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Summer Is Saved

An outdoor redesign starring a salt-water pool has a formerly restless Oakland family cheering warm weather and saying “Hooray for home!”

The Challenge Was Steep

It took ingenuity and pooled expertise to turn a forbidding Woodcliff Lake yard into a multilevel entertainment zone.

Big On Blue

The homeowner’s love of one dramatic color inspired the happy, relaxed style of a center-hall colonial in Stirling.

Shore To Please

Purchased with a gut-job reno in mind, a highlands luxury condo now maximizes its waterfront setting with a coastal yet elegant design.

Practical Wow

The brand-new house had every possibility, but its look was blah. It was time for the homeowners to make it their own—functional, but also startling.

A Kitchen That Fits

In Ridgewood, this vital room had cabinets too low and an oven too small for comfortable cooking. But that was before.

Treating You Like Family

For 50 years, Red Bank-based fashion retailer Garmany has thrived on providing a first-class customer experience.

A Team Cooks Up A Kitchen

A Wyckoff couple had many ideas for making their most important room both beautiful and functional. So did a smart designer and other pros.

Opposites Attract

The husband wanted a contemporary style for their six-bedroom home in New Vernon, the wife a traditional one. It was up to the designer to achieve a beautiful synthesis.

The Grandparent Test

Ideally situated, a Holmdel colonial had all the basics for three-generation family living—if its interior could be transformed.

It Starts With The Floor

Owners of a flooring store, a Ridgewood couple wanted their thoroughly renovated home to make a statement from the ground up.

Keeping It Kosher

A kitchen in Wyckoff cried out to be released from its timeworn 1980s aesthetic, but special rules had to be followed too.

Earth, Wind And Fire

A dip in a new backyard pool in Chester is all the more refreshing given the elements that went into creating it.

The Call Of Water

A Wyckoff couple found they could enjoy the allure of a seaside resort without leaving their backyard.

Water, Water Everywhere

Flooding is an increasing problem throughout Bergen, and it’s likely to get worse. Do we have the will—and the funds—to fix it?

Office With An Ocean

When COVID blurred the line between the zones of work and home, one New Yorker exchanged big-city lights for an Atlantic Vista.

The Size Was Right

When a Glen Rock couple became empty nesters, it was time not to scale back, but to style up.

Going Modern

Thanks to daring owners and a resourceful designer, a five-bedroom 1916 colonial in Maplewood acquires an open flow and up-to-date amenities galore.

Going Year-Round

A NYC Apartment dweller’s quest for serenity 12 months of the year inspired the complete renovation of her Spring Lake summer home.

Black Teams Up With White

A Woodcliff Lake home proves that a minimalist design pairing polar opposites can feel as warm as California.

Homage To History

Designers made sure a Maplewood family’s brand-new kitchen was functional and modern, but with some very deliberate vintage touches.

Farmhouse Flair

Somehow both capacious and cozy, a new-construction Holmdel home became a country-inspired “wow” for its owners.