The Digest | New Jersey Magazine
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e designer carried the laid back feel of the public areas into the unit's master bedroom using so tones and finishes, like the upholstered linen headboard framed by the herringboned bleached blonde wood. For added visual interest, a see-through electric fireplace wrapped in sleek porcelain tile anchors the space and mirrored panels above the bed creates an expansive feel and allows the light to bounce all over the room. roughout the apartment, Gerts had motorized shades installed to minimize fading and damage caused by the sun and in the master, she layered that with 100 percent patterned wool drapes. A linen wallcovering completes the room's relaxed and luxurious ethos. A multipurpose side room serves as an office, den and guest room and is a study in the art of balancing form and function. By day, the custom built-in wall units, in a so wood finish, can store office supplies, a printer and all manner of things that need to be tucked out of sight. A press-foiled cork wallpaper provides a little shimmer to the unit's backstop and an LED screen can serve as a television, computer monitor or to display a downloaded photo or beautiful work of art. By night, the outdoors beckons guests onto the adjoining terrace and a small refrigerator hidden in the wall unit is the perfect spot to stash cold waters and beers to enjoy while listening to late night waves. Overnight guests can take advantage of the pullout sofa covered in a performance tweed, which gives a pop of color to the mute-hued room. "It's such a multifunctional space that can be used for four different purposes," said Gerts of the room she playfully dubbed D'office (den + office). In the end, the true star of the show remains the expansive ocean panorama, which Gerts highlighted by using a monochromatic color scheme that complemented, and never competed with, the stunning vista. "e condo's casual feel remains chic and sophisticated but with an artistic soul — much like the city it rises above," said Gerts. "Between the furniture, built-ins and beautiful pieces of art, you really don't know where to look first." A Relaxed and Luxurious Oceanfront Retreat A Study in Form + Function V U E N J . C O M 74