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Modern Makeover
Designer Kingsley Belcher Knauss transforms a Colonial-style home in Westfield to suit the owners' modern tastes
Home for the Holidays
A Monmouth County couple pay homage to tradition—on Christmas and every day
Entertaining Ideas
Top designers create festive holiday tablesettings exclusively for Design NJ readers
Art & Antiques: Make Mine a Toddy
The founding fathers' favorite drink inspired some unusual objects
Art & Antiques: Kea Tawana
A new exhibit honors the woman whose unusual work inspired Newark after race riots three decades ago
Up in the clouds
A Monmouth County beachfront condo offers fresh, contemporary interiors that appear to float between sky and ocean
TIPS FROM A PRO: The Power of Paint
Spring Awakening
Welcome spring with a dinner party inspired by designer Jo Ann Alston's Seasons of Hope tablesetting
Sultanic Ceramics
Iznik pottery was an Ottoman Empire favorite
Healing Power
A cancer treatment center uses art to aid recovery
Sand Castle
In Seaside Park, an expansive home offers cozy comforts
Dark & Serious to Bright & Whimsical
Designer Tracey Butler turns a shore Victorian's somber, traditional interiors into bright, fun spaces
Take Me Away
A new kitchen in Englewood transports homeowners to an alpine resort
Surmounting the Stereotype
A split-level takes on a new identity
Tips from a Pro
How to Mix Patterns Like A Pro
Rites of Winter
Lift your spirits with a simple yet elegant dinner party
The Paradox of Wildlife Art
Idyllic depictions at odds with an ongoing tragedy
Horsey Set
South American equestrian silver was made to be noticed
Declarations of Independence
Today's technology and design assure homeowners can age in place without throwing aesthetics under the bus
Whistle While You Work
Design NJ launches a new Iconic Design feature with the Whistling Bird Kettle designed by Michael Graves
Best of Both Worlds
A new 'old' home combines charm and grace with modern function for a young family
'Tis the Season ...
… to take some risks with holiday decor, says a designer who practices what she preaches in her own home
Up Close & Personal
A designer's own home features personal elements that warm the space for the holidays—as well as year-round
That Special Time of Year
Christmas is the height of one designer's seasonal decorating
Trimming Tips
Tired of your usual trimming strategy but afraid to tempt tradition? The winners of a tabletop tree-trimming competition sponsored by the New Jersey chapter of the American Society of Interior ...
Plain Facts
Custom window treatments, even the simple ones that offer today's most-wanted looks, deliver major advantages over their ready-made counterparts
Simply Stylish
When designing a room, start by removing what isn't necessary or what you no longer love, Elizabeth Vizzone advises
The Stars Align
A family finds a Hoboken home that, with a serious update, meets their varied needs
Art & Antiques: Something to Write Home About
The vargueño is the "most Spanish of Spanish furniture"
Maine's Moody Vibe
There's more to this artists' destination than perfect blue skies and perfect blue seas
RX for Restoration
An architectural gem in New Vernon gets the care it deserves
Smart Home
The Pyng® app from Crestron allows you to easily control whole-home automation systems
A Sense of Place
A designer incorporates antiques into a contemporary home, creating a unique space linked to our historic past
A Calming Place
The solution to making an oddly shaped Colts Neck bathroom more user-friendly begins with a new walk-through shower
One, Two, Three
A Short Hills couple—now empty nesters— take on a trio of bathroom renovations in succession
A Kinder, Softer Master Bathroom
A designer takes a dated space from outdated and hard-edged to bright and fresh
Imagine That!
A pro tells how she stages homes to sell faster and for more money
Art & Antiques: Long, Tall and Swedish
Distinctive Swedish case clocks are highly sought-after
Art & Antiques: Central Attraction
The Princeton University Art Museum has the intimacy of a small institution but some of the range befitting a much larger one
Minimal Yet Colorful
Fuchsia, lime and teal punctuate the sedate design of a Montclair home
Color it Coastal
Sea-glass hues, subtle maritime touches and easygoing finishes inspire a beach-friendly home at the Jersey shore
Strokes of Brilliance
A Monmouth Beach condo perks up the wow factor as it picks up a third bedroom
Traditional Tune-Up
A bold paint scheme and other cosmetic touches make a 20-plus-year-old kitchen feel new again
Step Right Up
Get off on the right foot with your stair carpet
Closet Class
Lessons in delivering the best possible function just for you
Make Perfect Scents
Planting for fragrance multiplies the sensory pleasure of your garden
Always Wash Your Hands
Aquamanilia were created for the purpose
Art (with an explanation)
A visit to the Paul Robeson Galleries at Rutgers Newark
River Reverie
Little Silver couple transform their property into welcoming spaces for their family and friends
Exuberant & Eclectic
A formerly formal room gets a bold makeover
Social Design
White lacquered tables, bold art and plenty of accessories form a welcoming dining space
Unexpected Mix
A designer mixes masculine and feminine elements—with a touch of the unexpected—to craft a stylish, contemporary master bedroom suite
Dining Plus
A traditional space gets a fresh look and expanded purpose
Pretty in Pink
Design brightens a dark room and salutes Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Under the Moon
An unusually shaped powder room with no windows creates a design challenge
Winners at the Window
Experts reveal their favorite treatments
IRONWORK: Beyond the Look
Learn about a host of codes and regulations when incorporating decorative ironwork into gates, fences and stair railings
Why Do You Need an Architect?
Eight reasons why you can benefit from hiring a professional
A Taste of the Exotic
Lockwood de Forest's interiors and furnishings brought the exotic east to the Gilded Age
The Awkward Marriage of Museums & Contemporary Art
The long view vs. the art of the moment
Makeover Takeover
Designer, author and makeover television personality Libby Langdon helps turn homeowners' decorating dilemma into an easy, elegant, stylish solution
Libby Langdon Shares Tips, Quips, & Tricks
Behind the Scenes of a One-Day Makeover
Supporting Role of Casegoods and Accents
Weathering the Storm
A builder and architect create a shore home with the latest weather-resistant features
Livable Luxury
A young family's lifestyle approach calls for clean, classic, uncomplicated design
Lofty Ambitions
A suburban home acquires urban style when the walls come down
Millwork for Modern Living
Moldings, doors, cabinets and more…for homes that are transitional to contemporary
Art, Seriously
Gallery owners offer advice on how to form an art collection
Eva Cellini, Late-Life Surrealist
Tapping into the unconscious, exploring uncertainty
Time Stands Still
There was a time when everyone owned a watch stand
Guidelines for a GREAT OUTDOOR KITCHEN
Check all nine of these tips to be sure your space is ideal for prep, cooking and serving
Your favorite spaces
Our Facebook users choose winning projects
From Ocean to River
A shore home on a narrow lot—extending from ocean to river—conceals generous spaces and striking style
Table Setting 1: Winter Solace
Design Suzette Donleavy • Occasion Intimate Gathering • Location Colts Neck
Table Setting 2: Rustic & Refined
Design La Jolie Maison & Cording Landscape Design • Occasion Holiday Barn Party • Location Tewksbury Township
Table Setting 3: Let it Glow
Design James Yarosh • Occasion New Year's Eve Dinner • Location Jersey Shore Townhouse
A Collaborative Christmas
Husband and wife work together to display holiday collectibles in their renovated Middletown home
Worth Saving
A team of architects restores an unsung 18th century farmhouse for homeowners with a love of history
Problem-Solving Window Dressings
Drapery panels, sheers, shades and top treatments do some heavy lifting in functional, fetching rooms
Art & Antiques: More Than a Grain of Salt
Pressed-glass saltcellars combine history and technology in a petite package
Art & Antiques: Painting with Joy
Artists rise above challenges of autism
Detail Analysis
Little touches assert a tremendous impact on design success
Deck the Tables!
Detail Analysis: Recycling with Style
Detail Analysis: Window Wisdom
Detail Analysis: Fun & Festive Holiday Decorating
A Different Approach
An unexpected challenge leads to a creative design for a Livingston home
2015 Stately Homes by-the-Sea Designer Show House
Show houses provide major fund-raising power to charitable organizations and also give designers a chance to demonstrate their skills untethered—mostly—from the demands of a homeowner. Here we present ...
The Cape May Designer Show House
Show houses provide major fund-raising power to charitable organizations and also give designers a chance to demonstrate their skills untethered—mostly—from the demands of a homeowner. Here we present ...
The 2014 Designer Showhouse of New Jersey
Show houses provide major fund-raising power to charitable organizations and also give designers a chance to demonstrate their skills untethered—mostly—from the demands of a homeowner. Here we present ...
Destination Playroom
Kid-friendly storage and activity zones give a New Providence addition more function and enjoyment for the entire family
Growing Concerns
For optimum landscaping success, follow these do's and don'ts
Art & Antiques: A Closer Look at Cloisonné
This enamel art is nearly as old as civilization
Art & Antiques: Do Artists Need To Be Interesting?
What roles do personality and personal life play in our view of creative luminaries
Michael Graves
A legacy of purpose, creativity and well-being
Modern Family
Eclectic, fun and personal describe a visually exciting home with global views
Stately Spaces
A Rumson residence evokes a bygone era but with a design that's gracious, spacious and delightfully unruffled for today
Top to Bottom
A basement remodel reaches new heights in a style on par with the rest of the home
Hedge Fun
A row of just-right plants can do heavy lifting in your landscape
Art & Antiques: A Toast to the Roemer
The ubiquitous wine glass seen in many Old Masters paintings has a name and a history
Art & Antiques: The Ever-Growing Museum
Why do art institutions keep getting bigger?
Shades of the Sea
Dazzling choices—deftly applied—add color to a vintage home
Comfortable with Color
A designer mixes colors and patterns for a sophisticated take on a shore home
Contemporary Versailles?
Designer Shawna Starkman takes eclectic to a new level in her scheme for a Cresskill home
Keeping in Character
A designer renovates her home while respecting its history
Bright & Beautiful
Colors of spring inspire a Manasquan makeover
Bright Spot
A small, dated bathroom gets some fiery accents as well as accommodations for aging in place
What's a Certified Interior Designer? (And Why Do You Need One?)
Antiques: Some Assembly Required
Gustave Serrurier-Bovy, a Belgian Art Nouveau designer, inspired many, including IKEA
Art Districts and Red Bank
What makes for an interesting downtown art scene?
Perennials: Get the Lowdown
New Jersey landscape designers have a soft spot for these short perennials
The Spice of Life
A variety of styles merge in an out-of-the-ordinary Franklin Lakes home
Neutral Territory
Grays and beiges take center stage in a rebuilt Montvale home
Bright Ideas
Done right, outdoor lighting increases home and landscape attractiveness, function and security
Maria Stapperfenne: Designer, Teacher, Encourager
The first New Jersey resident to become president of NKBA looks forward to the next year
Treasured Boxes
When talking about antiques, the word "casket" might not mean what you think it does
Michael Graves: Post-postmodern
An exhibit features the famed New Jerseyan's work, from architecture to paintings, sculpture and even kitchen products
Striking a Balance
Deborah Cerbone designs a landscape that meets the varying needs of her clients
A Grand Old Kitchen Made New
A thoughtful redesign pays homage to the past while meeting the demands of the present
All Together Now
A designer removes a wall to create one large space for a Bergen County kitchen
A Fresh Spin
A designer breathes new life into a Hunterdon County home
Committed to Sustainability
The new headmaster's residence at the Pingry School is "green" for generations to come
Less-Lawn Landscapes
Homeowners will sacrifice grass for outdoor rooms
It Had To Be Blue
The color of water and sky—and the homeowners' favorite hue—launches the palette of a Surf City getaway
A New Old World
Designer updates a Monmouth County bathroom with interesting tile work and luxury plumbing fixtures
New Attitude
A renovated master bathroom amps up the function as well as the style
It's Universal
Aging in place can be a beautiful transition
Just the Facts
Use this roundup of tips to save money as well as make your home functional and attractive
Style Sense
High Point: Meg's Picks, Amy's Picks, Alexis's Picks, and Mara's Picks
Up to Snuff
Chinese snuff bottles appeal to collectors for all sorts of reasons
The Dream, the Reality
Jersey City artist paints with force, presence and knowledge of the aesthetic appeal of mystery
A Shared Vision
A team of design professionals collaborates on a Tuscan-inspired home
Barn Raising
A couple transform their Hunterdon County farm into a luxurious retreat for extended family
Sizing Up the Situation
Keep elements in proportion and make the most of the available space
Less Mess, Less Stress
Get organized, stay organized and chill out inside your organized home
The Occasional Table
The adaptable, elegant guéridon turns up in all sorts of places
The Populist Gallery
Art that is for the people and by the people—including the owner
Sentimental Journey
Behind a traditional 1920s exterior lies an escape to foreign lands
Not Your Typical Beach House
A designer's fresh approach results in a colorful, modern interior to match this shore home's facade
Art & Antiques: Robert Smithson in Wonderland
An earthworks artist found curious paradoxes in his native state
Art & Antiques: Modern Ornament
Christopher Dresser was a nineteenth-century designer with modern vision
Suburban Chic
Designer Rachel Minaya comes to the rescue when a young family moves from the city to a traditional home in Tenafly
Healing Havens
Lin's Linens creates serene sanctuaries for women battling cancer
Take it Outside
Tips that will help you love your landscape and crank up curb appeal
Closets That Click
Make your day … with a custom storage system
Embraceable Spaces
Designer Hope Sferra adds color and quality to a classically styled Hunterdon home where the owners live life to the fullest
Simply Beautiful
Designers give homeowners a fuss-free kitchen to match their lifestyle
Design Delights
Show houses give designers a chance to showcase their talents
How Fashion Influences Furnishings
Design NJ highlights top trends that walked off the Spring 2014 runways and into home fashions: Color Splash, Geometric Progression, Sharply Dressed and Shimmer & Sheen
Graffiti as Art
Historically considered vandalism, this form of self-expression can rise to the level of art
Art & Antiques: Pleasing Potpourri
Distinctive vases designed to hold fragrant concoctions still delight the senses
Kitchen Design Tips
Try these tactics — from our new series called "The Takeaways" — to create a distinctive, practical and pretty hangout for the cook
A Collector's Christmas
A Bedminster designer draws on her collection of artifacts and artwork to create a unique holiday look
Double-Duty Dining
A seldom-used dining room is now a daily go-to place for gathering, relaxing, study time and more
Keeping up with the Kitchen
After redoing their kitchen, a Warren couple go for a more wide-ranging renovation
Haute Beach House
A shore home offers unexpected drama
A Tree Grows in this Renovation
A tree house rising out of an indoor pool? That's just one of the fantasies-come-true in a total home renovation
Floor Essence
Learn what's happening with hardwoods underfoot
Pat Witt and The Barn Studio of Art
A Millville artist devotes a lifetime to capturing the "magic hour" and inspiring others
A Punchier Bowl
Let us introduce you to the monteith
Design Destination Frenchtown
This lovely Delaware River town is prime territory for leisurely weekend explorations. Visitors will find several unique home décor shops tucked in among the clothing boutiques, antiques stores, ...
Style Sense
Michael Curry Mosaics, Metropolitan Window Fashions, Farrow & Ball
A couple's affinity for the water, the charms of yesteryear and the ties that bind guide the color palette and design of a beloved beach home
ADA-Compliant, Sustainable & Serene
A Somerset bathroom undergoes a transformation
Clear View
We raise the curtain, so to speak, on what professionals would like you to know about window coverings
Grace & Lace
The right fern will bring delicate texture and elegant form to sunny, shady, wet and dry landscapes
Design Destination Cape May Area
It should come as no surprise that this shore destination offers beach-oriented designs in everything from furniture to accessories. But you don't have to be a shore resident to find something that ...
The Art of Portraits
Capturing the nuances of expression and personality
Pacific Time
Oceanic and Eskimo art and objects are gaining notice among collectors
Suite Retreat
Gaining style and storage without adding on
He Said, She Said
A couple with opposing tastes call in design reinforcement
Sweet & Sophisticated
A bathroom remodel designed to grow with a little girl
It Takes Two
Young parents borrow square footage from adjacent rooms to build a private suite
Modern Serenity
Clean lines, marble surfaces and quality details lend quiet sophistication
Cool & Contemporary
A Wall Township bathroom in a 1980s home gets an update for a new century
Designer Style
A Spring Lake powder room embodies Old World style for today
Pool With A View
The design of a Moorestown backyard is based on the surrounding wetlands
A Modern Classic
Designer Sandra Lambert creates a stylish, timeless home in Watchung
Rebuilding & Rethinking
Hurricanes will change the way we design and build homes at the shore
Thyme for Something Different?
Culinary herbs can fill out your landscape as well as your recipes
Heights of Fancy
Green walls—beneficial in many surprising ways—bring a dramatic dimension to indoor and outdoor gardening
Hardworking Hardscaping
Non-living garden components can solve all manner of problems that keep you from using your yard to the fullest
Coastal Cool
A Long Branch vacation home is steeped in sophisticated style
Grand Comfort
A Burlington County couple transform a former tree farm into the perfect spot for luxurious outdoor entertaining
The Magic of Molding
Trims and panels provide the perfect finishing touches in your home
A Tale of Two Christmases
Two homes, two holiday décor schemes, one very special wreath
A Simple Holiday
A Long Valley designer focuses on clean and informal for his home's holiday design scheme
To Each His Own
A Washington Township family's Christmas trees celebrate their individuality
A NEW 'Old' Farmhouse
A married team of architect and builder construct a new home in historic style
To Add On or Not to Add On
A Princeton-area renovation creates more open and usable space without an addition
Serene Space
The redesign of a master bedroom and sitting area creates a restful retreat
Growing Up
Inventive use of space and materials meets the changing needs at a Morris County home
Room for Improvement
Function rules in this Warren kitchen, which contains two dishwashers and more than 60 drawers and rollouts after a complete remodel
The Art of Cabinetry
An award-winning kitchen and bath designer builds a showroom full of energy, artistry and surprises
Local Finds
Artistic expression comes in many forms and colors
Design Destination Maplewood
Home-design-related shops in charming Maplewood offer an eclectic mix of vintage, reclaimed and chic contemporary finds. While visiting this Essex County town, also enjoy local restaurants, sights and ...
Designer's Sketchbook
Asian Fusion
A homeowner's heritage inspires a style that is comfortably familiar yet strikingly fresh
Serve it Up
Two North Jersey cooks get their dream kitchen and more
The Life of a Garden
Rumson homeowners and their gardener spend 20 years bringing Linden Hill to life
High-Rise Drama
Strong colors and unusual features bring an apartment to life
Design Destination MADISON
Shops in this historic Morris County town focus on unique, casually elegant and custom home decor. While checking out these stores, spend a day in town and also visit the restaurants, attractions and ...
Coastal Connection
Treasured memories of summers past inspire new ones in a much-loved beach town
Fab Fibers for Rugs
Wool and silk are longtime standards for rugs and carpeting, but a host of other materials expands your choices
Fantastic Fall Flowers
Plant these perennials once, and they will brighten your landscape for years to come
White Magic
Ivee Fromkin conjures up a fresh, award-winning design for a Monmouth Beach condo without buying a stick of furniture
A Tudor Revived
A newly remodeled residence retains the heart of an old home
Small Kitchens, Great Expectations
Expert design allows for function and beauty
Not Home Alone
How to adapt your house when parents or adult children move in
Making an Understatement
A Monmouth County couple build a manor with quiet restraint
Tailored Fit
Designer A.J. Margulis personalizes a new Princeton-area spec home for its owners
Green Living: Going for the Platinum
A new home on Long Beach Island tops even the gold standard
Wall Coverings That Work
Choose products based on what you like, its durability and your individual circumstances
Clean Sweep
A Monmouth Beach condo embraces its waterfront setting with a complete change of furniture
Labor of Love
In Tenafly, a designer restores a Victorian home to its original glory
Grown-Up Space
A bland Manalapan family room becomes a casual yet sophisticated retreat for the parents of young twins
Victorian Secrets
In a designer's Englewood home, vintage treasures get a new lease on life
Holiday Haven
Interior design maven Pat Mills invites us home for the holidays, where lifelong collections and antiques warm the soul
Colors of Christmas
A Mendham homeowner decorates formal rooms in her favorite Tiffany blue while opting for traditional red and green elsewhere
A Time for Tradition
A Historic home dressed in classic holiday finery welcomes family and friends in South Orange
In the Mood
A different scene at every turn gives a Freehold family the holiday spirit
The Trimming Season
Three designers stretch the budget to improvise a lush holiday decorating scheme for the Park Avenue Club
Make it Personal
A Manalapan mom draws holiday-decorating inspiration from her family
Low-Maintenance Landscapes
When planning a low-maintenance landscape, begin with soil preparation, careful plant selection and a flexible mind-set
Shore Sophisticate
New home balances formal and casual in seaside Margate
Baskets of Blossoms
Extend the beauty of summer into autumn and begin to plan for next year
Energizing the Palette
Color, pattern and art from around the world invigorate an all-white interior
Family Ties
Jersey shore meets southern comfort. Perfect together
Entertaining Ways
Obstacles Become assets in a cleverly designed basement inspired by vintage finds
Design Directions
Some of the nation's leading-Edge designers turn an oceanside home in Deal into a showcase of color, texture and innovation
Room for Improvement
A smart and stylish makeover helps banish the laundry room blues
Bayside Bounty
A vacation home in Long Beach Island celebrates family and fun on the waterfront
Set in Stone
Color, texture and pattern punctuate a modern English manor on a grand estate in Bergen County
Family Dynamic
Simple formality is the key for designer A.J. Margulis when her in-laws move from a contemporary home to one with more traditional architecture
Rich Color Showcase:Deep & Dramatic
Bored with beige? Four designers show how to take a walk on the dark side
Investments that Grow
Well-designed landscapes maximize the enjoyment, value and marketability of your home
In The Know: A Whole New Wall Game
Innovative materials and designs of today's 'papers' transform rooms
Natural Evolution
A Monmouth County couple take a step-by-step approach to redesigning their home
Revamp on the River PART 2
A second renovation turns a weekend home on the Shark River into a full-time retreat for a former New York couple
Green Peace
Tranquil gardens built around historic Linden Pond raise a Rumson landscape to its highest form
Pots with Staying Power
Container gardens can beautify your landscape 365 days a year.
UnDEERing Qualities
Experts share tips for reducing damage to your landscape
New American Classic
Handcrafted details conjure up another time and place in a new home tailored for modern living
A Framework for Comfort
A Califon couple celebrate the bones of their home
Outdoor Living Showcase: Moving Out
From ponds to pools, partying to relaxing, New Jerseyans are ready to embrace the season
The ABCs of Window Treatment
Window treatments frame your view of the outdoors and add an important finishing touch to your interiors. Here are examples and explanations—the ABCs of window treatments, so to speak—you can use when ...
Artful Transformation
A Short Hills couple create a vessel for their world-class art collection
Twin Challenge
A new generation returns Hoboken apartment buildings to their single-family origins
Recipe for Success
A masterful mix of materials captures the essence of this award-winning kitchen
A Foot in the Past
A Morris County kitchen focuses on heritage and family
Rustic Wonderland
Christmas goes natural at a Moorestown home
Water's Edge
An affinity for blue skies and calming waters soothes the soul in this fun, functional, and creative Ridgewood bathroom
Trends 2011: Home Decor Ideas to Inspire You
We've walked the trade show aisles, reviewed product introductions and spoken to experts to cull the top design trends you'll see in the coming year.
A Taste of English Country
A couple, once devotees of contemporary design, fall for a wooded lot in Hopewell and build a home to suit the setting
Good Neighbors
A new Avalon beach house gently and gracefully fits in with its community
Continental Influences
A Moorestown home reflects the lives of a well-traveled family
Beyond Blue
Adventurous color, rich textures, and unique pieces set this beach house apart
Revival in Asbury Park
Designers give an 1893 Victorian/Craftsman a new lease on life
Ready or Not, Winter Is Coming
Follow this fall checklist to prepare plants, plumbing, and furnishings
Clean & Simple
Streamlined shapes, pared-down possessions, and a quiet palette freshen a dated beach house
Everything New Is Old Again
A new Rumson home is designed to look like it has always existed
Design a Greener Hardscape
Beauty and environmental consciousness can go hand-in-hand
Window Dressing
This year's Springfest Flower & Garden Show yields a treasure trove of ideas for planting window boxes. Ideas on how to enjoy nature abounded at the Springfest Flower & Garden Show, held in March ...
It's All in the Details
Architectural accents, collectibles, and luxurious colors and fabrics add personality to a home in Monmouth County
Point of View
In Bergen County, a backyard designed for entertaining makes the most of its hilltop location
32 Ways to Get Organized
This is a great time of year to get organized. Throw open the windows to let in fresh air, donate clothes and anything else you haven't used in more than a year, and organize what's left using some of ...
Eye on Design: Windows
What are the latest trends in window coverings?
Keep Landscape Fresh
How to help your landscape avoid a swoon in June — or July or August
Home Sweet Home
With an architect's help, a Bernardsville family stays put in style
What A Girl Wants
She had definite ideas for her new house, inside and out. No front-facing garage. No entryway staircase. A fireplace on both sides. Big kitchen. Living area, including her bedroom, on the main level. ...
American Dream House
He came from Italy at the age of two. He grew up with two brothers in a small apartment in the Ironbound section of Newark. He worked in the family pizza restaurant throughout high school, college, ...
Formal Request
A Bergen County family's home was five years in the making
Classically Modern
Designer Rachel Minaya creates timeless style and comfort in her Bergen County home
Long Live Your Landscape
Smart planning and planting can keep that overgrown look at bay for years
How to Use Faux Florals
How can I decorate my home with faux florals without overdoing it?
When to Restore an Antique Piano
How do I know when I should have an antique piano restored?
Benefits of Motorized Window Shades and Treatments
What are the benefits of motorized window shades or treatments?
Eco-Friendly Water-Saving Fixtures and Faucets
I am in the market to replace my fixtures and faucets and want them to be eco-friendly and have water-saving features. Also I am interested in the new higher toilets. What can you recommend?
In the Treetops
An addition connects a Stockton home to a garage — and its surroundings.
Laundry - Ecologically Speaking
Washing and drying clothes can be a big drain on water and power usage, but technology is lessening the impact
Architects' Favorite Architectural Elements
What is your favorite architectural feature in a residence and why?
Warm Up Your Rooms After the Holidays
Once the holidays are over and the decorations are stored for another year, how can a homeowner visually warm up a room for the remainder of winter?
Greener Grass
Lawn maintenance becomes safer for you and the environment
Step On It: Flooring Options
Flooring companies develop eco-friendly lines
Wall Statements
You don't have to sacrifice style when choosing wallpaper
Design Magic
A penthouse gets a glamorous renovation in keeping with its Atlantic City location
Stately Homes By-the-Sea Show House
Designers transform a 1915 home known as Sheep's Run for the 2009 Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey fund-raiser At the Stately Homes By-the-Sea Show House in May, visitors got a taste of ...
Opening Statements
Hints on choosing a proper front door for your home
Gather Together
These spaces — living room, family room, great room, or library — provide a cozy yet compelling backdrop for the havens we crave
Beacon of Light
A lighthouse theme guides the remodeling of a bayfront colonial
Ups & Downs
Basements and attics can be so much more than bland storage areas. We show how four designers created functional, attractive living spaces
Solid Style
How to incorporate metalwork into your home design
Living Inside the Great Outdoors
What appears as a cozy contemporary Princeton ranch opens to a stunning backyard view of nature thanks to walls of glass and a prow-like balcony rimmed in steel. This design of a modern multilevel in ...
Choosing Stone & Tile Flooring
You've never had more choices for stone and tile flooring. This guide discusses advantages and disadvantages of some leading options.
Put on a Greener Face
High-performance and low-maintenance are on everyone's wish list for roofing, siding, and trim. We add "green" to the list of desirable traits of exterior building materials.
Paint Colors for Neutral Rooms
Many homeowners want to lift their mood without breaking the bank these days by freshening a room with new paint. In a room with mostly neutral colors, what would you suggest for the walls, ceiling ...
Save at Home
Unlocking New Jersey's Clean Energy Program™. In her regularly featured column, Lisa Rackley outlines New Jersey's Clean Energy Program and what it means to you as a homeowner.
Great Expectations
The transition from urban to suburban, from couple to family, inspires the design of a new home in Morris County
During these economic times, the word downsizing seems to be a pejorative term. No one wants to admit they are really cutting back, but whether they are driven by immediate needs or future ones, this ...
A Stage For Style
The Stately Homes By-the-Sea Designer Show House will transform a Rumson home
In the Closet
This is a good season to clear the cobwebs, bring warmer weather clothing to the front, and put your bedroom closet in tip-top shape
Cool Summer Savings
Make your pool more energy efficient
Greenwashing 101
Do the "eco-friendly" products you purchase live up to their claims?
Balancing Act
Designer Tracey Butler mixes high- and low-end in her stylish Essex Fells home
Twin Maples Show House
The Union County town of Summit was a center of design in October as designers worked their magic on Twin Maples, a century-old neoclassic home that houses The Fortnightly Club and the Summit Junior ...
Start Planning a Sunroom
Is it too soon to start planning a sunroom in the winter?
Home Staging Strategies
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From the December/January 2014 Issue:
Keeping up with the Kitchen
Writer: Robin Amster |
Photographer: Peter Rymwid |
Interior Designer: Karla Trincanello, CID, Allied Member ASID |
After redoing their kitchen, a Warren couple go for a more wide-ranging renovation
enlarge | The Tuscan-inspired kitchen contains a new Wolf commercial-style range topped by a limestone backsplash and hood. It provides a focal point and meets the husband's requirement for serious cooking equipment. Designer Karla Trincanello made space for the new range by extending a wall that had held a double oven into a wide space that led to the laundry and garage. In the remaining space she created an arched doorway to a new vestibule leading to the laundry and garage.
"While you're at it, do the powder room," she recalls them saying. "Then they asked what I could do in the foyer. And once the foyer was done, we did the living room and dining room." Before it was over, she also had transformed the library, upper hall, master bedroom, sitting room and master bathroom.
It's not an unusual progression, says Trincanello, a state-certified interior designer, allied member of the American Society of Interior Designers and owner of Florham Park-based Interior Decisions. "The homeowners realized that having a beautiful kitchen alongside a family room that's not as beautiful wasn't a great idea," she says. "The same with the new foyer, which made the living and dining room look dull.
"I never push anyone to do more than they ask me to do," Trincanello says. "But once we start with one area and the clients are pleased [with that], it's like having a brand new shoe on the right leg and an old one on the left."
enlarge | The renovated breakfast area features a carved dining table surrounded by a marble floor border in the same shape as the ceiling. Woven fiber shades adorn the windows.
When called in to redesign the kitchen, Trincanello found an outdated space woefully inadequate for the husband. Over the years this hard-working homeowner has devoted more and more time on weekends to cooking for family and friends. Not only is it one of his interests, he finds it a great way to relax.
The existing kitchen had a 30-inch cooktop located on a center island plus double ovens on a wall to the left of the island. Given the cooktop's location on the island, the husband didn't have enough space for prep work or to lay out goodies for friends and family to socialize while he cooks. The homeowners also wanted an eat-in space less formal than their dining room.
A trip to Tuscany sparked the couples' idea for a Tuscan-style country kitchen. But all they expected, in addition to a new style, was the same layout with updated appliances.
Trincanello, however, noted that while the kitchen was quite large, it had tight spots. When people were seated on stools at the island, other guests had trouble getting around them. A wall housing a storage pantry and butler counter near the entrance to the dining room also created a bottleneck when there were guests.
The designer proposed a new layout to solve these problems, create a more functional cooking space and provide more storage and another service area. First, she extended the wall that had held the double ovens into a six-foot wide hallway that led to the laundry and garage. On this wall she placed a 36-inch commercial-style range topped by a limestone backsplash and hood.
Then in the remaining space, Trincanello created an arched doorway for a new rear vestibule to the laundry and garage. A few steps from the new range, she added a convection oven, electric oven and warming drawer on the wall where the refrigerator is located.
She also removed the wall near the dining room that housed a storage pantry and butler counter and replaced it with an open "butler area." It provides an alternate service area for the dining room and contains a large custom hutch for display and storage along with a beverage refrigerator, icemaker, built-in coffeemaker, bar sink and dishwasher drawer under the sink.
enlarge | The kitchen opens to the family room, where two sofas in different styles provide a comfortable European look. Two leather chairs provide additional seating, and a large cocktail table topped by leather padding is a good place to rest feet while watching television. Trincanello removed a window beside a narrow fireplace to allow room for enlarging the fireplace and adding a built-in bookcase. On the other side of the fireplace, she designed an arched entryway to the library to coordinate with the arched bookcase.
Trincanello's design of the rest of the home took its cue from the new kitchen." The owners wanted a Tuscan country look but nothing very formal," she says.
The walls of the family room—part of the open plan with the adjacent kitchen—are painted a rich rust color that coordinates with the kitchen's warm Tuscan gold. To create a European look, Trincanello used two sofas in different styles: an angled upholstered sofa in an olive green, rust and gold paisley and a wood-framed sofa with rust cushions.
She made some structural changes in this space as well. The room had a narrow fireplace between the entrance to the library and a window. Removing the window enabled her to enlarge the fireplace and fashion a built-in arched bookcase beside it. To match the bookcase, she designed an arched doorway to the library on the other side of the fireplace. The fireplace, bookshelf and library doorway are all stained warm walnut. Despite the loss of one window, the room still has ample natural light thanks to two other large windows and French doors leading to an outside deck.
At the homeowners' request, Trincanello incorporated their existing drapery, carpet and cocktail table with some new furnishings in the living room. She did add to the drapery with silk panels beneath tasseled jabots for a more elegant look. The sofas are a classic transitional style in pale putty velvet. Two ebony-finished wood-frame chairs with floral cushions provide a slightly bold accent. Trincanello filled a large expanse of light olive green wall with a collection of lovely mini-landscapes in similar frames centered by a square mirror she placed on a diagonal.
Trincanello carried the theme to the other rooms also, adding molding and painting the walls and ceiling gold and olive in the dining room, faux painting white shelving to look like wood in the library, and adding warms shades of butterscotch with olive and rust accents in the master bedroom and adjoining sitting area.
enlarge | The owners' leather bed—softened by a crescent-shaped ottoman at its foot—anchors the master bedroom. Their chair and ottoman near the window were reupholstered. After seeing what Karla Trincanello had done with ceilings on the first floor, the clients agreed to her plan to add molding to the bedroom walls and tray ceiling.
Trincanello firmly believes in taking ceilings into account in her design schemes. "I feel very strongly the ceiling is part of the space to be designed," she says. "I don't paint a ceiling white unless it's a [homeowner's] request. The ceiling should feel a part of the room and not be a separate entity, so I always show a client how they can enhance a room."
Her treatment is very much in evidence throughout the home. In the kitchen she designed two recesses with rustic beams, one over the dining area and another over the island. The ceiling height was over nine feet so she dropped a perimeter ceiling of seven feet and left the recessed areas at the original height. The new ceiling helped establish the Tuscan style of the space.
The living room also presented a prime opportunity. Here the nine-foot ceiling cast a vast amount of empty white space over the room. In its place, Trincanello designed coffered beams painted a slightly deeper shade of olive green than the walls and added a light fixture at the center.
Even the master bedroom got a special touch, with Trincanello creating a custom molding design for the tray ceiling.
Robin Amster is a Madison-based writer and editor.
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I'm into props for a whole while now but never played with the idea of building a Boba Fett (lifesize statue, no trooping)...
since now
I purchased a set of ROTJ armor from Kody (Kwally89 on the RPF), which is a part of the whole prop that I enjoyed very much. I don't have any informations about it's accuracy, but I'm so pleased to have this set or armor. It's fiberglass, sturdy and the paintjob is well done (I've dealt with much **** regarding props in the past, and this was a very delightful exception!).
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I'm amazed when I see people building fett helmets just out of cardboard! The first thought was that building a helmet out of cardboard will cost much time but will end in an el-cheapo result. The total opposite was the case! I was stunned!
Since I want to start my ROTJ Boba lifesize project, I'm in the middle of soaking the informations up like a sponge but I need some help regarding some pieces...so to say some guidance to vendors when it comes to props.
I'm not the one who buys recasted or cheap looking stuff from ebay. And that was one of the reasons I've registered here.
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Unlike the many venerable institutions that have for centuries refined their techniques for preserving analog data on clay, stone, ceramic or paper, we have no corresponding reservoir of historical wisdom to teach us how to save our digital data. That does not mean there is nothing to learn from the past, only that we must work a little harder to find it. We can start by briefly looking at the historical trends and advances in data representation in human history. We can also turn to nature for a few important lessons.
The earliest known human records are millennia-old physical scrapings on whatever hard materials were available. This medium was often stone, dried clay, bone, bamboo strips or even tortoise shells. These substances were very durable—indeed, some specimens have survived for more than 5,000 years. However, stone tablets were heavy and bulky, and thus not very practical.
Possibly the first big advance in data representation was the invention of papyrus in Egypt about 5,500 years ago. Paper was lighter and easier to make, and it took up considerably less space. It worked so well that paper and its variants, such as parchment and vellum, served as the primary repositories for most of the world's information until the advent of the technological revolution of the 20th century.
Technology brought us photographic film, analog phonographic records, magnetic tapes and disks, optical recording, and a myriad of exotic, experimental and often short-lived data media. These technologies were able to represent data for which paper cannot easily be used (video, for example). The successful ones were also usually smaller, faster, cheaper and easier to use for their intended applications. In the last half of the 20th century, a large part of this advancement included a transition from analog to digital representations of data.
Even a brief investigation into a small sampling of information-storage media technologies throughout history quickly uncovers much dispute regarding how long a single piece of each type of media might survive. Such uncertainty cannot be settled without a time machine, but we can make reasonable guesses based on several sources of varying reliability. If we look at the time of invention, the estimated lifespan of a single piece of each type of media and the encoding method (analog or digital) for each type of data storage (see the table at right), we can see that new media types tend to have shorter lifespans than older ones, and digital types have shorter lifespans than analog ones. Why are these new media types less durable? Shouldn't technology be getting better rather than worse? This mystery clamors for a little investigation.
To better understand the nature of and differences between analog and digital data encoding, let us use the example of magnetic tape, because it is one of the oldest media that has been used in both analog and digital domains. First, let's look at the relationship between information density and data-loss risk. A standard 90-minute analog compact cassette is 0.00381 meters wide by about 129 meters long, and a typical digital audio tape (DAT) is 0.004 meters wide by 60 meters long. For audio encodings of similar quality (such as 16 bit, 44.1 kilohertz for digital, or 47.6 millimeters per second for analog), the DAT can record 500 minutes of stereo audio data per square meter of recordable surface, whereas the analog cassette can record 184 minutes per square meter. This means the DAT holds data about 2.7 times more densely than the cassette. The second table (right) gives this comparison for several common consumer audio-recording media types. Furthermore, disk technologies tend to hold data more densely than tapes, so it is no surprise that magnetic tape has all but disappeared from the consumer marketplace.
However, enhanced recording density is a double-edged sword. Assume that for each medium a square millimeter of surface is completely corrupted. Common sense tells us that media that hold more data in this square millimeter would experience more actual data loss; thus for a given amount of lost physical medium, more data will be lost from digital formats. There is a way to design digital encoding with a lower data density so as to avoid this problem, but it is not often used. Why? Cost and efficiency: It is usually cheaper to store data on digital media because of the increased density.
A possibly more important difference between digital and analog media comes from the intrinsic techniques that comprise their data representations. Analog is simply that—a physical analog of the data recorded. In the case of analog audio recordings on tape, the amplitude of the audio signal is represented as an amplitude in the magnetization of a point on the tape. If the tape is damaged, we hear a distortion, or "noise," in the signal as it is played back. In general, the worse the damage, the worse the noise, but it is a smooth transition known as graceful degradation. This is a common property of a system that exhibits fault tolerance, so that partial failure of a system does not mean total failure.
Unlike in the analog world, digital data representations do not inherently degrade gracefully, because digital encoding methods represent data as a string of binary digits ("bits"). In all digital symbol number systems, some digits are worth more than others. A common digital encoding mechanism, pulse code modulation (PCM), represents the total amplitude value of an audio signal as a binary number, so damage to a random bit causes an unpredictable amount of actual damage to the signal.
Let's use software to concoct a simulated experiment that demonstrates this difference. We will compare analog and PCM encoding responses to random damage to a theoretically perfect audiotape and playback system. The first graph in the third figure (above) shows analog and PCM representations of a single audio tone, represented as a simple sine wave. In our perfect system, the original audio source signal is identical to the analog encoding. The PCM encoding has a stepped shape showing what is known as quantization error, which results from turning a continuous analog signal into a discrete digital signal. This class of error is usually imperceptible in a well-designed system, so we will ignore it for now.
For our comparison, we then randomly damage one-eighth of the simulated perfect tape so that the damaged parts have a random amplitude response. The second graph in the third figure (above) shows the effect of the damage on the analog and digital encoding schemes. We use a common device called a low-pass filter to help minimize the effect of the damage on our simulated output. Comparing the original undamaged audio signal to the reconstructions of the damaged analog and digital signals shows that, although both the analog and digital recordings are distorted, the digital recording has wilder swings and higher error peaks than the analog one.
But digital media are supposed to be better, so what's wrong here? The answer is that analog data-encoding techniques are intrinsically more robust in cases of media damage than are naive digital-encoding schemes because of their inherent redundancy—there's more to them, because they're continuous signals. That does not mean digital encodings are worse; rather, it's just that we have to do more work to build a better system. Luckily, that is not too hard. A very common way to do this is to use a binary-number representation that does not mind if a few bits are missing or broken.
One important example where this technique is used is known as an error correcting code (ECC). A commonly used ECC is the U.S. Postal Service's POSTNET (Postal Numeric Encoding Technique), which represents ZIP codes on the front of posted envelopes. In this scheme, each decimal digit is represented as five binary digits, shown as long or short printed bars (right). If any single bar for any decimal digit were missing or incorrect, the representation would still not be confused with that of any other digit. For example, in the rightmost column of the table, the middle bar for each number has been erased, yet none of the numbers is mistakable for any of the others.
Although there are limits to any specific ECC, in general, any digital- encoding scheme can be made as robust as desired against random errors by choosing an appropriate ECC. This is a basic result from the field of information theory, pioneered by Claude Shannon in the middle of the 20th century. However, whichever ECC we choose, there is an economic tradeoff: More redundancy usually means less efficiency.
Nature can also serve as a guide to the preservation of digital data. The digital data represented in the DNA of living creatures is copied into descendents, with only very rare errors when they reproduce. Bad copies (with destructive mutations) do not tend to survive. Similarly, we can copy digital data from medium to medium with very little or no error over a large number of generations. We can use easy and effective techniques to see whether a copy has errors, and if so, we can make another copy. For instance, a common error-catching program is called a checksum function: The algorithm breaks the data into binary numbers of arbitrary length and then adds them in some fashion to create a total, which can be compared to the total in the copied data. If the totals don't match, there was likely an accidental error in copying. Error-free copying is not possible with analog data: Each generation of copies is worse than the one before, as I learned from my father's reel-to-reel audiotapes.
Because any single piece of digital media tends to have a relatively short lifetime, we will have to make copies far more often than has been historically required of analog media. Like species in nature, a copy of data that is more easily "reproduced" before it dies makes the data more likely to survive. This notion of data promiscuousness is helpful in thinking about preserving our own data. As an example, compare storage on a typical PC hard drive to that of a magnetic tape. Typically, hard drives are installed in a PC and used frequently until they die or are replaced. Tapes are usually written to only a few times (often as a backup, ironically) and then placed on a shelf. If a hard drive starts to fail, the user is likely to notice and can quickly make a copy. If a tape on a shelf starts to die, there is no easy way for the user to know, so very often the data on the tape perishes silently, likely to the future disappointment of the user.
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Update: Sorry guys, there was no new word on the DLC. Michael Hollick claimed he "didn't know what to expect" and it is "fair to say" he has not (yet) recorded any new voice-overs for Niko Bellic.
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I have been working very hard at not working so hard at beekeeping lately. I'm building all kinds of new equipment. It's the lifting and bending and reaching with heavy objects that I'm trying to get away from.
So far I have built tables like large bottom boards that hold up to four hive bodies with the frames running width ways. The bees seem to like this ok, but I'm thinking a trough hive (all one box) would work better for the base so the hive would communicate better.
Also I was going to experiment with some top bars for my comb honey instead of frames.
Also I built some half width deep supers. They hold four deep frames and two side by side make the width of one Lanstroth box. I made them like bookends with the inside side not as deep to allow the bees to move between the two boxes. The bees seem to like this fine and fill them. This allows me to get brood foundation drawn in my honey supers and extract it for later use.
I see the "urban bee condo" is slightly similar to some of what I'm doing.
Acually my first trough hive was about 26 years ago and I built it for an elderly lady who loved bees but couldn't lift a shallow super. I moved shortly after and didn't get to see how well it worked.
One thing I love about the trough hive (and the psuedo one I have with boxes) is I can go straight to the brood nest without moving everything.
One concern I have is how well a trough hive will winter and what my best method of wintering would be.
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Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain star in Terrence Malick's fifth film in nearly 40 years.
Director: Terrence Malick
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The Tree of Life—writer-director Terrence Malick's fifth movie in nearly 40 years—delivers such majesty and metaphysical yearning that at times it's overwhelming. A memory film, a meditation, a prayer, the film feels intensely personal and, in its abstract, elliptical moviemaking style, profoundly, maddeningly mysterious and more than a tad pretentious.
To demonstrate that his concerns are deep and cosmic, Malick presents a stunningly beautiful, show-stopping imagining of nothing less than the birth of the universe, complete with volcanoes, rolling seas, romping dinosaurs and the early origins of man. It's jaw-dropping stuff and these sounds and images are so awe-inspiring that they may strike some audience members as esoterically arty as something out of 2001. The Big Bang sequence leads us to smalltown '50s Waco, Texas (Malick's hometown) where the wide-open summer skies are endless and front lawns roll on forever while emotions roil under the surface as a married couple, played by stern, ramrod-like Brad Pitt and pre-Raphaelite angel Jessica Chastain, raise their three rambunctious sons—one of whom we learn, through a telegram, they lose in some unexplained manner. Vietnam, maybe?
Throughout the film, we experience this family's existence in tiny, "uneventful," yet intensely vivid moments that are the stuff of all our lives—a child's terror as a parent loses his temper, the glory of running through fields and alleys as if we had wings, the fear and wonder when death or harm strikes seemingly from out of the blue, the confusion of sexual awakenings, the terrible ache of moving from a house that holds so much shared memory. In later sections of the film, Sean Penn, an Armani-suited architect, the adult version of one the couple's three sons, wanders a modern Houston, Texas cityscape struggling to make sense of his past and future like some disaffected fugitive out of an Antonioni film.
With artistry, visual sweep and metaphysical heft that sometimes threaten to send the movie into the realm of the ultra pretentious, Malick sets up Big Themes including nature vs. grace and creation vs. annihilation. He dares us not to let his moviemaking might roll right over us and, for much of the film's 138-minute running time, we're wowed, even mesmerized. But is Malick telling us that the brief span of our "inconsequential" lives is no small thing? Is he urging us to be kinder and less harsh toward each other? Is he advocating for us to wake up and experience the glory all around us? Make of the movie what you will but The Tree of Life, which just copped the Palm D'Or at Cannes, is mainline Malick. Love him or hate him, he runs splendidly, confidently and unapologetically riot.
Art with a capital A, The Tree of Life is brilliant, exasperating, challenging, profoundly moving and worth every bit of the considerable time and attention that it demands. Time will tell if it's a landmark movie but it's unmistakably odd and special. And, even better, Malick has already completing filming another movie starring Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Rachel Weisz and Javier Bardem, among others. That, for the perfectionistic, obsessive auteur, is like being on a tear.
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The commissaries, or grocery stores, had closed due to the government shutdown.
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Last year was my first with bees, and I was able to harvest about 3 gallons of honey out of one super. I noticed that the honey crystallized much quicker than I anticipated, but decided that it was just my inexperience, and that maybe that was how quickly it does so. Then just last week, my mother-in-law told me she had spoken with another beek at a farmers market who mentioned that her honey had never crystallized in the 10+ years she had been harvesting, but it had this last year. I'm wondering if this could have something to do with the incredibly dry weather we had this year.
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Anyone that owns a Armada 2004 have you ever had trouble with the Auto transmission slipping or jumping out of Park? It has happened to mine on three ocassions. Have a call in to the dealer for check up. If anyone out there has any helpful resources and information please pass it along. A SUV like this shouldn't have a defect as bad as this. The whole brake system has already been replaced. What next a new transmission? Any help please!!!
If you feel you have had "Enough"....Call this guy. Class action suit in progress against Nissan and the Armadas.One website stated, "The "OEM" (original equipment manufacturer) parts used in factory production of the 2004 (and some 2005) year-model Armada's, Titan's, and QX56's were found to have one or more of the following customer complaints:|Steering wheel shake upon braking Vibration in the foot pedal upon braking Excessive noise/squeal/grinding sound upon braking Premature brake pad wearPremature "grooving" and/or "warping" of the brake rotors. www.nissanarmadabrakeproblems.com/Nissan has issued a service bulletin for the brake problem, but issues continue. Our office is handling claims for Nissan Armada owners with bad brakes.The 2004 Nissan Armada seemed to have the most problems with the introduction of this model and Nissan is improving its performance. Our office is handling claims involving the 2004 Nissan Armada. CONTACT INFORMATION Law Offices of Howard A. Gutman, 230 Route 206, Flanders, New Jersey 07836(973) 598-1980, E-mail firstname.lastname@example.com Fax (973) 598-1982New York Office305 Madison Avenue, Suite 449New York, New York 10165 (212) 886-4838FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION We offer a free initial telephone consultation to discuss your lemon law case. Please feel free to call or e-mail our office.
Its kinda funny as just last night I was reading and throwing my .02 back at someone who was convinced that Nissan Titan's were somehow "Good n' Proper".The Titans and Armada's have been plagued with a Myriad of different quality issues, along with "Piss-Poor" fuel economy and "Cheap-Build" issues.The 2004 models are certainly at the top of the class for the "Not Ready For Prime Time players".
I wish I knew about this 2 years ago. Is your law office still taking action or am I too late?
No Kiddin I have a 2004 Armada and it has been a lemon since day one. First the brake pads wore out at 12,000 miles and I was told by Nissan that that was normal wear and they negotiated to pay for half the repair. three months later I get a recall notice on the brakes and they replaced them for free. At 68,000 miles the engine started burnig oil and smoking. I had the xtended warranty but was accussed by nissan of not changing my oil on a regualr basis. I had to produce receipts of all my oil changes. When I did they decided the vehicle. At 120,000 miles the engine started burning oil again. Guess what my warranty is out so nissan said I was on my own. Prior to this I have been a nissan owner for 15 years but not anymore - I'm done with their lousy products and their abilioty to stand beg=hind their product.
Looks like you only revived an old thread. And I've heard the 04 MY had crappy reliability.
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Holy ancient thread revived by a noob!To the original problem of an automatic popping out of park;An automatic in 'park' is just a pin slid into the gears that can wear out or fail if regularly used, without the emergency brake, to hold on at a slope or jammed into place before comming to a complete stop. It's a trait of all automatics and a problem only for idiots that abuse them, not with any manufacturer.Side note: Anyone else notice the angry noobs, a lawyer and now speculative regulars in this thread? Something stinks, and it ain't me.
Hey, that's my line, you bastard! You owe me $500 for copyright infringement!
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I know this thread is years old but i am looking for anyone having an issue with the Armada's rear suspension. We have been having issues for about 2 years and Nissan is unable to fix it. When we hook our camper to the Armada it fails to engage the air bag. we are unable to tow with it anymore and that is the only reason we bought it. Nissan has tried to fix it 6 times.


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Verb. to pluto someone or something is to downgrade, demote or remove altogether from a prestigious group or list, Like what was done to the planet of the same name.
he was plutoed like an old pair of shoes.
by Yoova August 24, 2006
No longer a planet. It was discovered in the 1930s and in 2006 they finally decide to change everything we learned growing up...im so confused now...
wtf! everything i learned went out the window, pluto isn't a planet anymore.
by Dr.Mario August 24, 2006
a big ball of methane and nitrogen that was big ballin' as a planet for about 80 years, until the IAU (International Astronomical Union) decided to get all technical and make that little bitch a "dwarf planet." At this point, it's a pretty safe bet that Pluto won't be getting laid anytime soon.
Pluto used to get invited to P Diddy parties back when he was part of the big 9, but now he can't even kick it with Polly Shore. What a a tool!
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a poor little rock thingy in space that was tricked into thinking it was a planet, when... wham! some mean scientists told it the truth: it was a "dwarf planet" (which is some sick disorder that tiny planets are labeled with). i feel bad for the little guy.
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1. somebody who has achieved promotion quickly at work, only for it to be obvious that they cannot live up to the job, and hence experience a humiliating demotion
2. a star -rock\pop etc - who is talked about a lot in the press as though they are the next big thing, but then never deliver the goods.
After the planet - which is no longer a planet!
2. a star -rock\pop etc - who is talked about a lot in the press as though they are the next big thing, but then never deliver the goods.
After the planet - which is no longer a planet!
1. hear about Smithson - last weeks new MD? Got fired, the asshole. He's a real pluto.
2. Pete Doherty is just a total pluto
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Nice job on the wall quilt and poster. Her expression says it all... she sure is mighty proud!
Wonderful Poster. And Quilt. You go Girl, Keep making those posters. Very talented young Lady.
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That is wonderful!! So bright and cheery and such a good job!!
What a great thrill for your daughter - having her poster used for the quilt show!
And you made a beautiful remembrance of the occasion for for her!
How did you make the flowers "poufy" stand out like that?
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I know you are proud of her. I see the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Quilt and poster are marvelous. Wonderful!:p
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