Serving Montclair, New Jersey

Interior Design Firm in Montclair, NJ

Full-service, founder-led interior design for the Victorians, Tudors and Craftsman houses of Upper Montclair, the Estate Section and the streets below the First Mountain.

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Est. 1996 · ASID & IIDA Members · WBENC Woman-Owned · 500+ Projects · 3M+ Sq Ft Designed

Interior Design in Montclair, New Jersey

Climb from Bloomfield Avenue toward the First Mountain and the housing stock changes every few blocks: Queen Anne Victorians with wraparound porches and leaded glass, stone-and-stucco Tudors with slate roofs, Craftsman houses with box-beam ceilings and quartersawn oak, Shingle-style houses in the Estate Section, and blocks of Colonial Revivals around Watchung Plaza and Upper Montclair, most of it built between the 1890s and the 1930s when Montclair was already a well-established railroad suburb. Very little here is generic, and a millwork profile that doesn't match the house is easy to spot.

Montclair has drawn media, publishing and film professionals for generations, commuting into Manhattan on the Midtown Direct in well under 40 minutes. The painter George Inness worked here in the 1880s and 90s, and the Montclair Art Museum, opened in 1914, was New Jersey's first museum built solely for art; it holds a collection of his work. The Montclair Film Festival, running since 2012, fills the Wellmont every fall. We draw new millwork to match a house's existing profiles rather than approximate them, because in Montclair the gap is easy to see.

Neighborhoods we serve: Upper Montclair · Estate Section · Frog Hollow · South End · Watchung Plaza · Upper Mountain Avenue

Holmdel, NJ

Holmdel Residence

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Princeton, NJ

Princeton Residence

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Colts Neck, NJ

Colts Neck Residence

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Luxury Residential Interior Design in Montclair

The classic Montclair brief is a serious old house that no longer works the way the family lives. A warren of small rooms behind a beautiful facade. A kitchen tucked at the back where the servants' stair used to be. A primary bedroom with no bath worth the name. We start with space planning, because that is where the real gains are: relocating the kitchen to the light, opening the right two walls and leaving the other four alone, reworking a butler's pantry into genuine storage, finding the square footage for a proper primary suite without bolting a stranger onto the back of a Victorian.

Then the detail work, which is what makes or breaks a house of this vintage. We draw custom millwork to match the existing profiles rather than approximate them: paneled wainscot, picture rails, coffered and box-beam ceilings, casework built into the awkward bays and inglenooks that old plans are full of. Custom cabinetry in painted poplar or rift-cut and quartersawn oak. Honed marble and soapstone where a polished slab would look wrong. Tile fireplace surrounds, plaster finishes, unlacquered brass, and a lighting plan drawn room by room, because nine-foot ceilings and dark woodwork need layered light, not more cans.

• Whole-home renovation
• Historic Victorian & Tudor interiors
• Custom kitchens
• Spa primary baths
• Custom millwork & cabinetry
• Lighting design
• Furnishings & art
• Additions with your architect

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Commercial Interior Design in Montclair

Bloomfield Avenue and Church Street carry independent restaurants and retail, galleries and design studios, boutique professional offices, private medical and dental practices, and creative businesses started by people who moved out of the city and needed a storefront instead of a desk. We design those interiors the way we design the houses, with space planning first, then custom millwork, lighting and finishes chosen to survive daily use without looking commercial, or looking like every other build-out on the block.

Corporate

Wick Companies

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Corporate

JR Cruz

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The INSABELLADESIGN Difference

Beth Insabella Walsh leads every project. Not the first meeting and then a handoff, but the drawings, the millwork profiles, the finish schedule and the installation. She founded the firm in 1996 and has designed more than three million square feet for over five hundred clients since.

Behind Beth is a bench we have kept for decades: millworkers, cabinetmakers, plaster and paint artisans, upholsterers, lighting suppliers and installers who know what we will accept. On a Montclair Tudor or a Craftsman with original oak, that matters, because the finish work, not the floor plan, is what you actually live with every day. We are ASID and IIDA professional members and a WBENC-certified woman-owned business, and we carry a project from the first walkthrough to the last piece of art hung.

Selected Work

Projects from our portfolio closest to Montclair in both location and character.

Holmdel Residence

Holmdel, NJ. An ASID Silver Award winning primary suite renovation in a substantial family residence.

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Princeton Residence

Princeton, NJ. A transitional renovation blending older architectural character with cleaner lines and updated function.

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Wick Companies

Corporate. A commercial real estate development office built around a two story atrium, floor to ceiling glazing, and indoor planting.

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I've had the privilege of working with Beth Insabella on several homes throughout the past 25+ years. Beth has impeccable taste and with her talented team, each project was a testament to her firm's creativity, expertise, attention to detail and professionalism. Whether starting with a blank slate or repurposing existing furnishings with new fabrics and colors, INSABELLADESIGN delivers stunningly beautiful, yet highly functional spaces, specifically tailored to the client's needs. I look forward to our next collaboration!

30+ Years of Experience

500+ Projects Completed

3M+ Sq Ft Designed

98% Client Satisfaction

How a Project Works

1. Start with a conversation

A consultation at our Little Silver studio or your property. We talk through the space, the scope, how you live or work in it, and what you want the finished project to accomplish. No obligation, and you will always be speaking with Beth.

2. Design and decisions

Space planning, materials, millwork and cabinetry design, lighting, and furnishings developed into one coherent plan, with drawings and documentation your contractor and trades can actually build from.

3. We carry it to the finish

We coordinate the trades, manage orders and timelines, and stay on the project through installation and styling, so you get a completed space rather than a plan left for you to assemble.

About 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

Nearby Areas We Serve

Part of our Essex County interior design service area.

• Millburn, NJ
• Short Hills, NJ
• Livingston, NJ
• Summit, NJ

Montclair Interior Design FAQs

Are you interior designers or interior decorators?

We are a full-service design firm. That means space planning and design documentation, custom kitchens and baths, millwork, lighting, furnishing and installation. Decoration is part of the work, not the whole of it.

What does full service include?

Drawings, custom millwork and casework, lighting design, finishes, furnishings, procurement, trade coordination and installation. We coordinate the trades and manage the schedule.

Have you worked in this area?

The studio is in Little Silver and we work across New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Florida, Montclair included.

Do you design commercial spaces as well as homes?

Yes. Alongside residential work we design medical, corporate, government, retail and multifamily interiors.

Do you take single rooms, or only whole homes?

Both. Scope runs from a single room to a full renovation or new build.

How do your fees work?

It depends on scope, from a single room to a full renovation or new build. After an initial consultation we provide a detailed proposal.

Who leads the project?

Beth Insabella Walsh, the firm’s founder, leads every project.

Start a Project in Montclair

If you own a house in Montclair that deserves better than it is getting, we would welcome the conversation. Bring us the Victorian with the unworkable kitchen, the Tudor with the dark center hall, the Estate Section house that needs a full interior rebuild, or the new commercial space on Bloomfield Avenue. We will walk it with you, tell you honestly what it needs, and give you a clear scope and proposal before anyone commits. Call 732-933-4344 or email info@insabelladesign.com to schedule a consultation with Beth and our senior team.

(732) 933-4344 info@insabelladesign.com

Serving Montclair, Essex County, and communities throughout New Jersey