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Sharon L. Sherman
Stepping out of the box with creative design
solutions for a client who knew he wanted
Joseph Bucci loves to cook. When he
decided to remodel the kitchen in his New
Jersey home, there were two things he
wanted to make use of in the project:
Viking appliances and the services of award-
winning designer Sharon L. Sherman, owner
of Thyme & Place Design.
"I wanted an all-Viking kitchen because
of the quality of the products," says Bucci,
the owner of Joseph R. Bucci & Associates,
a construction management firm that builds
only large, luxury homes.
"Sharon designs all my kitchens," he
continues. "I met her right out of college and
I've been working with her for 25 years."
A Certified Kitchen Designer (CKD),
Sherman began her career working for a
high end design firm shortly after earning a
degree in interior design from Marymount
College (now a part of Fordham University)
Sherman's client likes to cook for large groups, so remodeling included a large addition that nearly doubled the size of the kitchen.
The second floor became a master bedroom suite with a luxurious bathroom also designed by Sherman.
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a Viking kitchen from the beginning.
in Tarrytown, New York. About seven years
ago, she decided to strike out on her own,
opening Thyme & Place Design in Wyckoff,
New Jersey.
Asked to describe herself, Sherman, who is
also a professional member of the American
Society of Interior Designers (ASID), says,
"I'm the firm owner, a designer and have a
family, so I can relate to my clients on both a
personal and a professional level."
Like Bucci, Sherman loves to cook. "Thyme
is a herb I like to cook with," she says as she
explains the origins of her firm's name. "When
I decided it was time to open my own design
firm, 'thyme and place' went hand in hand."
"Cooking is my hobby," says Bucci. "I'm
Italian and like to eat and my wife is Irish and
doesn't cook." Nonetheless, selecting fea-
tures for the new kitchen was a joint effort.
Bucci chose the Viking appliances — includ-
ing a 48"W. rangetop, a 30"W. single wall
oven, a microwave oven with trim kit, and
a 48"W. custom front side-by-side refrigerator/
freezer. His wife chose the custom cabinetry.
Bucci has a large, extended family and
often cooks for 8-12 people, so the remodel-
ing project included construction of a two-story
addition that almost doubled the size of the
kitchen. The second floor became the home's
master bedroom suite that includes a luxurious
bathroom, also designed by Sherman.
"We ripped out and gutted the entire orig-
inal kitchen, right down to the studs," says
Bucci, describing the remodeling process.
Sherman's design for the new kitchen fea-
tures a large island with beautiful French ovolu
corners and generous storage space, 35 lineal
feet of Pennville Custom Cabinetry, custom
moldings, and a soft monochromatic color
scheme offset by dramatic tobacco walls.