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Designer Jacklynn Little and her husband Mark, a professional
in the finance industry, have lived in their midtown Toronto
home for seven years. Jacklynn wanted a room that displayed her
professional skills while providing an inviting interlude for friends
and family. “My home should reflect my work and myself,” Jacklynn
notes.
When Jacklynn visualized her living room’s redesign, it was still
wearing builder’s beige. To visually expand the space, Jacklynn
chose a flat, black paint for the walls. The white ceiling, mouldings,
and shelving create a crisp frame for the room’s carefully edited
furniture and accessories. “I wanted the room to be warm, but
dramatic,” she says.
In preparing for a redesign, Jacklyn advises that “preparation”
is the first step. She began with a design board, a budget, and a
plan. “Don’t start until you have everything ready,” she advises.
“Creativity comes together when you have a budget.”
A handsome couch and white chair face the fireplace, while
resting on bold baroque-patterned carpet tiles. They are poised
to greet visitors who enter through the living room’s glass-insert,
French doors. Side tables, clad in Carerra marble with bronzed
legs, add a dash of ‘Je ne sais quoi’ to the grouping. “The first
things I purchased were the side tables. I knew they would be
perfect,” Jacklynn comments. The living room’s upholstered
furniture are Jacklynn’s “investment” pieces suited out in neutral
colours.
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