Give & Take-Console

“I love this whole vignette with two blue paintings over the console,” designer Karen B. Wolf says. Blue accents are used in many rooms in the Short Hills home. “We […]

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The Bright Side – Kitchen

Previous owners installed the large doors in the kitchen. “They did a really nice job of opening up the back,” designer Alexa Ralff says. At the island, Ralff added stools […]

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Inside Out-Dining Room

“My clients were looking for a very open floor plan,” architectural designer Richard Bubnowski says. “The kitchen and dining area are essentially one continuous open space.” Natural textures such as […]

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Family Ties – Dining Area

Used frequently, the kid-friendly dining area is ideal in inclement weather or for kids’ craft-making in any season, interior designer Suzette Donleavy says. The framed silhouettes of the grandchildren inspired […]

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Change of Plans – Dining Room

“The first thing we chose was the chandelier,” designer Kelli Suozzo says of the dining room’s Lindsey Adelman light fixture. “It has that beautiful patina, and we wanted to pull […]

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Design Unleashed-Dining-Buffet

LEFT | The dining chairs, covered in an abstract floral pattern, are comfortable enough to accommodate everyone from Grandma to a 3-year-old in this Summit, New Jersey home, designer Andrea […]

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The Nature of Things-Dining

“The biggest challenge was to make the house disappear within the landscape,” architect Pierre-Henri Hoppenot says. “We strategically moved the house farther away from the edge of the lake and […]

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The Nature of Things-Mezzanine

“The mezzanine has some of the best views of the lake through the 12-foot-tall upper windows,” architect Pierre-Henri Hoppenot says, “and features a game and reading room. It provides a […]

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