The Digest | New Jersey Magazine
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T he parlor area ascends into the dining room and the kitchen, highlighting the smooth continuance of the home and making entertaining a breeze with the adjoining spaces. e dining room offers a beautiful display of the black-accented staircase and emphasizes the dazzling Schonbek chandelier. e same chandelier is also hung in the parlor, but they do not appear the same due to a strategical height difference between them to create the illusion of two different lighting fixtures. e dining room table was designed by Vanessa and is featured in her furniture collection with Elbra. e table is surrounded by acrylic chairs with two traditional, Louis-styled host chairs, which Vanessa painted "King" and "Queen" on to tie a modern element into the room. e kitchen is probably the most outstanding room in the house with its length appearing endless and the eccentric approach to the way it was designed. Ravishing black cabinets and even a black, True Manufacturing refrigerator, all caressed in copper accents with a copper hood over the stove line the back wall of the kitchen. "I didn't want to do black and gold, so copper was relevant to the timeless element," Vanessa explained. e La Cornue stove is a dark brown shade to add a slight contrast to the black, but is also accented with copper. e flow the home possesses is followed through in the kitchen with the Cambria quartz backsplash and island which add movement and dimension to the uniform of this kitchen design. e kitchen seems to extend all the way down to the French doors that open up to a lovely patio area, but there is actually a television inserted into the wall past the refrigerator. Across from the television is an Elbra collection couch, complete with a stunning modern art piece above the couch, creating a cozy and tucked away family room. Parisian styles and modern twists are definitely apparent in the astonishing master bedroom. is bedroom is the epitome of luxury with bay windows embracing a bathtub, placed on a marble platform, along with a glass shower on the opposite wall. e elegant molding follows through onto the fireplace and a unique Luna Bella chandelier adds whimsy and even more charm to this romantic bedroom. e headboard and LED lights bring a modern component to the space. V U E N J . C O M 66