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Health watch• Stop allergies!• Kettlebells: a primer• Is salt really so bad?
EXCLUSIVE
Meals for Mom’s Day
on her new book& life with TV’s Dr. Oz
Lisa OZ
April-May 2010 $3.95
THE
HOMEISSUE
• 5 designers’ own abodes• Before and after: 2 local makeovers• Rooms of all hues• Tiles that beguile
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Holy Name Hospitalis now
Holy Name Medical Center.
For more information or a referral to a physician, call 1-877-HOLY-NAME (1-877-465-9626) or visit www.holyname.org.Healing begins here. • www.holyname.org • 718 Teaneck Road • Teaneck, NJ 07666
Celebrating 85 years of service. More than 800 physicians. 33 specialties. 16 locations.
Holy Name Hospitalis now
Holy Name Medical Center.
For more information or a referral to a physician, call 1-877-HOLY-NAME (1-877-465-9626) or visit www.holyname.org.Healing begins here. • www.holyname.org • 718 Teaneck Road • Teaneck, NJ 07666
Celebrating 85 years of service. More than 800 physicians. 33 specialties. 16 locations.
Visit Dr. Zubowski where you will be greeted by his experienced medical support team dedicated to giving you the highest quality professional care. From your initial consultation,through your final post-operative visit, our compassionate caring staff will guide you every step of the way.
Dr. Zubowski understands how plastic andreconstructive surgery affects and enhances the lives of his patients. Through the quality and expertise of his work and his ability tounderstand his patients’ needs…you will reveal the beauty within.
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Member: American Society of Plastic Surgeons. American Society for Plastic Surgery.
Reveal The Beauty Within...TM
TOP DOCTOR:Top Doctor by Castle Connolly: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
Voted #1 Cosmetic Surgeon in Bergen Countyby The Bergen Record: 2009, 2008
America’s Top Cosmetic Doctor: 2005, 2004, 2003Top NJ Beauty Doctor, by NJ Savvy: 2008, 2006
Top Cosmetic Doctor, by NJ Life: 2009, 2004
Dr. Zubowski — Plastic Surgeon of“The Real Housewives of New Jersey.”
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April-May 2010
Editor’s letter
Bergen buzz· Haute homes · Flatly flavorful · The ABCs of style · Winners’ circle · For the eco-epicure · Thanks, Mom · Puppy love
Flash Captured moments around the county
Health watch· Stop allergies! · Kettlemania · The great salt debate
Bergen gourmetSpiced delights Both the décor and dishes aresophisticated at Mantra in Paramus, a thoroughlyenjoyable Indian eatery.
Where to eat Your local dining guide
Be there! Events you won’t want to miss
Glorious foodEating gingerly With its enchanting, intense fla-vor and proven medicinal benefits, ginger’s reputa-tion is on the rise.
At home /Tiles that beguileTaken together, these tiny treasures add up to big-time style for walls and floors.
Where designers dwellA peek inside the Bergen abodes of 5 local pros
Before & after With family in mind, local designers transform
too-bland living spaces into chic, inviting havens.
The color spectrumWant your home to make a vivid statement? Dip into a bright palette.
Spotlight / The wizard of USLisa Oz, wife of TV’s famous doctor, steps out of theshadows with a new book on relationships.
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STRETCH YOURSELF OR STAY IN YOUR COM-fort zone? That’s a choice we often face, and recently itfaced Lisa Oz, wife of renowned heart surgeon and TV per-sonality Mehmet Oz, M.D. She graciously invited BergenHealth & Life into her stucco, terra cotta-roofed CliffsidePark home for a chat you’ll read about on page 56. In tack-ling her new book about relationships, she explained, shewent for the challenge—and she’s glad she did.
For some of us, home itself can be a similar test of for-titude—and an opportunity to shine. Take the lovely roomsfeatured in our At Home story, page 40. Each was conceivedby a different Bergen designer in the one place where theircreativity can run free: their own homes. Just peering at thekitchen on page 45 alone—light and airy, chic but cozy—makes me imagine the divine meals I might concoct in sucha space, or what convivial dinner parties I might throw.
Having recently updated my own dining room, I canappreciate the work that went into the renovations shown in“Before & After,” page 46. One, once a blank slate, is now anelegant music salon; the other, formerly cluttered and with-out focus, now gracefully fuses living and dining areas intoone soothing space.
And the vibrant rooms in “The Color Spectrum,”page 50, are proof positive that I’m not alone in my quest toadd splashy hues to almost any space. See for yourself whata difference it can make.
While stretching yourself is great, there comes a timeto reward yourself too. The rest of our pages feature indul-gences we can all try whenever the whim strikes. InGourmet, we detail a delicious Indian meal at Paramus’ styl-ish Mantra, while in Bergen Buzz, we profile a home designemporium that’s a bastion of imagination and inspiration,plus a Wyckoff spot where pizza becomes health food.
We hope you enjoy theseclose-up looks at how your neigh-bors live, and cherish each momentof this Bergen spring.
Home wishes
Editor’s LETTER
RITA GUARNAEditor in Chief
Correction: Rocca, the restaurant featured in the Gourmet section
of our March issue, offers entrées from $16 to $31.50.
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Bergen BUZZY O U R G U I D E T O L O C A L T R E N D S , T R E A S U R E S , P E O P L E & W E L L - K E P T S E C R E T S
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“The better part of a year”—that’s how long Chris Saville says heand wife Kate spent in their kitchen before perfecting recipes for thetasty, healthier pizza alternatives they serve up at THE FLATZCOMPANY in Wyckoff (201-560-0150, www.theflatzco.com).
Perhaps the key component in the ultra-thin, 12-inch pies istheir crispy whole-wheat crust, made from all-natural flour. Fromthere, customers can choose from 19 varieties, or build their own withtoppings such as cherry peppers, white truffle oil and poached egg. Agood place to start is the “Original” ($7.50); topped with mozzarellaand homemade tomato sauce, it’s just 750 calories for the entirepie—less than half that of traditional pizza. More daring? Try the“Island Flat,” a combo of banana, organic coconut, pineapple, moz-
zarella and homemade tomato sauce. A bonus?All cups, salad containers and cutlery
are biodegradable, and boxes aremade from recycled materials.
“The pizza is so good,and the fact that manyingredients are organicappeals to us,” says KellyVan Calcar, a mother of four
from Wyckoff. “My kids ask toeat there every day!”
Get a hearty dose of design inspiration—and
perhaps a teensy bit of home envy—at the
Junior Woman’s Club of Ridgewood’s 13th
annual Spring House Tour (201-444-5705,
www.jwcridgewood.com), which lets you
roam through five stunning area homes (four
in Ridgewood, one in Ho-Ho-Kus). The event
takes place on Thursday, May 13, from 9:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and costs $40 per person;
proceeds benefit 25 local charities.
“Some of the homes have recently
undergone major renovations,” says club pres-
ident Bernadette Walsh, “and they all have a
lot of character.” Take, for instance, the
10,000-plus-square-foot Ridgewood Colonial
that features a chapel, a potting shed, gar-
dens, terraces—and a family room painted as
if you’re in a hot-air-balloon basket.
Visitors can tour the homes in any order;
volunteers are on hand at each location to
answer questions. And for participants looking
to replicate a certain look in their own spaces,
a brochure provides information about the
homes and the vendors who designed them.
Ridgewood resident Donna Bello-
Hansen has taken the tour each of the
past several years. “I’m an interior
designer, and I like to see what
my colleagues are doing and
what styles people are interested
in,” she says. “It’s also for a
wonderful cause, and the
Juniors always do a great job
organizing it.”
THE ABCs OF STYLE It’s as if a huge home décor fantasyland dropped
from the sky and landed beside Route 80. The space
is ABC Carpet & Home’s South Hackensack ware-
house store (201-641-3400, www.abchome.com), a
haven of all things fashion-forward, eclectic,
whimsical and expertly crafted. Think organic
mattresses; elegant Persian rugs; antiques
from China, India and Europe; furni-
ture by designers like Theodore
Alexander and Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams.
Another plus: The shop offers impressive discounts:
“Many products in the store are discounted 20 to 50
percent,” says Amy Chender, the company’s COO. For
even better bargains, check out the semi-annual
“blowout” sale, running April 28 through May 1.
WINNERS’
CIRCLE
Congratulations to Florence
Ferrandino of Maywood, who
won a gift basket for voting in
our “Cutest Baby” contest,
and to Maritza Rowe of
Waldwick, who won our beauty
products giveaway.
Enjoy!
Haute homes
Flatly flavorful
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Bergen BUZZ
If you crave a heaping plate of chem-
icals, hormones and preservatives,
pass right on by the GREEN DOORCAFÉ in Tenafly (201-567-8226,
www.greendoorcafenj.com). “We
serve food the way nature intended—
as naturally as possible,” says Leon
Bell, co-owner of the year-old BYO.
Dedicated to a “green” phi-
losophy, the eatery’s menu of tasty,
nutritious American fare features only
organic or hormone- and antibiotic-
free proteins, plus organic or locally
farmed produce. And don’t worry
about sky-high costs: “We keep
prices competitive with other casual
restaurants,” says Bell.
They don’t sacrifice flavor,
either. “People like us not just
because we offer ‘cleaner’ food, but
because it tastes great too,” says Bell.
At lunchtime try the all-natural turkey,
beef and veggie burgers ($4.50 to
$10.75) or the organic chicken salad
sandwich ($6.95). For dinner, favorites
include caramelized Berkshire pork
chops with hot-and-sour cranberry
compote, mashed sweet potatoes and
sautéed kale ($23); and the citrus-
glazed Lock Duart salmon with lemon
confit, black rice and sautéed kale
($21)—“our salmon isn’t farm-raised; it
comes from 20 miles off the northern
coast of Scotland,” says Bell.
You’d love to give her the moon and stars—but we suspect she’ll be happy witha meal she doesn’t have to cook or clean up. For some frilly fun, try takingher to the charming HARMONY TEA ROOM in Westwood (201-563-0382, www.harmonytearoom.com). With its scones, finger sand-wiches, desserts and 23 varieties of teas, the spot is full of yummypleasures. Be sure to call in advance: Mother’s Day seating is byreservation only, at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Savor Paris and Manhattan at once at LE JARDIN inEdgewater (201-224-9898, www.lejardinnj.com), whichoffers vistas of the New York skyline along with its fineFrench continental cuisine. A Mother’s Day three-course prix fixe dinner is $55 per person (reserva-tions required). For optimal views, ask for a seatin the outdoor garden or terrace.
Enjoy a buffet brunch of south-of-the-border and American favorites at BLUEMOON MEXICAN CAFÉ in WoodcliffLake (201-782-9500, www.bluemoonmexicancafe.com; $18.95/person). A plus:Clowns will be on hand to entertain kids.
PUPPY LOVESKYE SUMMERS, 6, Waldwick
QUI-GON, 8, and KARMA, 2,
Chinese Cresteds
PLAYFUL POOCHES: “I love
to wrestle and play ball with
my dogs,” says Skye. Adds her
mom, Faith: “When Skye plays
‘baby’ she brings the dogs into
her room, picks them up and
then puts them in a bassinet.
They don’t mind! They love attention.”
AQUA DOGS: “One time Karma fell in our pond in the backyard, but she swam
out OK,” says Skye. Says Faith: “We like to take Qui-Gon in the shower with us
since he doesn’t have any hair—it’s pretty funny.”
SHARING THE SPOTLIGHT: The family also has a Siberian husky, a third Chinese
Crested, two guinea pigs, a parrot and a newt!
Think your furry friend is the cutest in Bergen? Send us a picture of you with your pet and we
might publish it in our pages. Mail the photo along with your name, address and telephone
number to Bergen Health & Life, 110 Summit Avenue, Montvale, NJ 07645 or e-mail
Thanks, MomFor theECO-EPICURE
25.3% of businesses in Bergen County are owned by women.
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IT WAS AN ELEGANT EVENING AT THE VENETIANin Garfield as the Colleen Giblin Foundation hosted its 25th anniversary Humanitarian Casino Night, a black-tie–optional event featuring live music by Tuxedo Swing. The nonprofit group—named in honor of 4-year-old Colleen Giblin, who died of a brain tumor in 1985—will usethe proceeds to fund children’s neurological and cancerresearch. At the Rockleigh Country Club in Rockleigh, mean-while, Ramapo College Foundation held its 2010 Distin-guished Citizens Award Dinner. The annual event raisesfunds for student scholarships, faculty research and other pro-jects at Ramapo College. Finally, a festive time was had by allas the Franklin Lakes Education Foundation hosted its annu-al dinner-dance at Seasons in Washington Township, featur-ing live music by renowned cover band The Nerds.
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COLLEEN GIBLINFOUNDATION CASINO NIGHT1. Don and Meg Minassian, Dianne
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DISTINGUISHED CITIZENSAWARD DINNER4. Dave and Barbara Wisotsky,
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6. Jody Miller-Young
7. JP and Linda Rosato
FRANKLIN LAKES EDUCA-TION FOUNDATION EVENT 8. Milana Maftsir, Marla Sacks,
Audrey Zona and Soneca Guadara
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10. Larry Loprete and Matt Lyons
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ALLERGY-PROOF YOUR ENVIRONMENT• Wash that pollen out of your hair. Studies showthat hair can be a magnet for pollen, which can rub offonto sheets and pillows at bedtime. To outsmart thecling, wash your hair before bed. • Keep windows closed. And don’t forget to keepcar windows rolled up too, Dr. Miller adds.• Filter out the allergens. Using an air purifier andfilter on your vacuum can help rid your home of aller-gens. And for the best protection, opt for a true HEPAmodel. Unlike “HEPA-type” filters, they are proven toremove up to 99 percent of airborne mold.
EAT RIGHT TO EASE SYMPTOMS• Nosh on nuts. Almonds, peanuts and cashews arehigh in magnesium, a mineral found to boost lung func-tion and ease allergy symptoms. Studies show that low lev-els of magnesium raise the level of histamine, a chemicalin the body that triggers allergic reactions. • Savor something spicy. Spicy foods help thinmucous secretions, easing a stuffy nose. Try cayenne pep-per, ginger or garlic. Or opt for onions, which containquercetin—an antioxidant that’s a natural antihistamine.• Sip green tea. An antioxidant in the tea known asEGCG blocks compounds in the body that produce anallergic response. Drink two or three cups a day.• Sweeten with local honey. Because the bees feedon pollen from local flowers, trace amounts of the allergenend up in the honey, and eating just a little bit can slowlybuild your body’s tolerance. In fact, an informal study atXavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans foundthat just 2 teaspoons daily for six weeks eased symptoms.
FIND RELIEF WITH NATURAL REMEDIES• Try butterbur. A report in the journal Clinical &Experimental Allergy suggests that the herb can be justas effective as prescription drugs in easing allergysymptoms, thanks to chemicals that short-circuit the
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HEAD TO THE DRUGSTORE• Try over-the-counter remedies. Look for an anti-histamine, which is the active ingredient in brands likeZyrtec and Claritin. • Go prescription-strength. “Some patients requiremore aggressive therapy,” says Dr. Miller. If that’s you,ask your doctor about a prescription for a stronger anti-histamine like Allegra or Xyzal.
GET PROFESSIONAL HELP• Start allergy shots. “This immunotherapy can behighly effective,” says Dr. Miller. The shots desensitizeyour body to allergens, eliminating reactions and symp-toms. The regular injections can take four years to com-plete, but some relief is found within a few months.• Try the latest immunotherapy. Popular in Europe,sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) involves placing dropsof the allergen under the tongue to build up tolerance. Andit works in 85 percent of patients. “The main advantage isconvenience, since the oral drops or tablets can be admin-istered at home,” says Ira Finegold, M.D., clinical profes-sor of medicine at Columbia University. “And it appearsto be safer than conventional immunotherapy.” ■
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KettleMANIACHANNEL YOUR INNER STRONGMAN WITH KETTLEBELLS—
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What they areKettlebells are large hunks of cast iron,each with a thick handle. Perhaps theultimate retro fitness rage, they wereoriginally used by 18th-centuryRussian bodybuilders—and kitschlovers may recognize them as the quin-tessential “old-time” weights seen instrongman photos of yore.
Why the resurgence? In a nut-shell: They’re effective and efficient.“You can get a great workout in just 20minutes,” says personal trainer andcertified kettlebell instructor JoeWalker, owner of Rethink Fitness inFranklin Lakes. “And since the movescombine cardio with strength training,you kill two birds with one stone.”
Then there’s the fun factor:Many kettlebell exercises involveswinging the weights around yourbody—moves that are way moreenjoyable than simply pounding thetreadmill or curling a barbell.
What they workArms, abs, legs, glutes—and every-thing in between. “Kettlebells reallyprovide a total-body exercise, toes tofingertips,” says Walker. “The exerciseshelp you build a nice, strong core andlower back, which helps if you sufferfrom low-back pain.”
Kettlebells can up the intensityof traditional strength-training moves
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like curls or presses. That’s because,unlike with dumbbells and barbells, theweight is centered a few inches below thehandle, making your body work harder tocontrol it.
But it’s not all about the brute force:Because the weights are so compact, you canswing them between your legs, over your heador around your torso. “You could never swing abarbell between your legs,” notes Walker, “and if you tried it with dumbbell, you’d likely smash your legs with it.” The result is a workout that com-bines strength, velocity, dexterityand concentration.
“Because there’s so muchgoing on, kettlebells help improvecoordination and enhance flexi-bility in your hips and shoulders,”Walker adds.
Wyckoff resident BrianRavettine, 40, takes 1-hour kettle-bell lessons twice a week, and hasnoticed significant results: “I justdon’t have the time to spend two orthree hours in the gym,” he says.“Kettlebells give me a full-bodyworkout, and my core is so muchstronger now. They’re also not astaxing on my joints as loadingweights onto a bar.”
Another plus: According toa study conducted by the AmericanCouncil on Exercise and re-searchers from the University ofWisconsin, a typical kettlebellworkout can burn a whopping 20calories per minute.
How to use ’emYou can start slow with traditional strength-trainingmoves like overhead presses and bent-over rows. But thereal fun comes from swinging these babies around.Fittingly, a favorite move is the two-handed kettlebellswing: Stand about a foot behind the kettlebell with your
legs shoulder-width apart.Squat down a bit and grab thebell with both hands. Keepingyour weight on your heels, abstight and back straight, swingthe weight backward betweenyour legs past your hips, thenstand up and swing it forwardto eye level, driving your hipsforward. Repeat 15 to 20 times.
For the tactical lunge,stand up straight holding thekettlebell in your right hand.Take a step, placing your leftleg back into a lunge position,then pass the weight betweenyour legs to your left hand.Return to starting position andrepeat on the opposite side,aiming for 10 reps.
Other moves involve punching your arm over-head, letting the bell rotate around your wrist. Becauseproper form can be a tricky thing with kettlebells, it’s agood idea to seek out professional instruction to avoidinjury. And as with any exercise, get your doctor’s OKbefore starting. ■
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Rethink Fitness, Franklin Lakes (201-891-
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The Gym, Englewood (201-567-9399,
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802-9399): Offers 1-hour kettlebell personal
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Westwood Health and Fitness, Westwood
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TO SALT OR NOT TO SALT? IF YOU’VEbeen following the medical news this year, youknow that this question has morphed intosomething of a contentious issue. The public conversa-tion began in earnest in January, when New York CityMayor Michael Bloomberg announced an effort toreduce the nation’s salt intake by 25 percent over the nextfive years. But soon after, an article in Journal of theAmerican Medical Association called into questionBloomberg’s very argument that reducing sodium wouldhelp prevent heart attacks and stroke. The piece reportedthat a low-salt diet was associated with lower rates of dis-ease and death in only five of 11 studies examined. Theothers found that people on low-salt diets fared either thesame as or worse than those on unrestricted salt diets.
But many experts were not swayed by these find-ings. “You can occasionally find studies that are not con-sistent, but the vast majority support the hypothesis thatAmericans eat too much salt and that increases our risk ofdisease and stroke,” says Marcus Williams, M.D., cardiol-
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ogist with Cardiac Associates of North Jersey in Oaklandand president of the Association of Black Cardiologists.“I’m strongly in favor of a lower-salt diet.”
Two reports since then have bolstered Williams’position: A New England Journal of Medicine study foundthat consuming 3 fewer grams of salt per day could cut theannual number of deaths by 44,000. And a study in Annalsof Internal Medicine concluded that reducing sodium by 10 percent would prevent almost 500,000 heart attacks.
“The more salt in blood vessels, the more fluidthat is attracted in and the higher the blood pressure,”explains cardiologist William Tansey III, M.D., a mem-ber of the American Heart Association Founders AffiliateBoard of Directors. What’s important to remember, addsDr. Williams, is that up to 77 percent of dietary salt is“hidden” in processed foods. Thus, the best way to lowersalt is simply to eat freshly prepared meals. ■
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3. Sicis Marilyn Monroe mosaic; cus-tom orders can be modeled afteryour favorite photo. Custommosaics: Sicis New York, 212-343-7065;other Sicis products: Wayne Tile Co.,Ramsey, 201-825-8000; www.sicis.it
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Meryl Stern, HaworthAt first glance, Meryl Stern’s Haworth dining roommay appear a cozy, traditional haven—but all is notwhat it seems. What the picture does not reveal:“The space has a loft-like floor plan, so the diningroom is open to an adjoining living room and atriumroom,” says Stern, owner of Meryl Stern Interiors inHaworth. That means lots of space and light to coun-terbalance the dining room’s dark, rich wood. And about that wood—what appears
to be a paneled wall is actually the reverse side of Stern’s kitchen cupboards. “Instead ofputting up sheetrock, I just put paneling on the back of the cabinets themselves.”
A modern twist comes from a custom-designed contemporary metal chandelier with linenshades from O’Lampia, which hangs above a classic cherry wood table and fruitwood chairs fromLucullus in New Orleans and a Ralph Lauren sisal rug. The room also offers convenience forStern, who often hosts dinner parties and meetings. “The marble counter that the candelabras siton is good for both serving and display, and the table can expand to fit 16 people,” she says.
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You let them inside your home—but did you ever want to see what
your designers create when they have no fussy clients to please?
Bergen Health & Life asked 5 local pros to reveal one room each in
their homes—and to provide one take-home tip the rest of us can use
when sprucing up our own abodes. Here’s what they showed us:
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}{TIP: “When designing,
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Felicia Zwebner, Teaneck“I wanted something timeless but fresh,” says designerFelicia Zwebner of Art de Triomphe in Teaneck, describingher Teaneck great room, done in a nature-inspired palette.“I have four young children who certainly don’t want tolive in a museum, but I also try to stay away from trends.”
Zwebner and her family can enjoy the space fromtwo cream-colored English Knole sofas from Mason-Artin Manhattan, upholstered in Nancy Corzine Italian che-nille. A brown tufted leather ottoman in the center func-
tions as a coffee table and leg rest—“it’s great when you want to kick back andrelax, and if there’s a stain I can just use a leather cleaner,” says the designer.Other soothing touches include a subtly striped Zoffany wallpaper, a fancifulwoolen silk rug from Kravet and crewel pillows by Nancy Corzine.
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Sharon L. Sherman, WyckoffA vivid, contemporary dining space to display cherished mementos—that was designerSharon L. Sherman’s vision for her Wyckoff dining room. “I wanted to use warm, rich col-ors and several pieces that were given to us or that we purchased while traveling,” saysSherman, owner of Thyme & Place Design in Wyckoff. Georgian Brick paint fromBenjamin Moore creates a colorful backdrop to the space, which is anchored by a sleekcherry dining table and chairs—wedding gifts to the designer. A thin metal chandelier andsconce from Visual Comfort provide modern illumination. Among the room’s artwork is acollection of four paintings by Sherman’s late mother. “I put those there as a homage to her.”
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Blanka Jurecky, Englewood“The power of color is the most important feature in any interiordesign,” says designer Blanka Jurecky of Blanka Jurecky Interiorsin Englewood. Case in point: Her Englewood home’s formal livingroom, where bold red splashes steal the show. The daring palettewas inspired by the wallpaper left by the previous homeowners.“Burgundy is my favorite color, so I decided to keep the paper anddecorate the room around it,” says Jurecky. She balanced the spacewith neutral touches, including a Taylor King sofa upholstered in
white chenille from Kravet and a glass-top table from Emerson et Cie. But the room’skey hue repeats itself in many furnishings, such as Glant silk window treatments fromInterior Art & Design in Hackensack and a wooden chair and bench from TaylorKing, each upholstered in a different red silk. A burl wood sideboard from ScottThomas and decorative area rug from Nourison in Saddle Brook offer extra luxury.
}{TIP: “Lighter colors can
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Suzanne Curtis, Ho-Ho-KusTired of her Ho-Ho-Kus Colonial’s dated 1940s kitchen, designerSuzanne Curtis of Suzanne Curtis Interior Design in Ho-Ho-Kus embarked on an ambitious renovation. The first step?Expand the space: Curtis knocked down part of a wall to createthe quaint breakfast area, featuring a planked and distressed alderwood table from Fremarc Designs, wooden chairs upholstered ingreen chenille and animal-print cushions and a custom chande-lier from 2nd Ave. Lighting. The designer also converted a
screened-in porch into a peaceful seating nook, complete with comfy chairsupholstered in damask-pattern chenille. “It’s my husband’s favorite spot to sit,read and look out onto our backyard pond,” says Curtis.
For the kitchen proper, the aesthetic was “European country.” Andwhile it incorporates many new elements—such as diamond-patternedAmtico vinyl flooring and Cowtan & Tout valances with a fruit-and-platedesign—Curtis also retained some original features. Rather than replace theold kitchen’s “utilitarian-looking” birch plywood cabinets, for instance, thedesigner updated them with molding, new hardware and a fresh faux finish. ■
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GREAT ROOM,EDGEWATERBEFOREYes, there was the overstuffed, unsightly bookcase. Andthe dining table stacked high with papers. But the realproblem plaguing this Edgewater great room was its lackof focus: “The living and dining areas were both in oneroom—two individual spaces that really did not relate toeach other,” says designer Maureen Fiori of MaureenFiori LLC in Franklin Lakes.
And while elegance was a priority, the couple—anticipating future grandchildren and visits by the“granddog”—also wanted the room to be child- and pet-friendly, all while housing their prized chinaware andpieces of Swarovski crystal.
To make it all happen, Fiori teamed up withdesigner and organizational specialist Debra Young ofDebra Young Designs in Cliffside Park. Together, thepair embarked on what Fiori terms “a complete do-over.”
AFTERThe first step in achieving the harmony Fiori sought wasfinding storage for all the sundry books, papers, platesand crystal that had been cluttering up the space. Thesolution was threefold. First came a custom floor-to-ceil-ing built-in wall unit, designed with input from Fiori,Young and pros from Ulrich Inc. of Ridgewood, whocrafted the piece. The finished product functions as anentertainment center, storage space, filing cabinet anddisplay area. An added bonus: “This piece adds a lot ofarchitectural detail, of which there was very little in theroom,” says Fiori. A pair of elegant walnut and bronzeBaker chests, meanwhile, house the couple’s china.
Fiori then unified the room by covering the floorwith a single Sultanabad rug and choosing multifunc-tional pieces that could be used in both the dining andliving areas—the dining chairs by Jessica Charles, forinstance, can serve as extra seating in the living room,while a desk by Hickory Chair can augment the EthanAllen dining table to accommodate larger gatherings.
In the living room, a Kravet couch and Daphachairs reflect the homeowners’ appreciation of classicpieces. And the whole space has been designed to with-stand jubilant family get-togethers: “The fabrics and fur-nishings are extremely durable, and we had everythingtreated for additional stain-resistance.” Before
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MUSIC ROOM,OLD TAPPANBEFORE Although their 9,000-square-foot Old Tappan home wasnewly built, the owners were less than happy with itsless-than-memorable style. “We began with basically a
blank slate,” says Englewood-based designer MaureenMcMahon of Interiors, Designs by Maureen McMahonof the empty space she would transform into a sumptu-ous salon/music room. A built-in Ubatuba granite-topped bar proved to be neither functional nor attractive,while a plain mirror seemed to serve no purpose in its
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perch above the fireplace. “It didn’treflect anything!” says McMahon.
Her goal was to set the toneof “luxurious but not overwhelm-ing” that the owners soughtthroughout the first floor. “This is one of the first rooms you seeupon entering the home, and theywanted it to have a striking, ele-gant appearance,” says McMahon.Another requirement: “They didnot want neutrals—this is a couplewho really appreciates color.”
AFTER Working closely with the home-owners, McMahon revamped thedrab space into a salon in a styleshe calls “soft contemporary.” Apalette of golds and reds—inspiredby artwork previously owned bythe family—gives the room a luxe-yet-livable atmosphere. Striped silkwindow treatments by Duraleesubtly echo the wall’s faux-paintedhorizontal stripes, while a strikingOriental carpet by Saxony providesa pop of color underfoot.
“The wife really wanted thecarpet, fabric and walls to be thestatement pieces in the room—besides the piano,” McMahon notes.
About that instrument:McMahon chose a Yamaha babygrand both for its grand visualstatement and its functionality. “Itold the couple, ‘The piano won’tjust be a piece of furniture thatlooks lovely—you have childrenwho can learn to play it.’” She was
proved right: two of the couple’s three children are nowtaking lessons.
Custom-built black lacquer cubes repeat thepiano’s sleek style, while a variety of silk Arté fabricshave transformed the homeowners’ existing sofa andchair. Table lamps by Arteriors and glass sconces byHempstead softly light the space. ■
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STATEMENT? DIP INTO A BRIGHT PALETTE
Colors are the smiles of
nature,” said 19th-century
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but why should the great
outdoors have all the fun?
Our own little man-made corners of the
world can also benefit from startling swaths
of vibrant hues. Sure, dressing a room in a
brilliant shade can be a daring tact. But as
these inspiring rooms reveal, when done to
proper effect, this dazzling choice can
engender grins aplenty—a reaction that
would surely do Mr. Hunt (not to mention
our old friend Roy G. Biv) proud.
RED: In the rosy Manhattan living room of designer Miles
Redd, the all-out glamour of an oversized red-velvet couch is
tempered by a host of eclectic touches—a gallery-like wall of
artwork, floor-to-ceiling bookshelves packed with beloved
tomes and a subtly patterned parquet floor. Whimsical blue
pillows provide cushy points of contrast.
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ORANGE: Brilliant yet
soothing, this sunny sitting
room—tucked into a Hollywood
Hills villa—features a range of
juicy shades that invigorate but
don’t overwhelm. The calming
effect is further enhanced by
the room’s multitude of Asian
touches—Japanese Imari plates,
a golden statue of a Buddhist
goddess and a bamboo coffee
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YELLOW: White trimmed with black may be
the dominant palette in this master bedroom,
but it’s the cleverly placed patches of yellow
that give the space a lemony pizzazz. In addi-
tion to contrasting colors, the owner of this
18th-century Hudson Valley home played with
lines and curves to create the just-right balance
of quirky and sleek.
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GREEN: Color us envious of the easy,
breezy beauty imbued in this Los Angeles
home by a striking oversized painting. With
such a bold statement piece taking center
stage, all that’s needed are a few cozy touches,
courtesy of a simple distressed console table,
a collection of multihued glass vases and a
colorfully tempting assortment of fruits
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VIOLET: Who needs paint? This modern
bedroom proves that, just like your mother
told you, it’s what’s on the inside that counts—
and what’s inside here is a chic bed and side
table imbued with bold purple splashes, plus a
comforter, rug and lamp that repeat the hue
while echoing the furniture’s sharp angles. ■
BLUE: A showstopping electric-blue silk
couch is the unabashed star of this Paris living
room. More muted but equally enticing is the
Cubist painting perched above; a pair of
simple-but-fanciful lamps and a trio of glass
candlesticks, meanwhile, provide opportunities
for illumination as well as spots of visual relief.
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LISA OZ, WIFE OF TV’S FAMOUS DOCTOR,
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W ho better than Cliff-side Park resident LisaOz to “write the book”
on relationships? Married for 25years to heart surgeon and best-selling author Mehmet Oz, M.D.,longtime Oprah regular and host ofthe nationally syndicated The Dr.Oz Show, she’s given him behind-the-scenes aid, helping to conceivehis first TV program and offeringguidance for the popular You seriesof books he co-wrote with MichaelRoizen, M.D. Now it’s her turn to
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help as she wins renown as the author of Us: TransformingOurselves and the Relationships that Matter Most (Free Press).
“Mehmet helped me figure out sound bites—what I can say and should say on TV,” Oz says. “Left tomy own devices, I would just go on and on!”
It’s a role switch many women can understand. Foryears Lisa has stood quietly in her husband’s shadow, rais-ing their children (Daphne, Zoe, Arabella and Oliver) andserving as president of the family business, Oz Works.
“Rather than put myself on the line, Ifound myself more and more supporting him inhis work,” she says. “After awhile, I wasn’t reallyfulfilled by that.”
But the path to fulfillment, she found, laythrough struggle. “I’m a procrastinator, a last-minute-doer—or I don’t hand things in at all,”Oz admits. “Now I’ve learned that I can com-plete something, which was a huge revelation.”
Writing a book on relationships, ofcourse, means putting her own under somescrutiny, and she hasn’t pulled any punches:Things haven’t always been magical in theland of Oz. As her husband’s career got hot, she notes, sotoo did the marital spats, as Lisa often berated Mehmetfor not spending enough time at home.
“Finally, I realized that wasn’t what I was actuallymad about,” she says. “I really needed to be more inde-pendent—I needed my own creative outlet.”
The new author in the family is equally candidabout the personal struggles she’s faced—with weight,for example, especially after her pregnancies.
“Given my passion for food, the odds are prettygood that I will never be X-ray thin. And when I’m feelingfat, I’m more likely to be mean, snappish and insecure.”
To counter this, she tries to eat well—she’s beenvegetarian since her teens—and exercise regularly. “Ofcourse, every time I travel, the kids stock up on potatochips!” says Oz.
Still, she notes that two of her kids are “strict” veg-etarians, while Daphne, the oldest, follows a mostly meat-less diet. “But my son—he’ll get angry if he sees animalsbeing hurt and then he’ll go out and eat ribs! I don’t get it.But he’s only 10, so I don’t want him to agree to somethingbefore he can fully understand what he’s committing to.”
As for downtime, Oz admits there’s not much if it.“Mehmet always needs to be doing an activity, but hedoesn’t like to go to movies, restaurants or hang out withfriends, so there’s no social life!” she says. “So we do yogaC
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together, brainstorming shows or future book ideas.”Much of this occurs in the stucco, terra cotta-
roofed Cliffside Park home the couple built seven yearsago. The location has even inspired a possible new hobby:“I’m thinking of taking flying lessons—Teterboro is soclose! I’m terrified of it. But it’s good for me to stretch.”
Indeed, it’s been a year of stretching for Lisa Oz.“This book was like pulling teeth,” she admits. “But ris-ing to the challenge, learning to just get out of my ownway and get it done—it was good all the way around.” ■
HER FIVE SIBLINGS: “We’re so close you can’t play
Pictionary with us, because I’ll draw a line and they’ll
be like, ‘taxi cab!’”
HER SPIRITUALITY: “I was raised Swedenborgian, and
religion was always a big part of my life.”
SU HEALTHY CUISINE IN EDGEWATER: “It’s a vegan
restaurant and it’s unbelievable, so good!”
KUNG FU: “The structure is good for me—I need that
discipline.”
AMAZON.COM: “I have a book addiction. Jeff Bezos
and I are having a secret affair! Or we should be, any-
way, with the amount of books I’m buying.”
Lisa Oz: A few of her favorite things
ABOVE, Lisa and Mehmet Oz at a March 1, 2010,
event in New York City. LEFT, In her first book,
Lisa Oz strives to help readers enhance their
relationships with others—and with themselves.
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41⁄2 cups vegetable
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oil. Add the sliced carrots, sliced onion and grated
ginger. Cover and cook over moderately high heat
for about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the
vegetables just begin to soften.
• Add the vegetable stock and nutmeg and season
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ONCE UPON A TIME, IT WAS ALL ABOUT THEale, bread and snaps. While ginger was revered as culi-nary gold in many cultures, here it was largely relegatedto one bubbly beverage and a few beloved baked treats.
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Ginger is readily available year-round at yourlocal supermarket—and don’t be daunted by its rough,knobby exterior. Look for roots with a spicy fragranceand smooth skin (wrinkling or cracking can mean dryness or age); the interior flesh should be firm andcrisp. After using, wrap leftover ginger tightly in plastic
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