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TICKET
Designer Ami McKay creates a
colorful contemporary space for
a family of five.
CANADIAN HOME TRENDS CAN YOU
TALK ABOUT THE SPACE’S DESIGN?
AMI MCKAY This home doesn’t have one
square inch that isn’t utilized. The dining
area needed to not only fit a family of five,
it also needed to fit a bustling household of
neighborhood kids coming and going, arts
and crafts with homework sprawled out, and
of course, having friends over for family style
dinners on the long table.
CHT CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT
INSPIRED THE OVERALL DESIGN?
AM The homeowner has three paper mache
giraffes her children made for her and she
adored them! They are quite bright and
whimsical, just like the family! That was the
inspiration for the room. They wanted the
space to be a place everyone could enjoy.
CHT WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DESIGN
ELEMENT IN THIS SPACE?
AM I like the color palette; soft and subtle,
yet bold and impactful. We clustered their
existing art collection behind the sectional
and added the light and basket. The
linen window treatments added warmth
and pulled the natural tones in the room
together.
CHT WHAT UNIQUE SOLUTIONS DID
YOU WORK INTO THIS SPACE?
AM The room was long which made it
difficult to work out an area for the children
to watch TV. We didn’t want the TV to be
typically hung above the fireplace, so we
made two separate areas; one seating area
in front of the fireplace and the second with
the sectional facing outward towards the TV.
The lounge part of the sectional allowed
seating for both areas.
"THIS SPACE
IS INVITING,
COLORFUL,
CONTEMPORARY."
Space designed by Pure Design Inc
www.purebyamimckay.com
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Photography by Janice Nicolay, www.janisnicolay.com