Bauhaus Staircase

Bauhaus Staircase

The MoMA renovation   I started going to the Museum of Modern Art in NY when I was a teenager. Any trip to the city included a visit there. I loved building, the art, the garden. And yet, one of my most enduring memories was the “Bauhaus Staircase” which featured...
Buying a Fixer Upper?

Buying a Fixer Upper?

How a Pre-Purchase Consult Can Help I often receive inquiries from home buyers who are in the early stages of their house hunt in the New Jersey suburbs. They want a comfortable modern home that is suited to their taste and how they live and they know that they will...

What I did on my summer vacation

Hiking the Freedom Trail   Our enthusiastic group at the beginning of the trail. Back-to-school time, and it’s almost a cliche that returning grade school students are asked to write about what they did during the summer. Here is mine: personal, nothing to do...
Lighting Essentials

Lighting Essentials

Tips for the Empty Nester-  Part 2 Practically the day I turned 40, I started needing reading glasses. I needed extra light to read a menu in a restaurant, and sometimes doubled up pairs to read fine print. Over time, I needed stronger magnification, and then finally...