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The Rise of Home Organization
A take three Q&A with California Closets The new year is the perfect time to take stock of our surroundings, get out from under the clutter and make the most […]
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Mingling Modern & Midcentury
A Ridgewood kitchen’s new look references its past The home, a Midcentury rambler, hadn’t been touched since it was built in 1954. It presented a challenge Allison Handler was eager […]
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Entertainer’s Delight
Light-filled and gracious, this chef-worthy kitchen stands ready for any culinary adventure A new build in New Vernon gave designer Frank DelleDonne and the design team from Bakes & Kropp […]
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On the Waterfront
In Long Beach Township, husband-and-wife architects create their dream home Stacey Ruhle Kliesch and Gary Kliesch hadn’t planned on buying their Brant Beach, New Jersey, home, which they’ve since dubbed […]
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Quest for Contrast
A tonal range of finishes and materials forms a seamless composition in a kitchen designed for modern family living In Morganville, New Jersey, a young couple with two children found […]
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View Points
A reconfigured kitchen in Bergen County results in beautiful vignettes and improved workflow Michele and Michael Wesson fell in love with a Bergen County, New Jersey, townhome when they were […]
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Remembrance of Things Past
A vacation abroad was the inspiration for a British designer in her New Jersey home A trip to France was the inspiration for Jackie Currie-Taylor’s new kitchen. Currie-Taylor, an allied […]
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On the Waterfront-Kitchen | Credits
Bold orange cabinetry adds spice to the flat planes of the kitchen in the Brant Beach vacation home of architects Stacey Ruhle Kliesch and Gary Kliesch. “The entire kitchen utilizes a single size and shape cabinet door, rotated as necessary, to keep the design simple and sleek,” Stacey says. “Mother-of-pearl wall tiles look fresh and glitter like fish scales. The white concrete counters, embedded with seashells, were handcrafted by us with our daughters. The floors are coral limestone tile. The accordion bayfront windows open to an outside breakfast bar. Adjacent doors open to a deck for easy entertaining.” Pendants above the island were reclaimed from a restaurant that Gary remodeled. He also made the table and the chandelier above it.
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Photography: Matt Reitinger
Designer: Stacey Ruhle Kliesch
Architect: Stacey Ruhle Kliesch, AIA, CID, LEED AP, and Gary Kliesch, AIA, NCARB, CID
Builder: NVR Custom Contracting Inc.
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Remembrance of Things Past-Kitchen with island | Credits
The paneled refrigerator/freezer integrates into the floor-to-ceiling cabinetry. “The ceiling pendants over the island add a touch of whimsy and make me smile,” homeowner/designer Jackie Currie-Taylor says.
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Photography: Tori Sikkema
Designer: Jackie Currie-Taylor, Allied ASID
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Double Vision-Pizza oven | Credits
“The owners loved the idea of a personal pizzeria where a group can congregate out of the way from the main kitchen,” designer Lori Kurnitsky says. The pizza oven is set flush into a vertical façade of natural Belvedere quartzite. This secondary island — covered in quartz — houses a sink, icemaker and refrigerator drawers.
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Photography: Christian Garibaldi
Designer: Michele Plachter Design
Kitchen Design: Lori Kurnitsky, NCIDQ, & Olga Carlson of Bluebell Kitchens
Styling: Kristi Hunter
