An Entirely Different Story

A 1950s ranch rises up to become a modern farmhouse. Sometimes it takes a professional to see past what came before and imagine something different. After a string of unfortunate […]

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Marvels at the Mansion: Precious X Two

A nursery for twins can transition as the babies grow. The architecture of this room provided the basis for designer Karla Trincanello’s interpretation of the space. “It’s a large room […]

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Marvels at the Mansion: L’Abbey en Rose

A light and airy bedroom mixes 20th-century extravagance and early 21st- century ease. Designer Samuel Ciardi’s goal for this room was to blend the best of the past and present. […]

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A River Runs Past It

In Avon by the Sea, New Jersey, a shingle-style home gracefully stands up to Mother Nature Situated on the bank of the Shark River in New Jersey, this three-story home […]

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Sand Castle

In Seaside Park, an expansive home offers cozy comforts What better place to bring folks together than the beach? That’s what the owners of this shingle-and-stone residence in Seaside Park, […]

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Summertime Strong

The living is easy but the landscape is tough at this seashore retreat. When the catastrophe that was Hurricane Sandy hit the Jersey Shore in 2012, builders were in the […]

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Coastal Meets Contemporary

In Avalon, traditional shore styling gets a modern nudge. This home on Seven Mile Island located in New Jersey, the barrier island divided between Avalon and Stone Harbor, has a […]

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Spring Lake Kitchen Tour

Here at Design NJ, we are privileged to visit some of the loveliest homes in the state on a regular basis. But we feel particularly fortunate when we have the […]

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Surmounting the Stereotype

A split-level takes on a new identity. The split-level home — it’s an architectural style perhaps best known from the Brady Bunch television series and often dismissed as a Midcentury […]

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