The Art of Home: Upper Saddle River

The art of Home: Upper Saddle River ShowHouse

Project Name

Residential for Aspire Magazine

Sector

Upper Saddle River, New Jersey

Location

For The Art of the Home, Rachel drew inspiration from Virginia Woolf’s seminal essay A Room of One’s Own, creating a secondary bedroom and bath that celebrates the concept of a creative, personal sanctuary for women. The room features two striking portraits by José Lerma, sourced in collaboration with art advisor Donald Christiansen from Chelsea Art Group, and selected from the Nino Mier Gallery in SoHo. With their layered impasto style and simultaneous nod to both abstraction and classical portraiture, the artworks shaped the emotional tone of the space, evoking a mood of creativity and comfort.

Modern bedroom with a bed, velvet bench, and two colorful abstract portraits on the wall, with a sitting area by the window

Modern bathroom with a glass-enclosed shower on the left, featuring a rainfall showerhead, and a dark wooden double vanity with two sinks on the right. The vanity has two oval mirrors, and a black wall with a row of globe lights. Two windows provide natural light, one with a white blind and the other with a view of trees outside. The floor has a geometric black and white tile pattern.

Modern living room with abstract portrait painting on the wall, blue armchair with pillow, wooden desk with lamp and chair, window with trees outside, rug with grid pattern, and textured dark wall.

A home office with a wooden desk, a black and wood chair, a window with a black shade, and a colorful abstract painting on the white wall.

Designed
AS

A creative, personal sanctuary for women

A bedroom corner with a gray upholstered bed, a beige bedside table with a lamp, a small flower vase, a mirror on the wall, and skateboards hanging on the wall.

A modern dresser with a mirror above it, decorated with contemporary accessories including a whimsical robot sculpture, various small lamps, and a stack of colorful books, set against a light blue wall and wooden floor.

José Lerma via Neno Mier Gallery

The art of Home: Upper Saddle River ShowHouse

Resources

Bed: custom boucle, trim detail: Lee Industries.
Bedding: Bella Notte Linens.
Mattress: Bedgear.
Custom throw pillows, pouf, upholstered bench: Fabricut.
Rug: Samad.
Bedside tables: Coley Home.
Armchair/ottoman: Ligne Roset.
Custom bronze shelves, metal side tables: Architectural Grille.
Window treatments: Hunter Douglas via Larry’s Design Center Window Fashions.
Wallpaper: Innovations.
Metal Accessories: St. James.
Dresser: Michelangelo Designs.
Tile: Complete Tile.
Faucet, bathroom accessories, shower, vanity, mirror, toilet: Kohler Store by General Plumbing Supply.
Wall mirrors: Natuzzi.
Desk chair: Soho Home.

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