Designer Jennifer Pacca’s winning entry for “Residential Single Space”
Has your youngest moved out and left you with extra space? Or perhaps you’ve finally decided to revamp a dated living room or kitchen. Whatever home renovation project is on the horizon, it’s likely that you’ll want a design expert to help you along the way. But who to hire?
Our state has a plethora of great interior designers, but you can’t go wrong with any of the pros who were recently honored with Design Excellence Awards from the New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). NJ ASID presented the awards during the ceremony, held last month at the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park.
To be considered for awards, designers submitted projects in residential and commercial/non-residential sectors. A panel of judge was comprised of past award-winning ASID members from around the country, who followed strict criteria in their judging.
Below are the 2024 residential winners (click here for a complete list of all the honorees):
RESIDENTIAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Gold: Miriam Silver Verga, Mimi & Hill
Silver: Diane Durocher, Diane Durocher Interiors
RESIDENTIAL SINGLE SPACE
Silver: Jennifer Pacca, Jennifer Pacca Interiors
Bronze: Oreoluwa Oderanti, Inspired Ore Home Décor
Bronze: Sarah Storms, Styled by Storms
Winning designers from Monmouth County include, from left to right, Jacqueline Ferreira, Sheila Rich, Anna Maria Mannarino, Beth Insabella Walsh with ASID NJ Chapter President Marina Umali. Not pictured: Yelena Gerts.
RESIDENTIAL TWO OR MORE SPACES 2,501-5,000 SQUARE FEET
Gold: Yelena Gerts, House of Style & Design
Silver: Miriam Silver Verga, Mimi & Hill
Bronze: Sarah Storms, Styled by Storms
RESIDENTIAL TWO OR MORE SPACES GREATER THAN 5,000 SQUARE FEET
Silver: Jennifer Pacca, Jennifer Pacca Interiors
Bronze: Zak Yossry, Short Hills Design Studio
Bronze: Alexa Ralff, AHR Designs
RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT, CONDO, TOWNHOUSE OR LOFT
Gold: Yelena Gerts, House of Style & Design
Silver: Diane Durocher, Diane Durocher Interiors
Bronze: Arlene Reilly, Bernards Decorating
RESIDENTIAL SMALL BATH LESS THAN 50 SQUARE FEET
Gold: Tracey Stephens, Tracey Stephens Interior Design
Silver: Sheila Rich, Sheila Rich Interiors
Bronze: Yelena Gerts, House of Style & Design
RESIDENTIAL LARGE BATH GREATER THAN 50 SQUARE FEET
Gold: Beth Insabella Walsh, Insabella Design
Silver: Tracey Stephens, Tracey Stephens Interior Design
Bronze: Miriam Silver Verga, Mimi & Hill
RESIDENTIAL SMALL KITCHEN LESS THAN 150 SQUARE FEET
Gold: Liz Curry, Liz Curry Studio
Silver: Tracey Stephens, Tracey Stephens Interior Design
Bronze: Denise Pough, A-Jay Interiors by Dee
RESIDENTIAL LARGE KITCHEN GREATER THAN 150 SQUARE FEET
Gold: Sharon Sherman, Thyme & Place Design
Gold: Sarah Storms, Styled by Storms
Silver: Julie China, Idea Space Architecture + Design
Bronze: Anna Maria Mannarino, Mannarino Designs
Bronze: Miriam Silver Verga, Mimi & Hill
RESIDENTIAL SHOWHOUSE
Gold: Susan Farcy, Susan Farcy Interior Design
Silver: Diane Durocher, Diane Durocher Interiors
Silver: Arlene Reilly, Bernards Decorating
Bronze: Anna Maria Mannarino, Mannarino Designs
RESIDENTIAL SPECIALTY AND UNIQUE INTERIOR SPACES
Silver: Diane Durocher, Diane Durocher Interiors
Bronze: Cozette Brown, Cozette Brown Interior Designs
Bronze: Sharon Sherman, Thyme & Place Design
OUTDOOR LIVING SPACES
Silver: Jennifer Pacca, Jennifer Pacca Interiors
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