Serving 5 communities in Essex County
Interior Designer in Essex County, New Jersey
Interior design for Essex County homes and workplaces where existing character, current use, and technical planning need to be considered together.
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Est. 1996 · ASID & IIDA Members · WBENC Woman-Owned · 500+ Clients · 3M+ Sq Ft Designed
Essex County runs from a leaded-glass Tudor to a downtown office floor. We design for both.
Interior Design in Essex County
Essex County includes period homes, postwar houses, urban apartments, professional spaces, and institutional settings. A successful project begins by recognizing which existing details support the architecture and which conditions no longer serve the people in the space. The goal is not to preserve every element or replace everything; it is to make the right changes in the right order.
INSABELLADESIGN has been doing this since 1996. The studio is at 160 White Road in Little Silver, and the practice covers New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Florida. Nearly thirty years in, that means more than 3 million square feet designed and over 500 clients, residential and commercial. We are ASID and IIDA members and a WBENC-certified woman-owned firm, and founder and principal Beth Insabella Walsh leads every project herself.
What an Essex County house usually needs is judgment about what to keep. The good Tudors and colonials came with quartersawn oak floors, leaded casements, plaster crown, paneled stair halls and fireplaces worth saving, and with kitchens sized for a 1928 household, one bath per floor, and closets that fit three coats. The job is to open the plan where it genuinely helps, rebuild the kitchen and baths at a modern standard, and match new millwork to old with enough care that a visitor can't tell where one stops. On the commercial side, in Newark, the brief is different and blunter: durable, professional interiors that hold up to institutional traffic.
What We Design Across Essex County
We develop coordinated plans for whole-home renovation, kitchens, baths, libraries, home offices, family rooms, millwork, lighting, and furnishings. The process considers original scale, daylight, storage, and the ways a household moves through the home before material selections are finalized.
For selected offices, practices, and institutional environments, we focus on circulation, privacy, durable finishes, lighting, and the quality of the visitor experience. Clear planning supports a space that is both professional and easy to use.
INSABELLADESIGN was established in 1996 by founder and principal Beth Insabella Walsh, ASID, IIDA, CID. The studio is based in Little Silver, New Jersey and is WBENC-certified and woman-owned. A principal-led process connects the design direction to the planning, materials, documentation, sourcing, coordination, and installation support appropriate to the engagement.
Residentially, we take on whole-home renovations, gut interiors, additions and new construction in Short Hills, Millburn, Livingston and the surrounding towns. Space planning comes first, then interior architecture: custom kitchens and butler's pantries, primary baths in honed marble or limestone, paneled libraries and studies, mudrooms, wine rooms, and custom cabinetry and millwork profiled to the period of the house. Lighting is designed room by room, which matters enormously in Tudors, where original window openings are small and the interiors run dark. Furnishings, rugs, textiles and art are specified as part of the same plan and installed together rather than trickling in over a year.
Our commercial practice covers the working side of the county. Corporate and executive office floors, law and financial suites near the Newark courts, medical, dental and specialty practices, institutional and university interiors, hospitality and retail. Each project runs the same way: space planning, custom millwork and casework, lighting design, finishes selected for heavy use and code compliance, furniture specification, and project management through occupancy. We do not offer home staging, in Millburn's resale market or anywhere else.
Communities We Serve in Essex County
- Livingston, NJ — affluent Essex County township
- Millburn, NJ — affluent Essex County township
- Montclair, NJ — Essex County arts township on the First Mountain
- Newark, NJ — New Jersey's largest city
- Short Hills, NJ — prestigious Essex County community
Why Essex County Chooses INSABELLADESIGN
- Nearly 30 years of award-winning residential & commercial design (est. 1996)
- ASID & IIDA professional members · WBENC-certified, woman-owned firm
- Full service: detailed space planning and design documentation, custom kitchens & baths, millwork, furnishing, install
- Every project led personally by founder Beth Insabella Walsh
- Trusted by the architects, builders, and trades our clients rely on
- Sourced materials, custom fabrication, and finishes held to an exacting standard
Essex County Interior Design — FAQs
Can you update a period home without making it feel generic?
Yes. The first step is identifying the elements that give the home its proportion and character, then solving the less visible problems—layout, storage, lighting, mechanical coordination, and daily function—without asking new work to imitate the old carelessly.
Will Beth Insabella Walsh be involved?
Beth is the founder and principal. She guides the design direction with a senior team supporting the detailed work of coordination, documentation, sourcing, and installation support appropriate to the project.