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A fashion-media guru and her businessman husband have made their Upper Montclair home an eclectic reflection of their personalities and passions, by collecting unique things that they like and making them fit in with the atmosphere of the house. Renovation of the ranch-style involved raised ceilings and a large addition to house a family and entertainment room, and favorite art pieces and framed family photographs create the home's individual look and inviting atmosphere.

The home of a couple, the husband from North Jersey and the wife from South Jersey, is decorated to be aesthetically cohesive and comfortable for family and friends with an open and informal look. Paintings and a light fixture are incorporated in the decor, with separate furniture clusters of rich colors and plush fabrics creating cozy spaces in the living room and the walls of the bedroom suite hand painted to look like stone.

An exhibit of a differently decorated room in a designer showhouse demonstrates the current home entertainment possibilities. With decor-friendly models of television sets enabling various placement possibilities, a media and entertainment room is much sought after in home-design, allowing kinds of decor planned around a blend of high-end technology and luxurious comfort and elegance.

Kitchen design incorporating contrasting plans according to the style of the house are popular. Organized appliances, workstations, storage and dining areas are laid out in a modern house to provide functionality and enjoyment, while designing a kitchen within the existing space that complements the home's architectural style can include removing the wall between cooking and dining areas, creating unobstructed views of the outdoors and matching the window frames to the period of the house.

Tara and Dave Wittman always dreamed of owning a log home. In 2001, the couple decided to purchase a home that was unique, custom-built and new, and their wish list fit perfectly with log construction that represents a growing trend of the custom home-building market in the United States.

A brief review on the food, ambience, service, wine list and dinner for different restaurants is presented. Some of them are Plantation restaurant and bar and Black Trumpet.

Colleen Bashaw, an interior designer's 1885 Cape May vacation home showcases how crafty use of color ensures that the color play an important role in ones life. Different color shows different values like bright greens, blues, pinks, and yellows seem to be delicious.

Three New Jersey couples each at a different stage of life, design homes that suit their personalities and also their lifestyle.

The South Orange home of a violinist couple is a place of almost dreamlike calm with its white on white interior, minimalist aesthetic, and touches of natural wood. The sleek, low-slung horizontal lines of the ranch-style house offers an efficient, functional floor plan and an easy connection to the outdoors, a wall of floor-to-ceiling glass brings in light and a good view of nature, and the kitchen and dining areas as a single space and the use of white throughout gives a sense of space and peace.

The home of a radio host and his wife, who have the same design preferences, exhibits personality with sun-filled rooms and bold colors, in addition to a feeling of warm welcome with the front door opening directly into the hall. Each room is designed to have a purpose, with red and orange strongly present in the color scheme of the decor, and the dining room is a blend of contemporary pieces and antiques.

Home bars are becoming a prominent design consideration with increased interest in home entertaining and interior design's lifestyle focus. Making a statement by their distinct location near the front and center of the house, they create a welcoming, convivial atmosphere and careful selection of colors and consideration of the homeowners' interests and entertaining style express the personality of the people in the house.

The backyard is viewed as the extension of the house in home design, with outdoor living becoming popular. The garden, patio and lawn are included in designing, and the backyard is used for entertainment, relaxation and fun with the availability of a wide range of outdoor furniture and stonework for a terraced patio around the swimming pool.

A conversation among New Jersey's leading interior designers releases ideas about the important aspects considered in designing a house. Energy efficiency, environmental concerns, technology, space utilization and universal design are some of the main features incorporated in a design to challenge their creative talent and expertise.

The process of the makeover of a room in a private home is narrated. It is believed that furniture selection forms only 75 percent of a room decor, and suitable accessories are very important to give a complete look to a room.

The article features expensive homes in New Jersey that worth more than a million dollar. It includes Mantoloking that is worth 2.5 million dollars, the 63 acre Frick estate in Alpine that costs 58 million dollars and the Moorestown home owned by Terrell Owens that listed on the market at a price of almost 5 million dollars.

The article features interior designs for living rooms. The author mentions about fabric selection. A winning living-room makeover, demonstrating great design and collaboration is provided. The room was painted using vellum on the walls and ivory white on the ceiling and trim. Other furniture, accessories, wall brackets and torchieres are from Interior Motives company.

Presents the winners of the 2005 Designers' Choice Awards of the periodical "New Jersey Monthly". Interior designs created by Suzy Treby and Susan Spanedda, Joan Eisen, Robin Schultz, and Philip LaBossiere; Recommendations made by the interior decorators.

Presents a roundtable discussion on the future of the Garden State home, according to nine leading women interior designers. Home-related television shows; Lifestyle design; Integration of technology and gadgets; Kitchen design.

Describes the efforts of Sandy Freas and family to organize their home in Far Hills, New Jersey. Desk off the kitchen serves as an organizational hub; Laundry room with built-in stands; Playroom with hanging mesh holders and labeled plastic bins; Entry bench and cushion; Bamboo lattice boxes; Office storage boxes.

Features the lifestyle and the house designs of three couples in New Jersey. Internal decorations; Location of the house; Kitchen design.

Offers advice for a host on how to make their guests feel at home. Asking visitors what time they would like to eat breakfast; Giving visitors time to themselves; Allowing visitors to use a car if necessary.

Features several kitchens of homes in New Jersey. Style of the kitchen of Joyce and Eugene Flinn; Touches of the kitchen of Kirk and Mary Avondoglio; Remodeling of the kitchen of Anthony and Ellen Bucco.

The article offers information on the makeover process of the family room of the 88-year-old Chatham home of Peter and Vicki Fife in New Jersey. Interior designers Elaine Minervini and Lila Munem changed the visual lines and interior components of the room. They created one large piece and similar cool color recede to create uniformity. New taller windows and French door were also installed to enhance the view with access to the outdoors.

The article provides interior decoration tips for the holiday season, according to the Newton, New Jersey-based floral designer Eileen Ibranyi. She created the holiday trimmings and design for a Victorian Gothic home in Bergen County, New Jersey. She followed the medieval theme created by Boyer with quarter-sawn oak walls and floors and soaring Gothic arches.

Highlights the dream home of a retired software developer and his wife in Burlington County, New Jersey, which integrated connectivity and design into lifestyle. Professionals selected by the couple to integrate electronics design, engineering and installation; Home automation features; Recognition received in the overall homedesign category of the state's American Society of Interior Designers.

The article describes the design of a laundry room in a French Normandy-style home in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Laurie Wolfson designed the laundry room to take advantage of its convenient location. She chose the theme of a French potting shed to make the work room more appealing. She added chiseled limestone floors, rough cabinetry made of lumber, a faux painted closet, stone island and backsplash, concrete countertops and a metal chandelier featuring a hand-painted flowers.

Presents the ideal dormitory room created by interior design student Kara Giorgio, at the Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. Storage solutions; Use of accessories that conform to a palette of black, white, red and silver.

Describes the design of couple Emily Aronson and Steven J. Ross' home in New Jersey. Interior decoration; House furnishings; Key factors considered by the couple in creating the design of their home.

Describes the design of couple Cindy and Dan McDonald's home in New Jersey. Interior decoration; House furnishings; Desire to create casual and comfortable environmental for their children.

Describes the design of couple Kara and Michael Bilof's home in New Jersey. Interior decoration; House furnishings; Key factors considered by the couple in the creation of the interior design.

Features Nancy Miwa's indoor garden in her home in New Jersey. Construction of a conservatory on the rear exterior of her house which the family uses for relaxing, entertaining and for indoor gardening; Miwa's approach to gardening.

The article features Bograd's, an upscale home furnishings store in Riverdale, New Jersey owned by Joe Bograd. The business started in the 1920s as a door-to-door company and opened as a store in the 1930s. Bograd's son Mark, who made his first sale at age 12, has become the head of the company and has maintained a high standard of customer service.

The series presents several articles including the specialty bed from Tempur-Pedic. The other talks about tips in landscaping and springbrook farm to ensure springing splendor. And the bids chair by the New Jersey designers. The free-flowing landscape by designer Christopher Balogh for Rutgers landscape and Nursery.

The article offers information on the 2006 Junior League of Montclair-Newark Anniversary Showhouse and Gardens that will be held on May 2-29, 2006 in Montclair, New Jersey.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Alison Blank on spring's natural beauty and another by Patricia Simone on home staging.