Past Forward-Entry hall

In the entrance hall (just beyond the doorway), a vintage English chest is juxtaposed with modern art, creating a tension between old and new. The lantern-style chandelier is a modern […]

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Past Forward-Kitchen

Custom cabinets in the kitchen of this Lawrenceville home are painted in Benjamin Moore’s “Cloud White.” The countertops are natural quartzite. Prefab wood flooring from a prior remodel was replaced […]

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Past Forward-Entryway

Plaster wall surfaces and authentic, character-rich details — archways, columns, fluted casings and pine floors — were preserved and carefully restored in this Lawrenceville home. The 1970s-era X bench in […]

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Past Forward-Drawing room

Antique books and other artifacts fill the newly installed custom bookcases around the perimeter of the drawing room — a multi­func­tional space used for reading, entertaining, piano playing and more. […]

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Past Forward-Butlers pantry

The butler’s pantry — along with an adjacent powder room and coat closet — was carved from an oversized and outdated full bathroom in this Lawrenceville home. A mosaic marble […]

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Past Forward

A historic home honors its place in history and crafts a new narrative in classic form When a professional couple and their two sons relocated to Lawrenceville, New Jersey, they […]

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Past Forward-Powder room

The new powder room in a Lawrenceville home blends traditional features with a playful tiger print wallpaper from Anna French.

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Past Forward-Breakfast area

The renovated kitchen and breakfast area — crafted in familiar forms and harmonious proportions that respect the character of place — accommodates the needs of a modern family in this […]

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Past Forward-Breakfast area2

The breakfast area in this Lawrenceville home contains a wall oven, microwave (neither pictured) and additional pantry storage. A coffee bar on the opposite side of the room contains a […]

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