Photo courtesy of Apricity Outdoor Installing an in-ground pool or redoing the patio in time for the start of summer may be out of the question, but there are still ways to turn your backyard into entertainment central right now. One of the easiest is to upgrade your outdoor furniture and give your guests seating […]
Everything Says ‘Welcome!’
AT THE HEART OF A RECENTLY RENOVATED house in Allendale is a surprise: an aquarium. It’s an unexpected feature for visitors to encounter, and it was also a surprise, originally, for one of the homeowners from his wife. He loves fish, and so she imagined adding a built-in aquarium to the master bedroom as […]
Miami Meets The Palisades
Maybe another designer would have been cowed by the prospect of turning a builder’s own home into a jewel guests would find dazzling. But Jaclyn Isaac, principal at Shrewsbury-based Doni Douglas Design, took it in stride. The result is an edgy modern gem with a South Florida flavor—think cream-colored seating with pops of color—reined in […]
Echoes Of Nature
DANAH, A SPARTA HOMEOWNER, COMPLETELY redid her baby’s nursery four times before getting it just right. When she bought a new-construction home and faced a more extensive design challenge, her mother stepped in, offering the right designer for the job: Daniella Sacco of White House Luxe in Fairfield. The results fit the family of […]
Designer’s Dream
When Brooke Hills Sperling, president of Columbia Brooke Hills Design, moved into her Upper Saddle River home with her husband, Mark, and their toddler, she found herself in designer heaven; the 6,000+-square-foot colonial with six bedrooms, eight bathrooms, pool, guest house, tennis court and soccer field presented the perfect design test lab. “The home […]