When Robyn and Alex Kelly and their five kids, then ages 5, 9, 12, 14 and 20, moved into their custom-built, 8,200-square- foot, New England shingle-style dream home in Westfield in 2012, they thought they had all the bells and whistles. With seven bedrooms, seven-and-a-half bathrooms, a three-car garage and 2.5 acres of landscaped property […]
Townhouse With a Difference
Moving can be stressful, and Janine found it hard to imagine leaving her Manhattan apartment of 36 years. The move made sense because she was driving to Morristown often for her mom’s medical care. But Janine had to admit she was nervous. Luckily, she knew where to turn: to Karla Trincanello, a certified interior designer […]
Spacious, But Oh-So Cozy
It’s a familiar story: With three young children, the McLaughlin family was outgrowing their old house and wanted a place they could stretch out in. But, bucking the trend toward maximum square footage, they didn’t want to stretch too far—except when it came to the view. None of the houses they saw, however, fit all […]
A Living Room Comes to Life
Admit it: As a homeowner, you have that one spot in your house that just does not incite joy, whether it’s a garage stuffed to the gills with 10 years’ worth of junk or an extra sitting area that merely collects dust. That was the case for a Franklin Lakes family, who had moved into […]
Mountain Marvel
For a Wyckoff family of six, skiing is a passion meant to be shared. Therefore, the redesign of their Catskills vacation home needed to lodge a small army of snow aficionados, besides shedding an outdated chateau image. And while nearly doubling its space, the reno couldn’t lose that spectacular mountain view. Initially, the retreat lacked […]