transitional taste. Serene, streamlined and bathed in natural light, this master […]
From The August/September 2018 Issue
Two Sides of the Story
Featured HomesIn Ridgewood, NJ, a calming master bathroom and a lively powder room reflect the history of the home. A peaceful atmosphere was very important to the Ridgewood, NJ, homeowner when […]
From The August/September 2018 Issue
Suited to the Site
Architecture/BuildA Harvey Cedars, NJ, home is designed to take advantage of its bayside location. It’s called “Belle Baie,” (“beautiful bay”) and it certainly lives up to its name. The Masri […]
From The August/September 2018 Issue
Fashionable Facelift
Featured HomesDesigner Kara Vacca proves it’s possible to work with existing elements and still achieve a stunning transformation. When juggling multiple priorities, sometimes we all need a little incentive to tackle […]
From The August/September 2018 Issue
The Nature of Simplicity
Iconic DesignAngered when his design is copied, Isamu Noguchi retaliates by creating a new masterpiece of restraint and modern elegance. Geometry meets nature in the Noguchi coffee table, a 1944 design […]
From The August/September 2018 Issue
A Print Mystery
Art & AntiquesA Bergen County, NJ, woman’s search for an artist’s identity. Coral Petretti’s collecting obsession began more than 30 years ago. It was in the mid-1980s. She backed her car out […]
From The August/September 2018 Issue
Vive la Faience!
Art & AntiquesFrench faience ceramics have a colorful history. In 1689, France was at war with much of Europe and its military was drastically underfunded. So King Louis XIV demanded that the […]
From The June/July 2018 Issue
State of the Art
Featured HomesGiven a blank canvas, a designer takes inspiration from her clients’ art collection. There were some adjustments to be made when the owners of this Union County home—serious collectors of […]
From The June/July 2018 Issue
For the Fun of It
Featured HomesAn Asbury Park, NJ, home is sophisticated yet lively. It all started with a piece of fabric, designer John Chadwick says. The textile in question—Le Cabinet Curiosites from Cowtan & […]