NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
Featured Project of the Month + Green Design & Mindful Living tips and strategies + Inspiration.
Featured
Green Design & Mindful Living:
Talkin’ Trash — tips for managing trash in your kitchen
When you throw your trash “away”, where is away?
Myth of food expiration dates
Tips to reduce food waste
Composting
Recycling
Plastic is a big problem
Project of the Month: Holiday baking in an award-winning Glen Ridge kitchen
Inspiration: Artists who paint about the climate crisis
Green Design & Mindful Living: Gluten free and vegan holiday desserts
Project of the Month: Tracey’s new Kitchen
A few of my favorite things about my new kitchen: small compact size loaded with storage; abundant counter space; bold color and happy tile; induction range. And it's a very handy show & tell for clients.
Inspiration: Sherwin Williams Honorable Blue
Green Design & Mindful Living: 4-bin kitchen waste management cabinet accessory (compost, commingled recycling, paper recycling, incinerator garbage).
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)
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.
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)
Two-toned navy & white Montclair kitchen (Featured Project of the Month) See more of this kitchen on my Houzz page: https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/two-toned-kitchen-navy-white-pj-vj~6345369
Artist Kerry James Marshall paints about birds in the context of social commentary about the social pecking order and race. (Inspiration)
Teaching our kids about trash and waste (Green Design & Mindful Living)
Bold Blue Bath (Featured Project of the Month)
The color blue, water & sky (Inspiration)
31-day Zero Waste Challenge (Green Design & Mindful Living)
West Orange NJ hall bath remodel (Featured Project of the Month)
Focus on materials in this bathroom: sink faucet + tile (Inspiration)
Environmental Racism & Climate Justice (Green Design & Mindful Living)
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.
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
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
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)
Upgraded transitional style ensuite bath (Featured Project of the Month)
Artisanal Gelato from APEM Creamery, Bloomfield, NJ (Inspiration)
Bamboo toothbrush (Green Design & Mindful Living)
Elegant half bath featuring decorative plumbing parts visible below a console sink. Is your sink ready for a close up? (Project of the Month)
Colorful buildings from around the globe. A zing of color to make you smile! (Inspiration)
Eco-friendly mobile phone case. Ditch the plastic! (Green Design & Mindful Living)
Pinegrove’s first music video! Enjoy. Their music described here by their label Rough Trade Records: "an expanded take on the blend of alt-country, indie rock and cerebral humanism that’s inspired the band’s ardent fan community...This is music that makes a humble yet confident case for inclusiveness and community, for tenderness and patience in a world that sometimes seems to have other plans."
Fiestaware kitchen in West Orange, NJ (Project of the Month)
Turquoise + Orange + Yellow = Happy Place (Inspiration)
The one fruit fly trap that really works (Green Design & Mindful Living)
Basement half bath featuring fun tile and an up flush macerating toilet (Project of the Month)
Frances Palmer Pottery on Instagram — gorgeous and you won’t regret following her! (Inspiration)
I bought an organic mattress and I love it! (Green Design & Mindful Living)
Modern Gender Neutral Kid’s Bath (Project of the Month)
Hand-screened Serigraphs from California artist Jake Early (Inspiration)
All-natural anti-bacterial soap (Green Design & Mindful Living)
Before and After Guest Bathroom: from Builder Blah to Simply Stylish (Project of the Month)
Tembo bags - a chic and sustainable tote bag (Inspiration)
Donate your old pill bottles for inclusion in shipments of medical supplies to developing countries. (Green Design & Mindful Living)
2019 Design Excellence Awards from NJ ASID: Gold Award kitchen + Silver Award kitchen
Celestial Blue Bath (Project of the Month)
Colorful lighting (Inspiration)
Make sure your sunscreen is safe (Green Design & Mindful Living)
2019 Design Excellence Awards from NJ ASID: Gold Award kitchen + Silver Award kitchen
Glass Jewel Box WC makeover (Project of the Month)
DesignSkim: An inspiring quick read with great information and photos! (Inspiration)
The 2019 Dirty Dozen & The Clean 15: Annual shopper's guide from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) (Green Design & Mindful Living)
Sunday Times, Coffee & Croissant in a Montclair kitchen with a cozy banquette seat (Project of the Month)
A few of our current tile and wallpaper obsessions (Inspiration)
Youth are demanding that politicians behave like responsible adults #ClimateStrike #FridaysForFuture (Green Design & Mindful Living)
Artist's colorful family kitchen (Project of the Month)
Teaching children at an early age to be mindful stewards of our planet is so critical. South Mountain Elementary School Eco-Star program is doing just that. (Inspiration + Green Design & Mindful Living)