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THE HARDIE HOME
Formerly an 1850 carriage house on the third property, which was added in 2005,
Hardie’s home has quite a history of its own: The estate to which it belonged was
owned by a man whose sister married a Bouvier, and would become Jacqueline
Kennedy’s grandmother. Wisteria drapes the structure, and English boxwoods make
a “ring of pearls” around the terrace. Angel’s trumpet flowers on the right side of
the property are as lovely as they are poisonous. An eating terrace houses a
Moroccan tabletop that supports a piece of rock crystal. (Right, clockwise) The
carpet is from India, and the furniture was bought to match it. The artwork on the
wall and sculptures are from all over the world, including a highly embroidered
pashmina hanging near the glass doors. The poofs on the floor are from Morocco.
On the other side of the room, baskets from Africa and a Congolese diamond-pat-
terned mat line the wall alongside ceremonial bridal adornments. The head figurine
is of a Massai warrior. The wood beams in the ceiling were originally used to hold
hay, and the glass cabinets work double-time as both storage and a screen separat-
ing the kitchen from the living room. In front of it is a teacher’s chair from Sri Lanka
— like the other decorative touches, at home on the other side of the world. ■
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FALL 2017 MONTCLAIR MAGAZINE