Bare wooden floors are undeniably charming, but the perfect area rug takes them up a notch. Rugs are the accessories of the floor, the pops of personality that make a room your own and help ground a space. “Every room looks better with a rug,” says Barbara Ostrom, president and CEO of Barbara Ostrom Associates […]
Poach A Perfect Pear
You’ve been munching pears all winter: Other than biting into one, perhaps you enjoyed a baked pear with sugar in the beginning of winter or sank a fork into a pear crumble after a holiday dinner. But to truly experience the flavors of a cooked pear, you’ll want to prepare it properly. The pros […]
Keep The Mouse Out Of The House And Garden—Naturally
’Tis the season to start planning and planting your backyard garden, and part of the prep is to prevent the appearance of public enemy No. 1—and doing it in a sustainable, eco-conscious way. Rodents can pop up anywhere they have access to newly planted seeds, low-lying veggies and greens, composting heaps and just about […]
A Look Inside The New American Home
While most of us were hunkered down in our homes this winter, interior designer Sharon Sherman of Wyckoff’s Thyme and Place Design was on the road checking out the latest products and styles featured at the annual Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Orlando. One of the exhibits she toured was The New […]
The ‘Oh!’ Factor
“It’s a funny story,” Karen Wolf says. When a young couple, moving from Hoboken to Maplewood, approached her about designing a historic home they’d recently bought, neither she nor they realized that Wolf had a personal connection to it. “Then they sent me photographs,” she recalls, “and I said, ‘That’s my cousin’s house!’” Seven years […]