DESIGN by RISHA WALDENPHOTOGRAPHY by VIC WAHBYTEXT by RICHARD LALIBERTE The house had a natural charm. It’s a traditional Dutch colonial nestled in a leafy Maplewood neighborhood, a home where a couple and their three adolescent children had lived for less than a year. The mandate, explains designer Risha Walden of Walden Interiors in Millburn, […]
Great For Gathering
DESIGN by TINA MANIS, VANCE DUGOSH, STUDIOTINAMANIS PHOTOGRAPHY by JOHN MUGGENBORG TEXT by DONNA ROLANDO “Sweet 16” holds new meaning in a Woodcliff Lake home, where a family of just that census count—a couple, their grown children and their children’s children—inspired a contemporary redesign that replaced boxy with spacious and functional. After toppling a few […]
Here Come The Kids
DESIGN by JENNIFER PACCA, ANDREA ACKERMANN, JENNIFER PACCA INTERIORSPHOTOGRAPHY by MARCO RICCATEXT by DONNA ROLANDO A big decision hung over an Upper Saddle River couple like a cartoon anvil. Their children were grown and their “nest” of more than two decades stood empty, potentially freeing the homeowners to downsize. But should they give up the […]
Riding In High Style
DESIGN by PAMELA COOPER, COOPER INTERIORSPHOTOGRAPHY by VIC WAHBYTEXT by NAYDA RONDON Stylish equestrian with an urban flair—that’s the design vision Pamela Cooper of Watchung-based Cooper Interiors brought to life for the Allamuchy Township home of Alice and Pat Giannetta. In February 2025, when the couple traded their NYC apartment for a 4,000-square-foot property on […]
‘Tween Dream Retreat
DESIGN by HILLARY K. COHEN, HCO INTERIORPHOTOGRAPHY by REBECCA MCALPINTEXT by NAYDA RONDON As any parent will attest, pre-teen girls are notoriously hard to please, especially when it comes to their personal space. But Hillary K. Cohen, of HCO Interiors in Basking Ridge, nailed the challenge. Her bedroom and en-suite bath for the 2025 Mansion […]