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 […]
Balancing Act
DESIGN by RACHAEL GROCHOWSKI, RHG ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN PHOTOGRAPHY by DONNA DOTANTEXT by DONNA ROLANDO It wasn’t just one challenge that faced Rachael Grochowski, founder of Montclair-based RHG Architecture + Design, as she sought to infuse modern influences into a Montclair Tudor-style home built in 1910 while preserving its legacy of elegance. It was a […]
A Victorian Awakened
DESIGN by ELEMENTS INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIOPHOTOGRAPHY by MEGHAN BALCOMTEXT by NAYDA RONDON When Marty McDevitt and Joanne Turner, owners and head designers at Elements Interior Design Studio, walked into a stately Victorian home in Westfield in January 2024, they were on familiar ground. Three years earlier they had collaborated with the homeowners—a professional couple with […]
Beachy Surprise
DESIGN by VANESSA DELEON ASSOCIATESPHOTOGRAPHY by LAURA MOSSTEXT by DONNA ROLANDO “A modern, beauty vibe”— that was the directive a Wayne couple gave New York City-based designer Vanessa DeLeon as they handed her the keys to their Toms River summer home and walked away. Followers of hers on social media for years, the couple had […]
The House That Love Built
DESIGN by JEAN HERRON DESIGNPHOTOGRAPHY by VICTORIA ALFONZOTEXT by MICHELLE SYLVESTER COVID derailed a couple’s wedding but not their love story, which their new-construction Florham Park home reflects with a fresh look indicative of new beginnings. Instead of a “mishmash” of their former styles, the man of the house says, “we wanted to get all […]