MEDITERRANEAN MARVEL Inspired by Italy, a North Caldwell couple gets a home fit for the family of a Renaissance nobleman. DESIGN by DESIGN MACS
PHOTOGRAPHY by MIKE VAN TASSELL TEXT by DONNA ROLANDO
A bedroom, new-construction North Caldwell home actually resembles one. The owners, of Italian descent, wanted a
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Mediterranean influence that would remind them of vacations in their ancestral land. And building their very own turret gave them old-world-style rotund rooms, while towering ceilings and marble created a grand effect. “I wanted that old stone European look which you get when you go to Italy,” says the lady of the house, the mother of two young daughters. “I wanted a large feel, and I like the idea that it reminds me of a castle.” This was a great transition for a couple who had lived on West New York’s waterfront, but their vision required a clean slate and the right team, with Marissa Sauer of Design MACS. As Boxtree Construction started work in 2020, Sauer seized the opportunity to guide both look and functionality early on. Perhaps no place captures the grandeur of the couple’s quest more than the great room, visible from the Juliet balcony The great room in this five-bedroom North Caldwell new build lives up to its name with the drama of 19-foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling silk draperies and even a Juliet balcony.
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