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Future Cozy

By Lauren Payne | December 13, 2010
If you think the house of tomorrow is some antiseptic, Jetsons-style space ship, think again. ...
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Each holiday season, garden clubs around the state decorate our grand and historic governor’s mansion. Join us on a tour....
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Open House

By Lauren Payne | October 13, 2010
Step aside, Snooki. Jersey homes are the Garden State’s REAL TV Stars, thanks to the hundreds of commercials shot here every year. ...
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Function Perfection

By Lauren Payne | September 15, 2010
We asked two cooking professionals what worked best in their newly designed, much-used home kitchens. Here are their ideas....
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Gustav Stickley's log home is located at Craftsman Farms in Parsippany. ...
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With a passion for arts and crafts design and the serene lifestyle it represents, an Oradell family restores an original Gustav Stickley home, step by painstaking step. ...
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Trend Setters

By Lauren Payne | July 13, 2010
Mansion in May, one of the state’s premier designer showhouse series, creates new style standards for Jersey homes. ...
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Backyard Retreats

By Lauren Payne | June 15, 2010
Decked out like five-star resorts, two New Jersey homes raise hanging out to a whole new level....
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Simply Put

By Lauren Payne | May 7, 2010
A tasteful new family home rises from the dunes in Brigantine. ...
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It’s a classic beach house, with ocean views, resort-like grounds, and room for multiple generations....
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Home and Garden Special

By | April 15, 2010
Pick up a color chart, a sun hat, and a trowel, then come along with us to soak up the latest in home and garden design in this month’s special feature. ...
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Getting organized is the first step to effective spring cleaning....
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Everything Smart

By Lauren Payne | April 13, 2010
What are the hot new looks for homes? New Jersey Monthly’s Design Advisory Council updates us on ten startling years....
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Go With The Flow

By Eleanor Gilman | April 12, 2010
Two New Jersey homeowners create water gardens complete with koi ponds that become backyard focal points....
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They emerge by the thousands late each spring, creating a magnificent display at this grand estate....
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By the shores of the Shrewsbury and the Navesink, the outdoors is welcomed in and works of art come into their own. ...
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Landscape designer Rene Torres transformed his Collingswood yard into a lush retreat, without chemicals or pesticides, and not a lick of grass....
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After inheriting a major collection of museum-quality antiques, this Essex County couple put the trove front and center....
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Best of the Best

By Lauren Payne | March 24, 2010
We asked three of New Jersey’s top design professionals to help us compile a list of the state’s most significant architectural projects in the past decade. Among many worthy contenders, here are the panel’s top ten picks....
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Stage Right

By Lauren Payne | February 10, 2010
With real estate sales still lagging, what can you do to prepare your home to sell fast—and for top dollar? Try home staging. (Photos by Barbara Cluck-Miksits)...
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