Orderly Conduct

Smart Ways to Store Your Stuff. It seems we could all do with a lot less baggage. That’s according to Claudia Giselle Tejeda, CID, NCIDQ, of Brooklyn, New York-based Claudia […]

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Beach Scene

Designer Laurie Burke-Boice brings casual sophistication to a Union Beach, New Jersey home, not to mention dividing a tall space in half—horizontally—to create entertainment space above the living room. Some […]

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Stairway to Elegance

In many ways, this new home is a dream come true for the owners. A stunning spiral staircase in the foyer of a new Short Hills, New Jersey home is […]

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Casting a Glow

Serve up a warm and welcoming atmosphere when entertaining this autumn. Earlier sunsets signal cooler temperatures in New Jersey and a return to indoor entertaining. Celebrate the change of seasons […]

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Mystical Symbolism

Outside the mainstream of spiritual art that was done in the service of conventional religions are works inspired by cults and esoteric philosophies. Art and religion go hand in hand. […]

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Cottage Revival

A designer helps a former apartment dweller transform a cotswold cottage-like stone home. Mark Polinski grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania and moved east because he wanted to […]

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Marvels at the Mansion: The Kitchen at Alnwick Hall

Mixed materials contribute to a contemporary ambience. The challenge for Lakshmi Sheth, owner and designer at Cabri Inc. in Summit, New Jersey, was creating an aesthetically appealing kitchen in a […]

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Marvels at the Mansion: Dining at the Abbey

This eclectic space is both uplifting and bright. Barbara Ostrom’s first foray into this room was, to put it mildly, inauspicious. “The whole ceiling was falling off,” she quips when […]

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What Shines Within

Knife boxes were necessities for a well-appointed dining room. At Mount Vernon, George Washington’s Virginia estate, tours of the house begin in the elegant New Room. (Completed in 1787, it’s […]

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