CONGREGATING SPACES
CONGREGATING SPACES
Off the kitchen is a family room ( above , right ). The brick wall was a design element Zelman came up with during the decorating process . Here iswhere thefamily decompresses at the end of the dayand catches up on each other ’ s news . Another gathering area is the upstairs landing ( bottom photo ) where the kids like to hang out when they are home .
“ It ’ s like starting from scratch , a clean slate ,” says Haya as she walks from room to room looking around her home . “ It ’ s beautiful and functional , and exactly what I wanted .” Living in a condominium so close to town and the New York trains also allows Haya , a marketing and sales executivefor a startup biotech company in New York , and Steve , VP of health and wellness for the JCC organization , the ease to commuteand travel without the worry of all that comes with houseownership . Lock the door and go .
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