interior design
On Trend: Home Edition
Three area designers show how they make homes look current, yet timeless
WRITTEN BY CINDY SCHWEICH HANDLER
DESIGNER: JOANNE LARICCIA, OWNER OF AMBIANCE CONSULTING • HOME LOCATION: ESTATE SECTION, MONTCLAIR
• Mixed geometric patterns, seen in the
large yellow and green medallions of the
curtains near the dinette (top), the win-
dow treatments in the dining room (lower
right) and the diamond harlequin pattern
in the living room’s wool rug (opposite)
• Wood and metal together Lariccia had
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the chairs at the kitchen island reuphol-
stered, combining the rustic wood of the
legs with cool gray fabric and metal studs.
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• Blue and more blue, in the pops of
aqua in the kitchen, the rug and walls in
the dining room and the coffered living
room ceiling (opposite)
• Wallpaper, particularly grass cloth,
the fabric made from vegetable fibers
that lines the dining room walls
• Mirrors on furniture, such as the
mirroring behind the latticework wood
on the heavily distressed chests in the
dining room
• Elements of fun. The retro Hollywood
WINE sign in the finished basement’s
wine cellar (lower left) is “tongue in
cheek,” says Lariccia. And check out the
slide that replaced one of two staircases
from the first floor to the basement
(center). All we can say is: Why not?
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s generations go, we tend to be more informal than our parents. We’re also accustomed to sharing our personal
tastes with the world, and we prioritize easy family time in comfortable settings. It’s no surprise, then, that we
want our living spaces to accommodate these choices. Here, three local interior designers share projects that
display popular features, and show how looks and lifestyle intersect.