Designing with White is Most Always Right

For a color that is by definition not really a color at all, white is the most versatile color (or non- color) to work with. It is often the best color to set the foundation for a room and also the best backdrop for furnishings and art. White is timeless yet modern - classic and current. While being a neutral color [...]

Behind the Scenes at a Mendham, NJ Home Installation

There is nothing better than the feeling you have after you work really hard on something and you finally get to see it all come together. That's why I LOVE installation day!!! This project is in Mendham, NJ and is the renovation and redesign of a family home. The clients have lived here for 20 years and were looking to [...]

VGI Receives 2018 Houzz Design & Service Awards

WOW!!!! I am incredibly honored and grateful to receive the Houzz Best of Design and Best of Service awards for 2018. To be selected for the "Best of Design" award is recognition for designing unique and innovative spaces for my clients. And, most importantly, to have clients review my work in such a positive way is the ultimate validation of why I do what do - [...]

Taking a Home from Before to Happily Ever After

I recently completed a redesign of a home in Summit, NJ that was featured in East Coast Home & Design's article "Style Overhaul: Antique and Modern Mix in New Jersey" . When I first met with the homeowners, they wanted to update the look of their home which was decorated in a more formal style. I often see young couples design their [...]

Doortraits – The Portrait of Your Home

This summer, The New York Times reported on an Instagram meme - "doortraits" - in an article titled, The "Doortrait" Artists of Instagram. This newly coined word "doortraits" has an Instagram hashtag with almost 40,000 posts - #doortraits and #doors has over over 1 millon posts - and dozens of accounts around the world are contributing with names like - doorsaroundtheworld, doorsofdistinction, doorproject, 1000doors, onlydoors, etc. Here's a [...]

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