The newest owner of a classic brick colonial in Saddle River can tickle the ivories for guests and fill a gallery wall with her own masterpieces. But what this original condition circa-1990 house cried out for was a designer to breathe new life into its classical style. Fortunately, home buyer Robyn Stevens is also the […]
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No Lifeguard on Duty
But you can still swim laps or seek year-round relaxation. Just take the plunge on one of these opulent homes with an indoor pool. 105 MIDDLETOWN RD., HOLMDEL $5,900,000 | 5 beds, 12 baths, 19,052 sq. ft. This 4.4-acre estate is made for entertaining; outside there is a full chef ’s kitchen and a […]
Room With a View
Bring the outside in—or the inside out?—in these sprawling homes with partially enclosed porches so you can enjoy the great outdoors year-round. 512 N. UNION AVE., MARGATE CITY $2,698,000 | 5 beds, 4.5 baths, 3,723 sq. ft. In this Margate bayside home, every day is a vacation. Just kick back on your choice […]
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A House for All Seasons
It was the beach that drew Jeanne and Pat McGuiness and their four children to Spring Lake summer after summer. But when the couple decided to move permanently to the Shore town famous for its tree-lined streets and gracious old homes, the one thing they didn’t want was a beach house. “Since this was going […]
Shipshape!
There’s nothing more inviting for an artist than a blank canvas, and that’s what Elizabeth Ruffalo of Pheasant Lane Designs in Allendale got when Barbara Warmkessel reached out to her for help decorating a newly built, five-bedroom home in Brielle. The Warmkessels were moving from Jackson in order to be closer to the beach, and […]
Sun, Sand, Togetherness
Superstorm Sandy in 2012 didn’t care about tradition when it devastated a Lavallette beach house that had been in the Hunkele family for years. But this family not only bounced back from the loss of one of the street’s original bungalows, they expanded their homesite into an adjacent lot and hired a designer for a […]