Photography Stephanie Buchman
CANADIAN HOME TRENDS CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE HOMEOWNERS?
CHRISTINE ELLIOTT The homeowners are a young professional
couple with two small boys. They lead very busy lives filled with
family, their childrens’ activities and commuting to work everyday.
They really were dream clients. They were able to articulate exactly
what they needed in order to make their busy days less hectic -
making that part easy for me. As long as my design vision for their
home met these needs, they really trusted me and were pretty open
to my design vision for their home.
CHT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE SPACE'S DESIGN AND
LAYOUT?
CE This custom bungalow was built in the early 2000s. The master
suite has a fairly large size footprint of 437 square feet, which
includes the ensuite.
One request by the homeowner was to expand the closet. But
we couldn’t make the existing closet larger without losing the only
window in the room. However, because of the size of the room, we
were able fit a king size bed and two nightstands with lots of room
left on either side of them. This gave us the opportunity to create a
second closet off to one side of the room without making the space
feel crowded.
The original ensuite was dated and felt crowded with the enclosed
tiled shower, small vanity and sunk-in tub under the window. By
removing the tub, we were able to install a custom-made double
vanity with plenty of storage, as well as a beautiful glass walk-in
shower. This really opened up the entire space.
CHT WHAT INSPIRED THE OVERALL DESIGN?
CE Because the rest of the house has a contemporary feel, the
homeowners wanted this room to feel a bit more elegant and
luxurious. The ensuite renovation was actually done a year before
we tackled the master bedroom. When designing this space, I knew
I needed to create flow and consistency between both the master
bedroom and ensuite. The master ensuite’s white color palette is
repeated in the bedroom and we added blue accents. The fabric we
used for the window treatments in the ensuite actually has touches
of blue throughout and became another element that tied the two
spaces together by repeating the fabric on one of the pillows for the
bed.
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