A NEW KITCHEN HAD BEEN ON RACHEL SCHAPIRO’S TO-DO LIST for 15 years, but you know how it is with older homes: First they had to put in air conditioning, then replace the windows, then paint and do a few other small projects. Finally, in 2021, it was time, and Schapiro was ready with […]
A Work Space That Works
SARAH DAU, A HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, spends her days helping clients make the most of their practices. Yet when it came to her own work environment— a makeshift home office on the main floor of her family’s 4,500-square-foot Tudor home in Sparta—she was neglecting to give herself the same attention. Dau had taken a […]
Brownstone Beauty
A COUPLE OF BROOKLYN natives grew up admiring the borough’s iconic brown- stones with their strong sense of character. Ironically, they realized their vision of a brownstone-style home only after crossing state lines and eventually remodeling in Bergen County’s Woodcliff Lake. The big question: Would brownstone elegance feel out of place in a five-bedroom […]
The Eloquence Of Art
ABSTRACT ART ISN’T PRIZED FOR TELLING A STORY; IT evokes emotions from raw energy, color and texture born of genius on canvas. But for one Springfield couple, the abstract art that runs as a theme through their move-up colonial has a lot to say—about designer Barbara Hendrzak of the Mountainside-based eponymous firm. “She showed […]
Making Your Newly Built House Feel Like Home
When Rachna and Charik Sethi and their two girls moved from a 1,800-square-foot Edison townhouse to a 7,500-square-foot new-construction home in Holmdel and looked at the vast space, it’s not surprising they felt as much trepidation as exhilaration at the prospect of decorating it all. At first, Rachna was game to give it a […]