From the April/May 2017 Issue
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, […]
From the June/July 2017 Issue
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 […]
From the June/July 2017 Issue
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 […]
From the February/March 2017 Issue
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 […]
From the April/May 2016 Issue
Exuberant & Eclectic
A formerly formal room gets a bold makeover. 2015 DESIGNER SHOWHOUSE OF NEW JERSEY IN SADDLE RIVER “I call it Paris Avant Garde meets Saddle River Traditional,” Barbara Ostrom says […]
From the February/March 2016 Issue
Lofty Ambitions
A suburban home acquires urban style when the walls come down. Norman Spier has a passion for remodeling. “I’ve renovated 10 different houses,” says the owner of Spier Building & […]