Midtown Condo The 40's Reborn

 The 40's Reborn

Quiet luxury was the quiding principle behind this transformation of a mid-town Toronto condominium.

Entrance

The flooring throughout grounds this colour scheme, from Jerusalem limestone floors, to putty coloured soft linen carpet, to darkly stained wood.

Kitchen

The style is 1940s moderne, classical but pared down and sleek.

Living Room

The client was coming from a very clean contemporary space, and now wanted something a little more traditional, with the introduction of a few newly-acquired antique pieces, and the style was conceived to be sympathetic to the building as well as to move forward with the client's mandate. The design principles in general are very clean, in a style that requires construction to be precise and flawless. There is not a lot of superfluous detail or trim in the apartment, which mandated that the quality of the workmanship be impeccable.

Details

The first piece purchased for the project is one of first things you see when the elevator doors opens--a large iron gate, an art nouveau piece which was recovered from New York Clty's St. Regis hotel.

Bedroom

Something tasteful and quiet in terms of design, but not boring, and also something very livable and practical.