DesignNJ-FebMar 2024-Digital Issue
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, including one by renowned designer Libby Langdon, arrives in mailboxes this week. We’re also making the complete issue available in digital format to inspire and inform homeowners across the state. If you would like to subscribe to the print edition, visit designnewjersey.com/subscribe.
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, including one by renowned designer Libby Langdon, arrives in mailboxes this week. We’re also making the complete issue available in digital format to inspire and inform homeowners across the state. If you would like to subscribe to the print edition, visit designnewjersey.com/subscribe.
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WRITTEN BY MEG FOX | PHOTOS BY MIKE VAN TASSEL | PHOTO STYLIST ANNA MOLVIK<br />
DESIGN BY MARISSA SAUER & LAUREN COLLETTE | CUSTOM CABINETRY & MILLWORK BY A.E. EZMAT WOODWORKING + DESIGN<br />
CUSTOM BLEND<br />
INSPIRATION COMES IN<br />
MANY FORMS TO CRAFT<br />
A NON-COOKIE-CUTTER<br />
KITCHEN IN MORRIS COUNTY<br />
Honoring the unique construction<br />
and character-rich details of this<br />
Mendham home was a prime consideration for<br />
the full-scale remodel of its kitchen. “We aimed to<br />
curate a blend of historical elements infused with<br />
a touch of modern-industrial elegance, creating<br />
a style that resonated with the homeowners,”<br />
says Marissa Sauer, owner and lead designer at<br />
Design MACS in Franklin Lakes.<br />
Sauer and co-designer Lauren Collette reconfigured<br />
the space, capturing square footage from a<br />
former hallway and relocating doors and windows<br />
where they made sense. The space behind the<br />
range, for instance, called for an expanse of new<br />
black-framed windows that now usher in natural<br />
light and views. Coupled with the bespoke black<br />
enamel range hood at its center, “it emerges as a<br />
central feature in the design,” Sauer notes. Gold<br />
A bespoke range hood, embellished with matte gold rivets,<br />
takes center stage along an expanse of new black-framed<br />
windows in the Mendham kitchen.<br />
The center island’s distressed black finish, gold recessed<br />
inlays and thick walnut top feel authentic to the character<br />
and history of the home. “The apothecary-style cabinet,<br />
inspired by the homeowner’s favorite TV kitchen, now sits<br />
where the hallway’s entrance used to be,” designer Marissa<br />
Sauer says. Its pop of blue ties in with “Blue Dog” by George<br />
Rodrigue, a piece of art that influenced the kitchen’s<br />
palette as a whole. “A coordinating encaustic tile inlay adds<br />
warmth through the colors and pattern, grounding the<br />
central area around the island.”<br />
24 February/March <strong>2024</strong>
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