In Jeff Magwood as well as Amy Halpenny’s 15-foot-wide Toronto Victorian, Nana’s antiques are best at house beside modern white-oak herringbone floors as well as crisp white walls. The striking mix of old as well as new is all thanks to designer Sam Sacks. Sam aspects the tenets of excellent style — symmetry, scale as well as proportion — so she had the chops to integrate household heirlooms perfectly into the contemporary design. See exactly how she grasped the mix in this trendy household home, outfitted with downplayed hits of holiday cheer.
“We’re quite unwinded people — never formal,” states homeowner Amy. Her household house — which she shares with other half Jeff their three children, Signy (left), Halle (center) as well as Gavin — likewise invites laid-back living.
Designer Sam Sacks upholstered the dining area’s mahogany chairs, which belonged to Amy’s parents, in moss eco-friendly velvet as a soft counterpoint to the great marble of the pedestal table. The crescent-shaped banquette in stain-resistant vinyl (it mimics much more delicate raffia) offers laid-back spillover seating for the kids. “I always play extensively with texture. It adds depth as well as dimension to a room,” Sam says.
Introducing wood bases as well as shelves with the marble counters as well as backsplash feels rustic as well as elegant. The pendant lights — a splurge from Lamp Cage — boast hand-applied gold-leaf interiors.
The peaceful Scandi backsplash in the kitchen area was accomplished with painstaking precision. To the chagrin of the contractor, Jeff asked that each Carrara tile be hand-cut to a customized size. “Off-the-shelf tiles were much smaller, so they would have looked as well busy,” he explains. Forgoing upper cupboards lets the herringbone handiwork shine. Sculptural as well as solitary against all the white, a black faucet by Kohler has huge impact, while the window’s white-oak sill as well as jamb act like a frame for the view.
“Everyone was always on top of each other in the old kitchen,” states Amy. In the new design, area was allocated for a nook that provides storage as well as a area for a laptop or tablet.
The smallest details can make all the difference: “I desired something to cap the end of the walls as well as tie in with the floors,” states Jeff of the stylish white-oak trim that bookends the passageway between the dining as well as living areas. topped with easy evergreen boughs as well as candles, a rough-hewn console from The Door store sets a quietly seasonal mood.
The compact living space gets a jolt of color from exotic-patterned pillows as well as a bright David Hicks material on the vintage bergere, balancing out the much more contemporary elements, including a Jens Risom lounge chair, smooth marble fireplace as well as dark window frame.
Wrap on a basketful of holiday gifts echoes the home’s accent colors.
Against the second-floor landing’s bright white walls, a grandfather clock, inherited from Amy’s great-grandparents, looks fresh, not fusty. All of the doors on the second floor were painted black for graphic punch.
The designers behind Chapi Chapo Design, who led the renovation, brought the herringbone theme from the lower level to the primary bedroom in the type of a spectacular statement headboard. Jeff as well as his father made the bench at the foot of the bed out of old woods at the household farm in Creemore, Ont. Layers of linen, cotton as well as synthetic fur soften the plentiful wood.
When it concerns antiques, context counts. “My mother was going to get rid of my grandmother’s French gilt mirror, however when we put it into the best setting, it worked,” states Amy. It now hangs in the primary bedroom above a vintage hall chair, producing a peaceful yet compelling vignette.
In the second-floor primary bath, a trough-style vanity by RH Restoration Hardware with a clean-lined marble top is traditional as well as timeless. Baskets offer storage as well as lend exotic texture.
Colorful bed linen as well as wall art, a Sunday-school chair salvaged from Rosedale United Church as well as painted-wood floor planks (a cost-saving determine over installing new floors) provide Signy’s space old-fashioned charm.