High or Low
High or Low? A Bistro Setting
PHOTO: MARK BURSTYN
High or Low
High or Low? A Bistro Setting
One bistro setting is within reach if you have a sky-high budget and the other is best if you have high hopes. Which is which?
PHOTO: MARK BURSTYN
High $5,281
PHOTO: MARK BURSTYN
- Oui rubberwood SERVING BOARDs, $40 (long), $30 (medium), Indigo, indigo.ca.
- Breville’s Barista Touch espresso machine, $1,500, Crate and Barrel, crateandbarrel.ca.
- Thomas Loft white mugs, set of 4, $76, William Ashley, williamashley.com.
- Oui Organic stoneware soup bowl, $50, set of 4, SERVING BOWL, $50, Indigo, indigo.ca.
- Tornviken kitchen island, $549, IKEA, ikea.ca.
- Doherty 8' runner, $139, Urban Barn, urbanbarn.ca.
- Kuka counter stools, $310 each ($620), Must Société, mustsociete.ca.
- Pacifica COUNTER STOOLs, $159 each ($318), Structube, structube.com.
- Nomad 18-LA00 pendants, $410 each ($820), Luminaire Authentik, luminaireauthentik.com.
- Lotha white bowls, $120 (large), $70 (small) ($190), Maison Corbeil, homesociete.com.
- Northwood Counter table, $899, Urban Barn, urbanbarn.ca.
Low $1,697
PHOTO: MARK BURSTYN
- Labelle paddle boardS, $17 (long), $14 (small), Canadian Tire, canadiantire.ca.
- Breville’s Café Roma espresso maker, $249, Canadian Tire, canadiantire.ca.
- White mugs, set of 4, $20, HomeSense, homesense.ca.
- SOUP BOWL, $13, HomeSense, homesense.ca. Crisp Matte SERVING BOWL, $30, CB2, cb2.ca.
- For Living kitchen STORAGE ISLAND, $430, Canadian Tire, canadiantire.ca
- Lohals 8' RUNNER, $69, IKEA, ikea.ca.
- Bergmund counter stools, $120 each ($240), IKEA, ikea.ca.
- Canvas Axel counter stools, $65 each ($130), Canadian Tire, canadiantire.ca.
- Nävlinge pendants, $18 each, IKEA, ikea.ca.
- Kara Mann’s Scallop Serving bowls, $40 (8" d.), $20 (5" d.), CB2, cb2.ca.
- Hamburg COUNTER Table, $389, Structube, structube.com.
Counter Story
The counter-height dining table (or high bar table) is a great option for entertaining in a friendly, relaxed way. On the style side, the trend is for clean lines and solid, durable materials like wood and metal. For added personality, we surrounded the tables in our settings with mismatched seats, some with and some without backrests, so that diners can choose the seat that’s most comfortable for them.
- Seno counter table, $619, Article, article.com.
- Palate grey marble COUNTER TABLE, $600, CB2, cb2.ca.
- Acacia counter table, $550, Bouclair, bouclair.ca.
Island Style
Need more countertop and storage space in the kitchen? An island solves both problems. If it’s on wheels (like the one above), you can even switch up its roles and move it room to room. In an eat-in kitchen, this island could double as a storage cabinet and beverage centre by the table. In the dining room, it’s a perfect buffet – so handy during parties.
A set of wheels on your kitchen island saves you steps and lets you push it to a wall when the cooking is done.
Latitude Run’s Jourdan KITCHEN ISLAND, $640, Wayfair, wayfair.ca.
Sit Up
Have you noticed that designers always find the perfect bar stool to finish the look of a room? These beauties at every price point are among the best, bar none.
$849
Modern Holguin leather bar stool, Reno Depot, renodepot.ca.
$695
Cherner bar stool, Nüspace, nuspace.ca.
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