A
retiree found ease
and elegance in a
well-established
North Toronto neighbourhood. She moved
into a condo after finding the upkeep on
her house, her home for the last 48 years,
too much to manage. Her design choices for her home as well as her lifestyle
change are all about transitions and the
positive energy they bring. “I feel like I
deserve this at this stage of my life,” she
states.
It was an angled wall in her condo’s main
bedroom that prompted the retiree to seek
out the help of a designer. She turned to
Ldesigns’ Creative Principal, Lenore Raposo, for her advice stating: “Hey, I need help
here.” Over several months they consulted. It was “a collaboration” as the retiree
describes it. “Through Lenore’s eyes I saw
things differently.” The retiree declares that
“Lenore had vision. I was pleased with her
suggestions. I would not have thought of
them on my own.”
The light-filled living room is now the
gracious, welcoming space for friends and
family the condo owner desired. Colour
was a key design element for the retiree,
as she notes “I wanted colours that made
me feel good and alive.” Fuchsia accented
pillows add a warm, feminine touch. Their
patterns echo the subtle brocade design in
the client’s original upholstered furniture,
as well as in the room’s artwork and lamp.
Centering the room is a gracious glass
table. Its thin silhouette allows light into the
room as do mirrors. Custom made stools,
covered in teal fabric, and the blue rug
lend soft, deep punctuation to the couch
and chairs. Lenore advises “Keep the
investment pieces in a room neutral, but go
wild with the fabric for pillows.”
LIVING ROOM, Small Blue Upholstered Stools,
Ldesigns, www.ldesigns.ca; Area Rug, Ldesigns,
www.ldesigns.ca; Minster Interiors, Ldesigns,
www.ldesigns.ca; Cofee Table, Artage, Ldesigns,
www.ldesigns.ca; Pillows, Ldesigns, www.ldesigns.
ca; Accessories, HomeSense, www.homesense.
ca; Lamps, HomeSense, www.homesense.
ca; Striped Pillow Shams, Elte,www.elte.com;
Pillows, Ldesigns, www.ldesigns.ca; Bench,
Ldesigns, www.ldesigns.ca; Fauteuile, Ldesigns,
www.ldesigns.ca; Side Tables, Geovin, www.
geovin.com; Floor Lamp, Union Lighting, www.
unionlightingandfurnishings.com; Draperies,
Ldesigns, www.ldesigns.ca; Throw, HomeSense,
www.homesense.ca; Accessories, HomeSense,
www.homesense.ca; Lamps, HomeSense, www.
homesense.ca; Accent Table, HomeSense,
www.homesense.ca; Lamps, HomeSense, www.
homesense.ca;