Features
From The June/July 2016 Issue
Color it Coastal
Featured HomesSea-glass hues, subtle maritime touches and easygoing finishes inspire a beach-friendly home at the Jersey shore. The adage “if you build it they will come” rings true for Sherry and […]
From The June/July 2016 Issue
Closet Class
InsiderLessons in delivering the best possible function ― just for you. A well-designed closet — with attractive, carefully planned rods, cubbies, shelves, drawers and more — maxes out personalized, easy-access […]
From The June/July 2016 Issue
Always Wash Your Hands
LifestyleAquamanilia were created for the purpose. From ancient Rome and Islamic cultures to the Byzantine empire and medieval Europe, ritual hand-washing was done for both symbolic and sanitary reasons (probably […]
From The June/July 2016 Issue
Art (With an Explanation)
LifestyleA visit to the Paul Robeson Galleries at Rutgers Newark. In an art world that can often seem hermetically sealed off from the rest of society, the Paul Robeson Galleries […]
From The April/May 2016 Issue
Winners at the Window
Featured HomesExperts reveal their favorite treatments. Design NJ invited six window-treatment companies and designers to show off their favorite projects from the past year. They made their choices on the basis […]
From The April/May 2016 Issue
Weathering the Storm
Featured HomesA builder and architect create a shore home with the latest weather-resistant features. People have been more mindful for some time—even before Hurricane Sandy—of the need to build weather-resistant homes, […]
From The April/May 2016 Issue
Unexpected Mix
Featured HomesA designer mixes masculine and feminine elements—with a touch of the unexpected—to craft a stylish, contemporary master bedroom suite. 2015 DESIGNER SHOWHOUSE OF NEW JERSEY IN SADDLE RIVER An elegant […]
From The April/May 2016 Issue
Under the Moon
Featured HomesAn unusually shaped powder room with no windows creates a design challenge. 2015 DESIGNER SHOWHOUSE OF NEW JERSEY IN SADDLE RIVER Imagine stargazing on a moonlit night. The stars twinkle […]
From The April/May 2016 Issue
A Taste of the Exotic
LifestyleLockwood de Forest’s interiors and furnishings brought the exotic east to the Gilded Age. To become a tastemaker you need an artist’s eye, a flair for the dramatic, a head […]