Our latest creation isn’t one of your houses at all, but our own new place of residence: the Sally Ross Design Studio at 42 Fairfield Street, Montclair, New Jersey.
We’ve had such fun using all our favorite things to treat ourselves to a new workspace, offices–and for the first time in our 20-plus years in business, a proper showroom for the bespoke fitted and unfitted cupboards and furnishings that are our company signature.
All our little flourishes that add up to a successful space for living and working are in the mix: our favorite Marmoleum floor in the pantry; just the right shade of green paint inside the cupboards; the use of half-walls to define things.
Part of the challenge in designing this commercial space was to take the 10-foot ceiling height and concrete walls and floor it came with and make it seem homey. Solutions: We installed molding at 8-1/2 feet, which when combined with a paint color change at that point helps the scale. Warm wood in the mercantile up front, and seagrass in the office area, soften the once-unforgiving surfaces.
We invite you to visit and see how we’ve done making our new home work. We’re usually open Tuesday through Saturday, and by chance or appointment; call 973-744-3186 to make a specific date, if you prefer. We’re here to show off our cupboards, tables, desks and more–or start a conversation with you about any and all things home, the subject that we never tire of talking about.