Have you guys seen this before and after tour on
Design*Sponge? The response was a bit controversial in the comments as people were quite upset by all that wood panelling being painted. I am on the fence on that argument - I LOVE wood, to me there is nothing quite like it. In our last house we actually stripped all the old wood trim and plate rail in every room on the main floor (in a heat wave in the summer with no air conditioning using stinky chemical peels...no fun). The gumwood traditionally used in Toronto homes looks a lot like teak when stripped right down and oiled. However, I do sometimes think houses need to have the wood freshened up to brighten up the whole space, and in this specific case, I think that the design statement they made with the house in certainly equal to that of the original craftsman builders who put in all that wood; and I think the white is perfect. Here are some more of the pics (all from
Design*Sponge) of the house transformation:
GAH that bathroom! Love the whole thing. It was done by Toronto design firm
Palmerston Design Consultants, with Principal Kirsten Marshall and designer Allison Granovsky. A quick perusal of their site shows that they do
amazing work, and I love that they are in Toronto. They have a way of doing sleek, modern interiors that are also quite warm and livable. Here are some samples from their
portfolio:
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| College Street |
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| College Street |
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| Glen Ayr Road |
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| Logan Avenue |
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| The Dunvegan |
Kirsten Marshall also did a segment for House and Home Online TV about how to make the most of a typical narrow Victorian
kitchen, as you would find all over Toronto. This home was on Beaconsfield (I am so curious to know which one!) and the result is quite beautiful, with an arrangement that makes a lot of sense: http://houseandhome.com/tv/segment/narrow-kitchen-tour.
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| Beaconsfield Avenue |
I love when I get to discover such talent and design prowess is Toronto! Do you have nay other firms or architects I should make sure to look up?
