Looks can be deceiving, and that’s exactly what an Asbury Park designer counted on as he worked to conquer aesthetic flaws in a 125-year Rumson colonial with a bit of illusion. True, this reno was largely comfort-driven—a decision born during COVID. Today the couple are soon to be empty nesters, with the youngest son off […]
Goodbye, Brown!
It wasn’t that they didn’t like their house. The owners of a 3,500-square-foot center-hall colonial in Branchburg loved their home, which they’d been living in for 30 years. After a major redesign 20 years ago, they’d been content with their traditional style, which the wife describes as “Tuscan with many shades of brown and gold.” […]
Bonus Basement
When neighbor Kelley Drukker asked Sharon L. Sherman of Thyme & Place Design in Wyckoff about converting a basement room into an office, the designer was happy to oblige. “When I first walked down the steps, it was like entering a time capsule,” says Sherman of Drukker’s basement, which runs the length and width of […]
3 Easy Cookies That’ll Sweeten The Season
Pies and cobblers are great and all, but what to do if you didn’t save a lot of room for dessert? Our answer: A cookie or two will do. Cookies are synonymous with the holidays, whether you’re baking pumpkin spice sandies for Thanksgiving or decorating gingerbread men for Christmastime. And they’re not just for […]
9 New Jersey Towns To Visit During Christmastime
Photo courtesy of NJ Division of Travel and Tourism There are two types of people who live in New Jersey—those that retreat to warmer locales for the holidays, and those that stay close to home and embrace Christmastime in the chilly winter. And if you’re in the latter camp, you’re in luck, because the Garden […]