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WRITTEN BY CINDY POTTERS
Back in2004 , when Staci and Mitch Boyarsky brought their architect , David Rosen , to see the small two-bedroom Cape they were thinking ofbuying in Short Hills , Staci watched Rosen ’ s face as he took it all in . He wasn ’ t happy . Aside from the overwhelming smell ofcat urine , the house was in complete disarray with clutter everywhere .“ He thought we were nuts ,” Staci says . Yetthe couple saw that the little house had good bones and potential tobe expanded so went for it . With Rosen on board , they spent the next ten years crafting the home of their dreams . “ You had such avision ,” Rosen said to them once the work was finished . Avision , yes , and adream .
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CALLING IN THE EXPERT
Before moving here , the Boyarsky ’ s lived in a center-hall colonial in another part of town . There , they had worked withinterior designer , Linda Kennedy of L ’ Entrepot , a design firm and store in Maplewood , to help with the interior . Soon after completing phaseone of the projectin their new house , which included bumping out the family room and second floor to create four bedrooms and three full baths , theytappedLinda again to create this warm modern space . “ I ’ ddescribe Linda ’ s look as very Elle Decor ,” says Staci . “ She ’ s wonderful at mixingold and new . Her look is very glamorous .” In the newfamilyroom the twoteamed to create a neutral interior with popsofcolor . The whiteside table wasone of apair Linda found , the Eames lounge chair is an heirloom from Mitch ’ s family and the glass coffeetable wasdesigned by Linda . The Boyarsky ’ s youngest son , Gavin , 10 , eats breakfast at the roundLucite table ( above ) every morning . ➤
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