DesignNJ-OctNov2023_Digital issue

editorinchief | LETTER
New Jersey is often called a melting pot
because of its diversity. That diversity reaches into many areas. Lifestyles, for example,
range from urban chic to tightly knit small towns to farming communities. Racially,
we are one of the most diverse states in the country, according to the New Jersey
Department of Health. And that brings cultural diversity with it. Geographically, our
terrain ranges from sea level along the approximately 130-mile shoreline to 1,803 feet
above sea level in the forests of High Point State Park in Sussex County.
Diversity even extends to architecture and interior design. Drive through any region
of the state and you’ll see what I mean. This issue represents a microcosm of that variety.
A Bergen County home is a hybrid example of Old World (think natural stone and
stucco) and modern (with expansive windows, open layouts and simplified gables)
melded to meet the divergent tastes of the owners, thanks to Z+ Architects and Z+
Interiors (“Vineyard Vibes,” page 24).
Seashore Colonial style takes a bow in the new family-friendly-yet-sophisticated
home that Salt Design Co. and Virtuoso Architects designed for a young Sea Girt
couple who had long wanted to live at the Jersey Shore (“Carefully Curated,” page 34).
An early-20th-century Hoboken warehouse now has two new top floors, including the light-filled loft
owned by a couple looking to shift lifestyles from the suburbs to this urban hotspot. The loft is colorfully
modern thanks to Dean Marchetto, founding principal of MHS Architecture, and Paula Rocha, an associate
interior designer at the firm (“High Style,” page 44).
Midcentury style has always been a favorite of designer Yana Schafer. When looking to relocate, she was
particularly drawn to a Midcentury home she noticed for sale in Short Hills. Once inside, she found even
more reasons to fall in love with it and then added her own touches and personality to the design (“Meant
To Be,” page 51).
The style of the Somerset County home may be traditional, but owners Kristine Nograles-Hugo and
Vincent Hugo added a non-traditional element when they engaged Wydian Kitchens & Design to help them
create a dog bath/laundry room to make life easier for them and their four-legged family members (“Woof
Worthy,” page 60).
Also in this issue, as we head into the busiest entertaining season of the year, we suggest chic and functional
bar cabinets (“Entertaining Ways,” page 19) and chairside bar tables (“Happy Hour at Home,” page 21) and
aim a spotlight on an iconic silver water pitcher (“Modern & Classic,” page 22).
Whatever your style preferences, we hope this issue will give you a few moments of peace and inspiration
as autumn activities pick up speed.
REN MILLER, EDITOR IN CHIEF
rmiller@designnewjersey.com
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