Like many of our clients with young family’s who relocate from New York City to Montclair, NJ they bring us on to redesign their new homes (started at the initial walk-through!) as there’s so much more space that needs to be configured and redesigned, including new furniture to specify. That combined with not bring much or any existing furniture from their city apartment knowing they'd need or want furniture a step up from what they started. Many of the homes in the suburbs have many more rooms, a living room, dining room, family room and living room combined with 5 bedrooms - the prewar homes were normally built with these on 3 to 4 floors including the basement.

This specific beautiful pre-war home on Montclair Avenue in Montclair, New Jersey was a joy when it came to my New Jersey interior design company, as the floors and basement had already been redone, leaving us a beautiful blank canvas to create dynamic floor plans within. This family with young kids needed durable fabrics and materials, that were also kid-friendly, while still elegant in areas, while adding pops of color and patterns in certain areas. Like in most projects, we switched out all the light fixtures in the home and added sconces in certain areas. As the clients had a toddler and preschooler they opted for use the formal dining area as their playroom, whereas for the family room we opted to bring it up a notch in elegance, including a custom sectional to fit in the narrow room, making it a place for the parents to enjoy once their kids were asleep.