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Primary Suite Pleasures
What do you do when the husband whose home you’re designing wants a more masculine look, and his wife prefers a feminine style? Find a happy medium, of course. That’s what the team at Hudson + Bloum, a design studio with offices in Scotch Plains and Park City, Utah, achieved in this Wyckoff home.
This Zen Home Upgrade Is Picking Up Steam—We Asked Designers to Weigh In
Do you beeline to your gym’s sauna or get a little too excited about the sweat-cold plunge cycle at a spa? Designers across the U.S. are bringing this perk into their practice more regularly, whether for their own houses or client projects. “As more and more people have the flexibility to work from home and work out at home, I do anticipate a rise in popularity,” says Jennelle Butera of Hudson + Bloum Design.
A Redesign Honors a Home’s Classic Roots While Meeting a Young Family’s Needs
The new owners hire Hudson + Bloum Design to strip out the dated materials and heavy millwork for a design scheme that is warm, cozy, fresh and bright. First impressions are everything. And the curb appeal of this custom Colonial-style home in Franklin Lakes was not lost on a couple who had admired it even before it came on the market.
Viva Deer Valley
For Jan Silverman Kolteniuk, it offered her and her family an opportunity to quarantine in peaceful surroundings. “We live in Mexico City, the most populated city in North America,” she says. “So, once the travel restrictions were lifted, we decided to rent a home in Deer Valley.” Her family had often spent winters skiing here and had considered buying a home, but the timing had never been right—until a condo across the street from their rental went on the market.
Instead of Antlers, This Deer Valley House Nods to the Sun and the Moon… And cranberry-hued carpeting
In approximately four hours and 40 minutes, Jan Kolteniuk and her family can go from the sun-drenched streets of Mexico City to the snowy mountains of Deer Valley, Utah (excluding traffic and waiting in line at security, of course). “It’s a direct flight to Salt Lake City,” notes Kolteniuk. She and her husband moved to Mexico City 16 years ago (he’s originally from there) but more recently fell in love with northern Utah,
