DesignNJ_JuneJuly2023_Digital Issue
The June/July issue of Design NJ is now arriving in mailboxes with a special focus on before-after features. We are making this 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.
The June/July issue of Design NJ is now arriving in mailboxes with a special focus on before-after features. We are making this 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 MEG FOX<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RAQUEL LANGWORTHY<br />
DESIGN BY JENNIFER MUIRHEAD<br />
STYLING BY DEIRDRE KING<br />
BEFORE<br />
A REVERENCE FOR<br />
THE COUNTRYSIDE,<br />
HISTORY AND FAMILY<br />
ALL NURTURE<br />
AND INSPIRE THE<br />
REFRESH OF THIS<br />
MORRIS COUNTY<br />
FARMHOUSE<br />
Note the vintage doorknocker and authentic<br />
glass-paned arched window at the front door,<br />
painted in high-gloss “Dutch Door Green.” Neutral<br />
and textured grass-cloth wallcovering from Phillip<br />
Jeffries replaced a former busy wallpaper pattern<br />
in the foyer and up the stairwell landing. The<br />
original pine plank floors, with endearing knots<br />
and nail holes, were uncovered and restored.<br />
Designer Jennifer Muirhead and husband Christian’s search<br />
for a home back East — after living in Los Angeles for 18<br />
years — ended with a charming 1885 Victorian farmhouse<br />
on three acres in Harding Township’s horse country.<br />
The designer grew up in nearby Hunterdon County. “I always wanted<br />
to come back to this beautiful part of New Jersey,” Muirhead says. She<br />
and her husband knew it would be a good place to raise their young<br />
daughter near her many cousins and other extended family. Friday, their<br />
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, also made the 3,000-mile journey home.<br />
The area’s “got the best of both worlds,” Muirhead says. “It feels like<br />
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