The Digest | New Jersey Magazine
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A notable room in the house is the son's room, as it was designed to emulate the structure of a racetrack. Since the father collected Ferraris and the family would go to the Monaco Grand Prix, Watty found a Ferrari lineup and printed it on wallpaper. The carpet was also designed to look like asphalt, and the theme was solidified with a pipe lamp and a tire-shaped bean bag chair. Despite the specificity required for this furniture, the themed room was not the biggest challenge of designing the house. The most difficult part of designing the house was the installation of the large scale tilt and turn outside umbrella, because of the required precision. The umbrella's placement had to be meticulously mapped out before it was installed because it could not be moved around once it was in place, due to its large 800-pound concrete block base. Watty said making the measurements and positioning exactly where the concrete was supposed to go was one of the most time-consuming parts of the design process. The unique challenges of this project only inspired Watty more, though, because to her, the finished project was "a testament to who we are, to our strong design skills, our client relations, our budget skills, and expertise". "Every room is different, but it's all united and feels the same, and we did a really good job with that," Watty said. V U E N J .C O M 100