How do you go large with a home but still make it feel cozy? that was the challenge that faced a Mahwah couple with four children, now 9 to 17, when they decided to move from a street they deemed too busy for safe outdoor play.
Construction was just under way when designer Meryl Stern was called upon to work some magic. The homeowners, a retired married couple, were downsizing from an expansive manse in alpine to a luxury townhouse development in Tenafly. Their new 3,500-square-foot home would be about half the size of the old residence, but they wanted it no less chic.
"A is for apple" begins many kids' books, while a popular saying credits daily use of this A-fruit with “keeping the doctor away.” but what if all 26 letters climbed aboard the bandwagon of good health?
Ever look at the scale and reason, "maybe I'm just big boned? The truth is, weight by itself is an imperfect measure of what shape you’re in. to truly gauge your health risks, you need to know your body fat.
Since opening its doors in 1992, Etsy Street has been a go-to place for fine dining. And while it was always on the short list for return visits, if you haven’t been in a while, it’s time to go back.
“Breath can definitely be used as a tool to enhance health,” says Victoria Maizes, M.D., executive director of the arizona Center for integrative Medicine, founded by wellness guru andrew weil, M.D. “we now know that by slowing and deepening our breathing we can promote relaxation and affect our physiology in numerous beneficial ways,” she says.
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, put your wallet to good use by purchasing local products and services sold in the area that benefit breast cancer charities. Here are a few of our favorites
Set in a lush, 7,00 square feet adorned with live plants and softly glowing candlelight, Castle Rock at La Cantera—named one of the nation’s top 100 spa resorts in Condé Nast Traveler—is home to four massage rooms, two facial rooms, a salon space and more.
“The combo at Mambo”—that’s what husband-and-wife team Louis Nunez and CiCi Chan-Nunez happily call the unusual culture clash at their cozy Rutherford BYOB, Mambo Tea House
