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Living room with a black and gold bookmatched marble fireplace wall, cream curved sofas and tall windows onto lawn and trees, Kings Point residence on Long Island

Lighting in Interior Design: How Light Transforms a Home

Ask what I correct first in a home that feels off, and the answer is rarely the furniture. It is the light. Lighting is the

Formal dining room with cream paneled walls, a dark wood table, curved cream chairs and glass bubble pendants

Where to Invest in a Hoboken Apartment

Every design budget, at every level, is a set of choices about where money works hardest. The question I hear most is not “how much”

Open plan living and kitchen area with a white sectional, black cushions, a round black ottoman and a marble island

Interior Design Trends: What’s Worth Keeping in a Hoboken Home

A trends list with a year in the title has a shelf life of a year. So this is not that. It is my working

Lounge wall with bookmatched onyx marble shelving, a bar niche and a linear fireplace

Family-Friendly Design for Hoboken Homes, Without the Compromise

There is a persistent idea that a family home must choose between beautiful and durable. I have never accepted it, and my clients’ homes are

Brownstone parlor with a bay window, taupe sofas, a dark stone fireplace wall with backlit shelving and a brass railed stair

The Role of Lighting in Interior Design, Room by Room

I have written elsewhere about why lighting is the jewelry of the house. Here is what that means in practice, one room at a time.

Living room with a dark oak paneled wall, black marble media wall, built-in shelving and curved sofas in pale gray and navy velvet

5 Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring an Interior Designer

People tend to research designers carefully and then make the decision carelessly. These are the five mistakes I watch clients almost make. 1. Hiring the

Karla Goran on the staircase of a white wainscoted entry with framed textile art and a tufted gray bench

Choosing the Right Colors for Your Home: Advice from Interior Designer Karla Goran

Color has a powerful impact on the mood and perception of space in your home. Choosing the right colors can transform your Hoboken residence into

Brownstone parlor with an arc lamp, textured gray fireplace wall, backlit bar vitrine and a wood stair with a glass rail

Interior Design in New Jersey: What Endures

New Jersey does not have one housing stock, so it should not have one answer to any trend. A brownstone in Hudson County, a center-hall

Den with a full wall of light oak shelving, a long gray pillow-back sectional, black sputnik chandelier and a wine storage column

Transform Your Space: 6 Tips from an Interior Designer in Hoboken

Most homes do not need more. They need better decisions about what is already there. After a decade of designing brownstones, lofts, and waterfront condos