From the February/March 2016 Issue
Livable Luxury
A young family’s lifestyle approach calls for clean, classic, uncomplicated design. When a couple with two small children decided to trade their townhouse for a single-family residence in Livingston, […]
From the February/March 2016 Issue
Guidelines for a Great Outdoor Kitchen
Check all nine of these boxes to be sure your space is ideal for prep, cooking and serving. The outdoor kitchen is born when the grill cozies up to cabinetry, […]
From the February/March 2016 Issue
Your Favorite Spaces
Our Facebook users choose winning projects. Our goal at Design NJ is to present interesting projects that pique your curiosity and inspire you to create living spaces that make you […]
From the February/March 2016 Issue
Millwork for Modern Living
Moldings, doors, cabinets and more … for homes that are transitional to contemporary. The word “millwork” almost always brings to mind a stacked crown molding, carved corbels and columns, elaborate […]
From the February/March 2016 Issue
Lofty Ambitions
A suburban home acquires urban style when the walls come down. Norman Spier has a passion for remodeling. “I’ve renovated 10 different houses,” says the owner of Spier Building & […]
From the February/March 2016 Issue
Eva Cellini, Late-Life Surrealist
An artist taps into the unconscious, explores uncertainty. There’s always been a youthful spirit to surrealism. The embrace of the nonrational, the prankishness, the fascination with the minutiae of one’s […]
From the February/March 2016 Issue
Art, Seriously
Gallery owners offer advice on how to form an art collection. You’ve redone the house. The paint is dry, the furniture is in place and you’re looking at the new, […]
From the February/March 2016 Issue
Time Stands Still
There was a time when everyone owned a watch stand. Caring for a pocket watch in the 18th and 19th centuries could be a 24-hour-a-day proposition. Watch owners didn’t mind […]