A beach house can be a getaway, a sanctuary, a gathering place for friends and family. For a pair of empty nesters who built their dream beach house on a grassy Brant Beach dune, it would be all these things and, eventually, one more: their primary residence. Given that multiplicity of purposes, the home’s interior […]
The Everything Yard
When Jill and Chris Torrente decided to redo their backyard, they relied on their travels for design inspiration. “I pull a lot of ideas from the hotels we go to,” says Jill. “I’ve come to really appreciate their attention to detail. And I wanted every part of our backyard to be an area that I […]
Ocean-View Devotion
A family’s Asbury Park vacation condo is designed around its best feature: a breathtaking view of the Atlantic. Text by Darius Amos Design by Marc Goldberg Photography by Vic Wahby A Whitehouse couple didn’t have to travel far to find their ideal getaway: They discovered a perfect staycation spot in Asbury Park, a little more […]
Hotel-Style Home
A family of jetsetters with several abodes finds that a brand-new Paramus house best reflects their cosmopolitan chic. Text by Nayda Rondon Design by Elizabeth Akguc Photography by LuxQue Media Letty Rivera and Manuel Castillo have multiple homes and travel often. So when they chose Bergen County for their latest dwelling destination, the couple opted […]
The Art of Urban Living
Text by Leslie Garisto Pfaff Design by Yelena Gerts Photography by Marco Ricca A growing family proves that a charming in-town home can be gracious and spacious. The city-dwelling family with a baby on the way had good luck when they teamed up with Holmdel designer Yelena Gerts, and good luck again when they were […]