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Interior design rooted in collaboration and craft, for Bernardsville homes with character and history.
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Bernardsville is the commercial and cultural center of the Somerset Hills, a community with a distinguished architectural heritage and a residential market that draws buyers seeking genuine substance alongside proximity to New York. YZDA, headquartered in Short Hills and serving clients across northern New Jersey and the tri-state area, brings to Bernardsville projects a process built on listening: understanding how a client actually moves through their home, what matters to them materially and emotionally, and how the architecture of the house itself can be honored rather than overwritten. Principal designer Satomi Yoshida-Katz has spent two decades developing an approach that draws from Japanese design philosophy, European material tradition, and the practical realities of American family life — a combination that produces interiors with genuine depth. The studio's thirteen consecutive years of Best of Houzz recognition speak to that consistency.
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Designing in Far Hills
Bernardsville's downtown retains much of its late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century character, and the surrounding residential neighborhoods reflect that same era: Shingle Style homes on generous lots, a number of historic estates on the borough's outskirts, and a growing complement of renovated properties where buyers have invested in restoring original detail rather than replacing it. The area's topography — rolling hills, mature hardwood groves, and proximity to the Primrose Brook watershed — gives many properties a sense of enclosure and privacy that shapes the interior design sensibility: warm, natural materials, layered textiles, and an attention to how light moves through rooms across seasons.
Services
For Bernardsville residences, YZDA offers a complete range of interior design services — from initial consultation and schematic design through custom millwork, window coverings, furnishings selection, and final styling and decoration. View all services
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is YZDA an interior designer near me in Bernardsville, NJ?
Yes. YZDA serves Bernardsville and the surrounding Somerset Hills communities from its studio in Short Hills, NJ.
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How does YZDA's interior design process work?
YZDA's process follows six stages: Discover, where the studio explores your needs, preferences, and lifestyle; Consult, where initial concepts and project scope are defined together; Design, where detailed plans are developed incorporating aesthetics, functionality, and personal touches; Present, where concepts are brought to life with visuals and materials; Source, where high-quality furnishings, finishes, and accessories are carefully selected and procured; and Implement, where the studio manages installation to ensure every detail is flawlessly executed.
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What types of residential projects does YZDA take on?
YZDA works across the full range of residential project types including whole-home renovations, new construction, closet and storage design, kitchen and bath design, and custom millwork and cabinetry.
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How long has YZDA been in business?
YZDA was founded in 2005 by principal designer Satomi Yoshida-Katz and has been serving clients across northern New Jersey and the New York City area for two decades.
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Does YZDA work on commercial projects as well as residential?
Yes. While residential interior design is the studio's primary focus, YZDA has completed commercial projects and brings the same collaborative, detail-oriented process to both project types.
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