At Coral Hammer, Relationship Building as Important as Any Design Element

For Nicole Toci, owner and designer of Coral Hammer on Mill Creek Road in Manahawkin, the mid-20th century television show “Father Knows Best” would definitely be called “Mother Knows Best.”

“My mom actually got me going in the direction of design,” said Toci, who began her college career as a physical therapy major before realizing she isn’t a science person and switching to accounting, which “wasn’t for me, either.”