Author: Susan Brierly Bush

Susan Brierly Bush, New Jersey Monthly’s style editor, lives to shop, decorate and entertain. Her background in retail fashion, home staging and photo styling gives her a keen eye for scouting what's fun and fabulous. Her Susan on Style blog tips off readers to bargain finds and stylish events in the Garden State. Plus, exclusive tastemaker interviews!
Stephanie Blum Photography celebrates the "intimate bond" between people and their pets.

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Visitors flock to Shoppons Run Flower Farm in Stockton for picture-perfect bouquets—and sparkling chit-chat with the friendly master gardener.

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Fun colors, patterns and textures are happy harbingers of a new season.

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"Sports has embodied my life...but my hobby has always been home design and decorating."

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They got married in the spot where sermons were once preached. They sleep in the former choir loft. And they want to be buried in the adjacent cemetery.

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Spoon + Salt takes the drudgery out of party planning and clean-up by offering pre-styled table decor for parties, showers and weddings.

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Local veteran and writer David Sears details a harrowing story of NJ heroes in World War II's Battle of the Atlantic.

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Earthy greens! Watery blues! Stay warm in these cool tones.

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"I think we struck that balance between industrial and comforting, honoring the space’s history while making it feel like home.”

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From statement accessories to luxurious leather to a perfect red lipstick.

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