From the April/May 2018 Issue
Designer Showhouse of New Jersey: Bar Area
RED THEME | The sofa and bar stools carry on the red theme. The bar top was painstakingly created from beer bottle caps and sealed with resin.
From the April/May 2018 Issue
Designer Showhouse of New Jersey: Game Table
TELEVISIONS | Two televisions positioned above the table allow card players to keep up with the games.
From the April/May 2018 Issue
Designer Showhouse of New Jersey: Pub Room
Color and creativity combine in fund-raiser. Football legend Phil Simms was the impetus behind Barbara Ostrom’s design for the sports-themed pub room. “I have always admired him,” says the designer, […]
From the April/May 2018 Issue
Designer Showhouse of New Jersey: Pub Room
VINCE LOMBARDI TROPHY | Phil Simms lent his Vince Lombardi trophy (opposite, left foreground in photo) to Ostrom to use in this space. Hand-painted murals on the coffered ceiling represent tristate teams.
From the October/November 2017 Issue
Marvels at the Mansion: Dining at the Abbey
This eclectic space is both uplifting and bright. Barbara Ostrom’s first foray into this room was, to put it mildly, inauspicious. “The whole ceiling was falling off,” she quips when […]
From the October/November 2017 Issue
Marvels at the Mansion: Dining at the Abbey-Fireplace
Ostrom brought in “the most gorgeous flowers in the world,” which were replaced every three days, “so that everything was always fresh and fragrant. They filled the room with divine […]
From the October/November 2017 Issue
Marvels at the Mansion: Dining at the Abbey-Dining Room
Designer Barbara Ostrom loves “the contrast of dark and light, like the dark blue wallpaper with all the bright colors in it.”