"[W]e ripped out so much of the house including the kitchen, we repainted and re-drywalled every square inch of the house, ripped out floors, redid all the electrical (we put in a pool so had to ...

N.J. home makeover is a regular feature on NJ.com that showcases designer, contractor and DIY renovations, large and small. To submit your renovation for consideration, email home@starledger.com with ...

Sometimes I look at photos of homes with large, lovely, almost palatial bathroom spaces, and sigh wistfully. As a lover of historic homes, big bathrooms are not a reality for me, unless I knock out a ...

What defines a "cottage" bath? When I was a kid summering at my grandparents' cottages, it was a room I spent very little time in (the seventies were the "good ole days" when bathing in the lake was ...