Design From a Distance

When it comes to this Montclair makeover, separation has no bounds It was July 2020 — during the pandemic lockdown phase — when a busy professional couple with two young […]

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Family Style

Fond childhood memories are the inspiration for a designer’s Shore home The original house on the site was boarded up and abandoned —  a victim of Hurricane Sandy. Still, the […]

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Designed to work

A Florham Park home accommodates family, friends and even the occasional staff meeting The size (large) was perfect. The design (plain and undisting­uished) was not. That was the task designer […]

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A Sentimental Feeling

In a Millstone home, The holiday décor involves natural textures, beachy blues and flocking around the Christmas tree Photographer Tori Sikkema (whose work has appeared in Design NJ and who […]

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Two-Room Tackle

Ingenuity and creative kinship inspire a makeover in eclectic fashion Sometimes a home requires a full-scale rehab. Other times the priority may be one or two spaces, as was the […]

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Modern Geometry

In Short Hills, a contemporary home features clean lines, open spaces and sleek shapes   Matthew Rosenbaum’s clients purchased this Essex County, New Jersey, property — an empty lot at […]

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A Sea of Tranquility

A Longport, New Jersey, home features peaceful interiors with subtle nods to its beachfront locale This vacation home was meant to be a haven, a place where the owners could […]

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Contemporary Edge

Waterfront views and chic city style guide a renovation in livable luxury The exterior of this Coastal Colonial-style home — nestled along the banks of the Shrewsbury River in Monmouth […]

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Character Study

A Stone Harbor home accommodates carefree shore living in style Wendi Jay says she doesn’t like spaces that look decorated — perhaps not what you expect to hear from an […]

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