Displaying vintage vignettes in a modern home

Recently renovated, the kitchen now has more storage and counter space. Better still is the minimalist white-on-white palette. "I've always done neutrals," Patti says. The spare look creates a gallery-like space, and is the perfect foil to colourful vintage items. Patti also likes to juxtapose modern with antique, such as pairing this classic antique wood table from the Fort Langley Antiques Mall with white plastic Eames chairs from Vancouver's Inform Interiors.

A fuss-free floor
"My old house had white tile on the floor and I hated it," says Patti. "I'm happy now to have a slate floor that doesn't show any dirt."

Mixing and matching in the bedroom
Nowhere is Patti's yesterday-meets-today sensibility more apparent than in the couple's bedroom. The vintage Herman Miller chair at the vanity creates the perfect transition between the eras. "I tend to go through phases where I could get rid of everything," Patti admits. "I could easily go through a whole new stage of being a complete minimalist."

The furniture in the guest room was picked up years ago at Yorkdale Mall's antiques show in Toronto. Its spare lines and neutral colour look just right in this spare home.

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