Space Designed by Negar Reihani, Space Harmony, www.spaceharmony.
ca; Photography, Colin Perry, www.twocolumn.com; Sofa and Bed, Vangogh
Designs, www.vangoghdesigns.com; Coffee Table, Mobital, www.mobital.ca;
Dining Table, Mobital, www.mobital.ca; Bed Side Tables, Mobital, www.mobital.ca;
Art, Home Owner’s; Rug, Surya, www.surya.com; Refrigerator, Blomberg, www.
blomberginternational.com; Dishwasher, Blomberg, www.blomberginternational.
com; Range, LG, www.lg.com; Hood Fan, AEG, www.aeg-appliances.ca; Paint,
Benjamin Moore AF -55 Sonnet, www.benjaminmoore.com; Tile, Ican Tile, www.
icanceramic.com; Cabinetry, Custom made by Best Choice Kitchen Cabinets www.
bestchoicekitchencabinets.ca; TV Unit, Custom made by Best Choice Kitchen
Cabinets, www.bestchoicekitchencabinets.ca
Reihani halved the condo’s dining room wall
turning it into a half wall topped with a white
quartz counter. Bright light now streams into the
kitchen reflected by a glass backsplash and white
cabinetry.
“The dining chairs are leather and dark gray.
They were chosen for functionality and comfort
next to their simple look,” Reihnai comments. A
self-described “foodie” Mahjoob now has ample
space to entertain friends and family. “I can’t
think how I could have lived and cooked in my
previous kitchen for so many years!”
A closet was removed to add space and part
of the bedroom/living room wall was cut back.
These adjustments widened the entry hall
into the condo. Greeting guests, in the entry,
a generous mirror with beveled glass frame,
refracts light into the living and dining rooms.
New blond oak flooring is used in every room
except the bathroom. “What I love about this
floor is its subtle grey undertone which worked
perfectly with the light grey high-gloss kitchen
cabinets and the light grey veins of the porcelain
tile in the bathroom,” Reihani remarks. Keeping
flooring consistent expands a space, as does
layering shades of neutral fabrics, furniture, and
wall paint.
Mahjoob’s dining and living rooms’ shared
motifs include silvery metallics, expansive use
of white, and delicately framed art, windows,
and furniture. The result is a luxurious, but spare
room, where textures, materials, and forms focus
the eye. “The area rug is large but subtle with a
great transitional pattern and a lustrous sheen,
the colour is dark silver and beige,” Reihani
notes. It “pulls everything together.”
Orchids, art, and accent pillows add small
rushes of colour to the living room while plump,
knitted, ottomans add a tickle of capriciousness
to the room’s serene sleekness.
Reflected light, spare forms, and bright
colours visually expand the master bedroom,
next to the living room, that was once dark. A
softly ‘watercoloured’ coverlet and buttercupcoloured throw coordinate with the bed frame’s
turquoise silhouette. White linens and end
tables along with silver lamps infuse soft luster
over the room. “For me, the master bedroom is
one of the most important rooms in the house to
design, it’s your refuge,” comments Reihani.
“Everybody is amazed,” Mahjoob states. “I
couldn’t, still can’t, believe the transformation. In
my wildest dreams, I couldn’t imagine my place
like this. It’s well-balanced, harmonious, and
functional.”
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