How-To - Hotel Style

Hotel style: SoHo Metropolitan Hotel

By: Heather Camlot

Find inspiration in the upscale luxury of this Toronto getaway.

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The hotel
For the ultimate in indulgence, the SoHo Metropolitan Hotel in Toronto's theatre and entertainment district is the place to be. Since its opening in April 2003, the 92-room upscale luxury hotel has played host to "people seeking the finer things in life, not the cookie-cutter hotel," explains Trina Hendry, the hotel's director of public relations. Some of those people include Madonna, Cameron Diaz, P. Diddy and the boys of Coldplay.

DIY suggestions
For a SoHo Metropolitan Hotel look in your home, begin with a vinyl grasscloth wallcovering, available at local paint and wallpaper stores. If you prefer a flat wall, simply borrow the colour -- Benjamin Moore's Flax, 2098-50. For the beautiful headboard wall, purchase a padded headboard and have a contractor or woodworker build out around it. Dress the bed with a tone on tone sheet set and cashmere throw. And don't forget a few essential accessories to complete the room, such as a metal-base table lamp and a black frame for your favourite black-and-white photograph.