THE PROPERTY ON JOSEPH STREET IN LAVALLETTE wasn’t large, but what it lacked in size it made up for in sun-dappled water views and spectacular sunsets. Its new owners, Hank and Jeannette Hirsch, had admired its bayfront setting for years, envisioning a traditional two-story home that conjured vistas of New England. But their first […]
Choose, Place And Care For Your Rugs
Bare wooden floors are undeniably charming, but the perfect area rug takes them up a notch. Rugs are the accessories of the floor, the pops of personality that make a room your own and help ground a space. “Every room looks better with a rug,” says Barbara Ostrom, president and CEO of Barbara Ostrom Associates […]
Cooking Up A Good Time
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 […]