Home Remodeling Tips Passaic NJ

Perched on a high hill in Greenwich, Conn., this beautiful property finally has a house worthy of its location.The original house was large but lacked presence. Though the architect's first thought at seeing the 1958 house was that it should be torn down, the owner liked the U-shaped floor plan that embraces an entry courtyard, and wanted to upgrade the original French style.

Local Companies

TONY ALLEN & ASSOC
973-779-8554
215 PASSAIC AVENUE
PASSAIC PARK, NJ
Studio V Staging Inc
201-414-4128
31 Van Riper Avenue
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YZDA / Yoshida + Zanon Design Atrium
973-744-1064
22 McDonough Street
Montclair, NJ
K-binet Cabinetry
973-783-8080
52 South Park Street
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Personal Space Interior Design
(917) 685-8558
1620 Manhattan Ave
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Feng Shui Alliance
(201) 941-0259
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Elements Model Homes & Interior Design
917 557-8723
PO Box 1122
Hoboke, NJ
Elements Model Homes & Interior Design
917 557-8723
PO Box 1122
Hoboken, NJ
De Casa De Los Premos
(201) 795-1515
2824 John F Kennedy Blvd
Jersey City, NJ
Adler Painting & Papering, Inc.
(212) 864-2274
302 W. 102nd St.
New York, NY


DEFINING THE FLOW

The interior of the house was completely gutted — including the removal of padded, pleated fabric walls. “The walls looked like a quilt,” VanderHorn says. “Almost every room had [fabric] on the walls and it was on some of the ceilings as well.”

Wright and his team upgraded the home's mechanical and plumbing systems. “And the deterioration of the existing electrical system was worse than we projected, so we ended up redoing all of it,” he says.

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The renovation included updating the kitchenette and changing room pavilions near the pool with roofs that echo the roof shape of the main house. The structures also have new French doors and transoms. A pergola and a fireplace provide a space for outdoor entertaining.

Photo Credit: Woodruff/Brown Architectural Photographers

His team also discovered mismatched floor structures in some areas of the main house and had to reinforce the exterior walls where they removed ceiling joists. “The additions were poorly done, about 40 years ago. The ceiling heights did not match — there were parts where it went up and they had put soffits over the area to conceal it,” Wright says. “In other areas there was a 2-inch step down for the addition.”

The gutted interior provided a blank slate. VanderHorn's design emphasis was on circulation. “The house had been added to and changed so much, it had no formal circulation left — one room led into another,” he says.

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Featured Local Company

TONY ALLEN & ASSOC

973-779-8554
215 PASSAIC AVENUE
PASSAIC PARK, NJ

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