DESIGN by MEGAN PISANOPHOTOGRAPHY by MEGHAN BALCOM PHOTOGRAPHYTEXT by NAYDA RONDON In 2021, when Amy and Michael Pollack and their two young kids moved from New York City to their 3,800-square-foot Spanish colonial in Summit, they delighted in all the space—five bedrooms, 4 1⁄2 bathrooms, a two-car garage, a patio and a deck—and the qualities […]
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Hospitality By Design
DESIGN by LAURIE DIGIACOMO INTERIORSPHOTOGRAPHY by TORI SIKKEMA PHOTOGRAPHYTEXT by DONNA ROLANDO For family and friends longing to bury their toes in the sand, a couple’s redesigned beach house just two blocks from the waves in Spring Lake turned out to be a treasure. But proximity to the water isn’t the only way it says […]
Color Forecast
We can’t offer a crystal ball to see into the new year and what it will bring, but every year the design world forecasts trending paint colors for months to come. While we enjoy the pleasures of the last few months of 2024, we can look forward to 2025 with color of the year selections, […]
9 Primary Bedrooms You’ll Never Want to Leave
Your home is your castle, but no space serves more as a sanctuary than the primary bedroom. It’s a room that’s all for you—a place for rest and rejuvenation. How best to design this sanctum? We at NJ HOME flipped through recent issues to curate a collection of some of our favorite primary bedrooms for […]
5 Home Shows To Check Out This Fall
Fall in New Jersey means different things to different people, but everyone loves a good home show. Not just for spring, these shows are essentially a rite of passage this time of year, as they allow you to rub elbows with home reno experts as you think about projects for the upcoming months. There are […]
How To Prepare Your Own Oktoberfest Feast
Northeasterners hold many autumn traditions close to their hearts. We love apple picking and pumpkin carving with family, as well as leaf-peeping and decorating with friends. Fall festivals too are cherished, and there are few that are as anticipated as Oktoberfest. It’s the German celebration that originally commemorated the marriage of King Louis I to […]
When Baby Makes Three
DESIGN by PAM COOPER, COOPER INTERIORSPHOTOGRAPHY by VIC WAHBYTEXT by DONNA ROLANDO With a stork on the way, a family’s perspective often changes. Many choose to shy away from major undertakings like a gut-job renovation—except for preparing the baby’s room. But the owners of a five-bedroom colonial in Basking Ridge were different. Having lived in […]
A Gallery Wall For All
It’s hard to overstate what a good gallery wall can do for a space. It brings an instant personal touch to a room; it allows family pictures and art collections to be displayed with ease; it creates an attention-grabbing accent wall with no need for a different paint color; and, unlike a painted accent wall, […]
Dress Your Windows With The Right Treatments
Replacing windows might not be the sexiest renovation, but the added security and increased home value are typically worth the investment. In fact, new windows—provided they’re modern, energy-efficient models—have an average 70 percent return on investment, according to realtor.com. An easy way to glam up the project—or if you want to improve the existing windows […]
6 Breakfast Nooks For Easy Living
A feast with family in the dining room is always special, but we love informal gatherings—coffee and croissants in the morning, yogurt and fruit in the afternoon—just as much. Setting a full table for those quick bites and easy meals isn’t all that necessary, but it’s ideal to have a great space to fit the […]
Empty Nesters, Rejoice
The kids moving out—for college, and then for good—is a big change for everyone. Parents might find themselves with more quiet, more free time and, notably, more space. But how can homeowners to utilize it? We at NJ HOME have polled several interior designers for their ideas. Meditate For Stress Release: LM Masiello, LM Interior […]