DesignNJ_FebMar2023_Digital Issue

The stylish bar area doubles as a coffee/tea station.
It houses a convenient bar sink, microwave and easyaccess
beverage refrigerator for the kids. Three walnut
display shelves tie in with other warm wood accents.
The modern chandelier’s white glass globes “are
reminiscent of a bubbly cocktail,” Nifoussi says.
an “off black” shade did just that. So did the custom range hood with
its slight sweep design and combination of patinas: a blackened body
accentuated with grommeted brass straps.
Polished Calacatta quartz covers the countertops and backsplash. “The
clients were set on having man-made quartz that they wouldn’t have to
stress over or maintain,” Nifoussi says. “We decided to wrap it up the
backsplash for a clean and seamless look that acts as a backdrop to the
statement hood.”
Reeded-glass upper cabinets “add reflection and provide a visual break
from the closed storage,” she adds. The objective “was to take transitional
inset Shaker-style cabinets and make them appear more modern.”
In the adjacent high-drama bar/beverage area, which also doubles
as a coffee/tea station, reeded glass reappears in the upper and lower
cabinets, which were painted in a “soft whisper of beige,” the designer
says. The backsplash, composed of handmade black undulated tile, is
“sexy, moody and perfect for cocktail hour,” she explains. Not only does
the tile offer high contrast to the rest of the light and bright kitchen, “it
has fluidity and movement, which reminds me of liquid in a cocktail.”
Lighting choices reflect the designer’s love of jewelry-like details.
“Statement sculptural lighting over the island and dining table are strikingly
different, but their push and pull tie the whole space together.” DNJ
SOURCES design, Tweak Interiors LLC in Little Silver; contractor, HR Design & Build
LLC in Eatontown; cabinetry, constructed by Green Street Joinery in Port
Monmouth, painted in Benjamin Moore & Co.’s “Decorator’s White” for the main
kitchen area, “Wrought Iron” for the island base and “Smokey Taupe” for the bar
area; wall color, “Chantilly Lace” by Benjamin Moore & Co.; custom hood, Haube
Range Hood Co.; countertops and backsplash in the main kitchen, polished
quartz Calacatta Manhattan through Bedrock Granite Inc. in Shrewsbury; bar
backsplash tile, Tiled Interiors in Red Bank; island pendants, Suzanne Kasler
through The Lighting Design Center at Warshauer in Tinton Falls; chandelier over
table and counter stools, Arteriors; dining chairs (Brownstone Furniture) and table
(Vanguard), through Schwartz Design Showroom in Edison; hardware, Bullet Lock
& Safe Co. in Long Branch; plumbing fixtures, Atlantic Plumbing Supply in Long
Branch; shades, The Shade Store.
For contact information, page 64
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