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 […]
Cool Pools To Get You Excited For Summer
If you’ve been contemplating for years whether or not you want to install an in-ground pool in your backyard, let this article be the thing that makes that decision easier. New Jersey is home to many talented pool and landscape designers, and they created these seven custom pools and relaxing oases below for homeowners around […]