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A family home gets a
long-overdue fun yet
classy update.
HOMEOWNERS, JANET AND VICTOR,
AND THEIR TWO TEENAGED SONS,
LIVED IN THEIR HOME FOR 15 YEARS
BEFORE DECIDING IT WAS TIME FOR AN
UPDATE. Their property contains four floors
with three bedrooms and a basement. At 2,640
square feet, the homeowners knew a design
overhaul was no small job, so they procured the
expertise of award-winning designer Yvonne
Whelan to head the project.
Save for a few special requests, Janet, an IT
professional, and Victor, a finance executive, put
their trust in their designer. Says Yvonne, “I sent
them a mood board and we went from there. The
goal was to bring in some fun and not to be too
serious, but always classy.”
Though the home was well overdue for an interior update, the
project was born from a desire to renovate the kitchen. “We
wanted a fresher look and to brighten things up a bit,” says Janet.
“One special request was to maintain an eat-in kitchen. It was
important for us to have a proper table around which our family
could easily gather every day for meals.”
From the outset, the kitchen had good bones. As such, Yvonne
chose to keep the layout and cabinetry intact. After redesign,
the kitchen boasts custom millwork, a modernized fireplace, and
custom banquet – ideal for convening as a family. Yvonne also
opted to paint the cabinetry, and change the backsplash, hardware,
sink, and faucet. She divulges the sphere-shaped pendant lights in
the kitchen were a splurge made possible by saving on replacing
cabinets.
The furniture interspersed throughout the home is a mix of old
and new. “They had some beautiful pieces that were investment