CONTENTS
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features
ON TREND:
HOME EDITION
Three area designers share how they
make homes look current, yet timeless
40 DESIGN DARLING
Montclair’s Blanche Garcia knows
that the space is the star
44 NUTLEY’S
VERSAILLES
This Essex County property’s gardens
make it a New Jersey treasure
WELCOME
50 PLEASE
THE MONTCLAIR
ORCHESTRA
Our town deserves a top-notch
orchestra, and it’s getting one
departments
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EDITOR’S LETTER
BUZZWORTHY
LIST
NEIGHBORS
ARTS & MEDIA
FLAVOR
AT HOME
BE SOCIAL
DINING REVIEW
THE RECORD ARCHIVES
SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION
HOME DESIGN & REMOLDING p.59
ON THIS PAGE
A path leads to Graeme Hardie’s home on the fabulous
Nutley property he shares with Silas Mountsier.
PHOTO BY ANNE-MARIE CARUSO
ON THE COVER
Montclair interior designer Blanche Garcia is busy
working on commercial and home projects.
PHOTO COURTESY OF EDITH L PHOTOGRAPHY
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