DesignNJ_FebMar2023_Digital Issue
With colder temperatures in the forecast, what better way to enjoy a winter evening than paging through the February-March issue of Design NJ? The issue, filled with thoughtfully designed kitchens and beautiful homes from throughout New Jersey, is now arriving in mailboxes. We’re also making the complete issue available in digital format to inspire and inform homeowners across the state. If you are interested in subscribing to the print edition, visit www.designnewjersey.com/subscribe.
With colder temperatures in the forecast, what better way to enjoy a winter evening than paging through the February-March issue of Design NJ? The issue, filled with thoughtfully designed kitchens and beautiful homes from throughout New Jersey, is now arriving in mailboxes. We’re also making the complete issue available in digital format to inspire and inform homeowners across the state. If you are interested in subscribing to the print edition, visit www.designnewjersey.com/subscribe.
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WRITTEN BY MARIROSE KRALL<br />
PHOTOS BY JASON DUCUSIN<br />
DESIGN BY VANESSA DELEON, ALLIED ASID<br />
Savvy<br />
Style<br />
DESIGNER VANESSA DELEON<br />
CREATES A SOPHISTICATED<br />
NEST FOR A HIGH-PROFILE PAIR<br />
Dolores Catania and Paul Connell’s Bergen<br />
County residence was newly built. Still Catania,<br />
a cast member on The Real Housewives of New<br />
Jersey, and Connell, president and CEO of<br />
Manhattan-based Eco Electrical Services LLC, wanted to<br />
infuse it with their own aesthetic. “They’re very particular,”<br />
designer Vanessa Deleon says. “They wanted to refresh the<br />
spaces and tailor them to their liking.”<br />
Deleon, a television staple herself on programs such as<br />
American Dream Builders and Restaurant Impossible as well<br />
as a brand ambassador with Overstock.com, is principal<br />
designer at New York City-based Vanessa Deleon Associates.<br />
She describes her clients’ design preferences: “They wanted<br />
classic elements to reflect their traditional tastes. However,<br />
this is a modern townhouse. We didn’t want to stray from<br />
that aesthetic too much.”<br />
The designer merged the two styles to create an elevated<br />
urban aesthetic that both celebrates the owners’ preferences<br />
and honors the contemporary bones of the home. “We<br />
made a cohesive synergy happen with the finishes and the<br />
architecture,” says Deleon, an allied member of the American<br />
Society of Interior Designers.<br />
In the living room, the finishes and architecture meet in<br />
a wall treatment that reaches from the fireplace mantel to<br />
the 16-foot-high ceiling. “We considered marble or stone<br />
In the living room, deep gray walls and plush seating<br />
bring coziness to the 16-foot-high space.<br />
34 February/March 2023
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