Project of the Month: African Art Gallery + Powder Room

The family's excellent collection of African art inspired the hanging of their masks from Cameroon instead of the more expected framed paintings.

Inspiration: Tile, again and always!

Green Design & Mindful Living: Good Bottle Refill in Montclair and Maplewood, NJ #zerowaste

Project of the Month: modern Farmhouse

Inspiration: Julia Child’s kitchen pegboard organizer

Green Design & Mindful Living: The Home Eco-Guide created by South Orange environmental activist Georgia Madiba

Project of the Month: Azure Blue Guest Bath in West Orange See more images on my Houzz page: https://www.houzz.com/hznb/photos/guest-bath-west-orange-nj-transitional-bathroom-new-york-phvw-vp~176144279

Inspiration: Tile, again!

Green Design & Mindful Living: Video of Pinegrove’s “Orange” — a waltz about the climate crisis.

Project of the Month: Does your kitchen need better storage? Smokey Blue Kitchen in Montclair

Green Design & Mindful Living:

• Tracey talks with the National Kitchen & Bath Association about sustainable design

• Take-aways from summer 2020’s 31 Day Zero Waste Challenge

More awards! Best of Houzz 2021 and 1st place Contemporary Bath

• Tiny tub bathroom in Montclair (Featured Project of the Month)

• Mid-century modern cardamom cookie house (Holiday Fun)

• State by state holiday cocktail recipes (Holiday Fun)

• COVID-friendly New Year's Eve ideas (Holiday Fun)

• Plastic Coral Reef exhibit at Montclair Art Museum (Green Design & Mindful Living)

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• Tips for a sustainable holiday (Green Design & Mindful Living)

• 3 NJASID Awards for Design Excellence: Small kitchen (Silver), Condo/Apartment (Bronze), Small Bathroom (Bronze)

• Tracey chats with Christy Strauch on Instagram Live about interior design, art, and the business of design.

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• Totally hip Montclair powder room (Featured Project of the Month)

• Mike Diamond (Beastie Boys) commissions a wallpaper with iconic Brooklyn images, including the Notorious B.I.G. (Inspiration)

• Please wash your hands and vote (Green Design & Mindful Living)

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• Bold Blue Bath (Featured Project of the Month)

• The color blue, water & sky (Inspiration)

• 31-day Zero Waste Challenge (Green Design & Mindful Living)

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• Take time to rest & refresh.

• Update on non-essential construction in NJ & TSID Covid-19 protocols

• How to get the most from your spices from our friends at Adventure Kitchen

• Spice storage as seen in 3 TSID kitchen projects

• Creativity during a lockdown: People recreate famous paintings using things lying around their house, and post on social media.

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The Days of the Week:
Thisday, Thatday, Someday, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Whatever

• Verona bathroom - in progress

• West Orange bathroom drawings and materials

• Funny quarantine video

• 45+ Tips & strategies to be organized about planning and storing food to avoid wasting it.

• Great American Take-Out

• Donate to Toni's Kitchen and Human Needs Food Pantry

• Thank you, essential workers

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• Status report and images from in-progess projects during lockdown

• Images from a spring walk

• Listen to music: Pinegrove Instagram livestream

• Take a virtual tour of a museum

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• Montclair kitchen: Ready for cooking, music and game nights (Featured Project of the Month)

• Fancy cut paper sculptures — Baroque-inspired wigs! (Inspiration)

• 10 Tips to avoid freezing pipes (Green Design & Mindful Living)

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