Fashionable, sophisticated and filled with unexpected choices, this Toronto home exudes a cool that’s contagious. “My clients really wanted cutting edge,” says designer Jeffrey Douglas. He definitely delivered. Love the look? Here's how to get it.
Go for the unexpected
What makes this home ultrahip? Can't quite put your finger on it? Look closely – it's all about singular choices, unified by a restrained colour palette. In the ensuite, you'll find a deep soaker tub, not tucked into a corner but prominently displayed. Restaurant-style and pot-filler faucets in the kitchen are eminently practical, fun to use and far from commonplace. Within view, you'll also find grey Womb chairs by Eero Saarinen, which are a surprise departure from the tailored sofa or Barcelona chairs so often seen in modern interiors. And you probably wouldn't guess this seating area is where the homeowners' teenagers love to plunk down knapsacks and kick back after school (though on spotting the plasma TV, perhaps you would!).
Get the look by going for sculptural, unusual pieces you haven't seen everywhere, but keep it more fashionista than funky by sticking to one colour. For example, designer Jeffrey Douglas of Douglas Design Studio and the homeowners went for off-the-beaten-path furnishings like Brno dining chairs and the plastic spherical pendant light above the bathtub, but kept them to minimal white. Jeffrey avoided the obvious in the master bedroom, too. Instead of pulling one of the colours in the wall-length Chinese panel for the bed and bedding, he bucked the expected by using all white.
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