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This imaginative New Vernon homeowner (and busy mother of five) wanted rustic and rugged in her new kitchen. Her wish list included a stone sink. ...
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Bay Head: Restore

October 4, 2013

Christine and Jed Laird decided to restore their summer cottage in Bay Head, one of the oldest in town....
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Point Pleasant homeowners Carlos and Maria Santos raised their house above flood level requirements, before getting the go-ahead from FEMA....
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After Sandy wrecked her 1940s Cape-style home, Manasquan resident Rita Gurry decided to replace it with a modular home....
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Following the worst devastation the Shore has seen in decades, the PBS series This Old House documents the repair or replacement of three Sandy-ravaged homes....
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As a girl, she learned to love fresh, simple food. Now this South Brunswick homeowner grows her own, cooks for friends (and the needy) and teaches healthy eating to others. ...
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Nostalgia is a frequent theme in designing shore homes. This sun-filled cottage in Avalon was conceived by a couple of… Read the rest

An innovative architect teams with a resourceful builder to create this ultra-chic outdoor living space on the Jersey Shore. Day or night, it’s the ultimate adult-friendly playground....
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After Sandy filled their home with two feet of water, a Brick Township couple underwent major renovations to restore what was lost....
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A Point Pleasant Beach homeowner rebuilds after Hurricane Sandy without the assistance of an architect or designer...or any kind of plan. ...
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Karen Bostwick never envisioned herself cooking for hundreds of hungry people. Hurricane Sandy changed all that....
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In the wake of Sandy, destruction bred creative opportunities for improvement. A couple in Mantoloking focused their creativity on restoration. ...
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For Shore dwellers, the post-Sandy saga continues as they repair, rebuild and share their storm stories. ...
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Eight award-winning interior designers discuss everything from business (good) to buying American-made (also good) to the value of a unique showcase piece....
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A green thumb and a gardening greenhorn turned fallow land into a productive garden—without breaking the bank, or their backs. ...
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The family of former governor Christine Todd Whitman wanted a house that looked like it had always been part of its bucolic surroundings, but was ecologically state-of-the-art. They found exactly what they needed—in a factory. ...
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Tiptoe through the tulips and other blooms at these five great public places this spring....
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Visiting the Garden State’s botanical showcase....
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Cruelest month or not, April borrows Cupid’s arrow to point to the full-fledged return of a treasured pastime: basking in our own private, domestic outdoors. ...
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Alone in the sprawling Rumson home where they had raised their sons, Stephanie and Frank Picone realized the time had come to feather a smaller nest. Sorting through 31 years of stuff was “traumatic,” but with discipline and the help of a creative interior designer, they emerged in a better place....
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