How do you live in your home? Design is the art of symmetry and aesthetic within the spaces we live. Done correctly, it calms in your bedroom, organizes your kitchen’s meal prep area with ease, and warms you around your garden’s fire pit. Perhaps most importantly, provides comfort because the way a room feels is just as important as how it looks.
- From the Archives…A Menagerie of Curiosities Finds a Home in New JerseyA Collection of Natural Curiosities, Textiles, and Victorian-esque Oddities That Wes Anderson Would Adore. Margot Tenenbaum greeted me at the door, as she so often does when I visit and …
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- That Stunning Garage Reno We Dream Of: An Interview with Maplewood, NJ Resident, Jeremy FrechetteThere are two common relationships we have with our garages; one that fulfills its original purpose as a car house, and one that emerges when we former urbanites decide storage …
- Sarah Gee’s 2022 Holiday Gift GuideStill on the hunt for thoughtful holiday gifts? Sarah Gee of Sarah Gee Interiors shares a few of her favorite things with us. She uses many herself – which we …
- It’s Back! Our Holiday Tipping GuideWe tried to break it down for you, but here’s an underlying secret – there is no one right or wrong answer to the question “what should I tip my (insert service provider here)?” …
- The Art of Installing ArtIt seems local talent is woven into the very fabric of South Orange and Maplewood, NJ. One of the niche connoisseurs we are lucky enough to call a neighbor is …
- Modernizing the Present by Honoring the PastOriginally published in the 2020 Matters Magazine, Home & Hearth Edition. Insights from local professionals on doing right by our homes. Every home has a story. And around South Orange …
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- Home Renovation COVID-19 Edition: How the Pandemic Shifted My PrioritiesWaaaay back in March (can you remember what life was like back then?) I was scheduled to kick off a relatively small scale kitchen renovation over here on Oakview Avenue …
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- Considering Our Homes from QuarantineMere months ago it was rare for the majority of us to spend 24 hours a day hunkered down in our homes. Prior to COVID-19, our houses acted more like …
- Curate, Don’t DecorateGreetings! I’m Sarah Gee, of Sarah Gee Interiors, an interior design studio based right here in SOMA. I am so happy to be the newest Inhabit Your Home contributor – …
- Great Interior Design is An Expression of Who He Was, Even Harvey Keitel Thought SoGreat interior design is anything but static – it morphs with the ever-changing needs of the inhabitant/s. It is the exploration of space and the quest to fuse comfort, utility, and …
- Casa Vicens, My Visit to Antoni Gaudí’s First Residential HomeIt’s not hard to find one word that describes a visit to Antoni Gaudí’s Casa Vicens. Color. Overwhelming, brillant, color. Walking through the garden, past exterior walls of teal and yellow-colored tiles …
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- The History of My Home | The Thompson’s 1907 – 1966The history of my home tells a unique story about a family in love with Maplewood, NJ. Do you ever wonder who lived in your home before you? Do you …
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- Designing for Small Spaces | A Handful of DIY IdeasContrary to popular belief, designing for small spaces doesn’t mean you can’t go big, bold, and deep. So pick a wall and consider one of the following ideas.
- Everyday Objects with Jess DavisA glimpse of how interior designer Jess Davis of Nest Studio juxtaposes modern sensibilities with vintage Victorian charm.
- How to Hire Contractor Part Two: How to Plan for a Home RenovationDave Kasdan talks about the key factors that all contractors need to understand to manage and successfully complete a project.
- How to Hire a Contractor Part One: Ready for Your Kitchen Remodel?Nicole Sinclair, a project-manager-turned-home-renovator, discusses the highs and lows of home renovation.
- An Outdated Colonial Goes Glam in a Stunning Home MakeoverAlexis Goldstein is an artist by nature. A successful Director of Sales at a major digital property by day, her art hangs from the walls of her Maplewood NJ home …
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- How to Hunt for Flea Market FindsI have two gallery walls in the parlor of 139 Maplewood Avenue. I often get asked where I found the art that created them. They are nothing fancy, in most cases, …
- Successful Landscape Design is Child’s PlayWhen Carla approached me to write about landscape design, I was unsure of an approach. I could discuss Aesthetics, Function, Feel, Grading and Drainage, Privacy, Lighting, Water, Trees/shrubs/Perennials, Native Plants, …
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- A Modern Farmhouse with Global Flair in South Orange, NJFresh & contemporary meets rustic & classic with a twist in this beautiful farmhouse. For this newly added family room, the homeowners had a vision for coastal style for their …
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- Building a Garage in Maplewood NJBuying a home doesn’t usually involve building a garage. And building a garage is no small feat. It takes planning and hiring the right people to see that it gets …
- Narrow Spaces, Choosing the Right CouchRecently, I was asked by a friend to write about designing for narrow spaces. She specifically asked about couches. If you live in SOMa, you know that our living rooms …
- Architectural Design | Who Designed No. 139 Maplewood Avenue?Something bugged me about my Victorian. It took a few weeks of actually living in No. 139 Maplewood Avenue for it to dawn on me. There were obvious clues that …
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- Designing for My Narrow Victorian ParlorIf you’ve read some of my other posts, you may already know the backstory to our purchase of No. 139 Maplewood Ave. When we finally moved all our living room …