This five-bedroom dwelling in Toronto celebrates all the pieces that is completely different, not what’s the identical.
“This home, however, is a examine, however it’s not black and white,” says designer Rachel Deeks. “As an alternative, we contrasted darkish rooms with gentle rooms. That is the way you go from areas embellished with deep blues and charcoal tones to areas the place the prevailing tones are white, oatmeal and blush. It is a distinction, however it’s room to room, not element to element.” Rachel’s good move to embrace distinction as a theme emerged as she bought to know the purchasers. “It is a younger household with two boys, ages 5 and 7,” she says. “After I met them, they’d simply taken the large leap: demolishing an previous home on this lot and changing it with a custom-built new home. They have been very clear about wanting this new dwelling to replicate how they dwell. As Rachel listened to every member of the family—boys included—describe how and the place they favored to spend their time, she could not assist however discover the variations. The mother and father described night drinks by the hearth with buddies, whereas the 2 boys described how thrilling they have been taking part in Lego and hockey mini-sticks! Their enter led her to create wealthy darkish palettes for some rooms and lightweight and vibrant tones for others. “This was the very best venture ever!” says Rachel. “It allowed me to make use of distinction in such a brand new and private manner.”
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“Whenever you arrive right here, you are taking your first steps over a matt marble ground. The darkish and lightweight checkerboard tile instantly introduces the concept of distinction,” says designer Rachel Deeks. Metallic spheres of linen shades dangle above their heads.
DESIGN, Rachel Deeks design. ARCHITECTURE, Spragge Architects. builder, Sherwood Customized Houses. ART CONSULTANT, Diana Hamm, WK Artwork. Troy Ember PENDANTS, Common lighting. ground tiles, Marble Granite Depot. Clique CHAIR, Black Rooster.
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What might be extra luxurious for entertaining than a darkish lounge with a classy built-in cocktail bar? Lime-washed partitions in a deep charcoal distinction with cornices in conventional crisp white. “The mohair chairs swivel so you may chat with somebody making a drink on the bar,” says Rachel. The bar is textured with reed millwork.
MEALWORK (all over the place), Rachel Deeks Design. Kait ROCKING CHAIR, Whittington & co. ART by Nick Mauss, WK Artwork. Miss from Imperfetto Lab COCKTAIL TABLE, Hollace Cluny.
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Cocktails in hand, buddies wish to mingle within the lounge-like lounge by the marble fire or recline within the curved chairs. The room has rounded corners, such because the oval-marked define design of the rug and the capsule-shaped espresso desk.
fire TILE, Stone tile. returns BANK, South Hill home. Adurite body CARPET, Artwork + loom. COFFEE TABLE, Rachel Deeks design. ART (above fire) by Erin Lawlor, WK Artwork. hikari ROMAN BLINDS, Theo Decor.
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“In a number of steps you go from a darkish, attractive lounge to a radiant household room.”
This house is subsequent to the kitchen, so it is the play vacation spot for the children and their buddies. Not like the deep blue sofas in the lounge, this room is all about cloud-like softness. It’s also simple to take care of because of its interior and outer cladding.
BANK, STRIPED SEATS, Whittington & Co. Mediterranean stripe mineral CLOTHING FABRIC (striped chairs), Y&Co. Gwyneth ivory bouclé CHAIR, CB2. COFFEE TABLE, Rachel Deeks design. Gregory Edgewood CARPET, Dominion Rug & Home.
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“I like how the trapezoid chandelier spans the desk and people little lamps on the sideboard.”
The ready-made eating room exudes an ethereal modernity. The look transcends the event. It’s simply as appropriate for a big household lunch as for a particular vacation with buddies across the desk. Rachel mixed it with conventional pocket trims for the curtains.
Trapeze 10 lights CHANDELIER, Hollace Cluny. TABLE, Rachel Deeks design. Beetle SEATS, South Hill home. CLOTHING FABRIC, Manchester Wool in Midnight Navy (curtains), Jubilee Spades (blinds), Threadcount Textile & Design. Cleo Orb by Kelly Wearstler LAMPS (on sideboard), Cocoon furnishings.
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“We went pure and basic with a white kitchen that may stand the take a look at of time.”
“A big, vibrant household room deserves an equally vibrant kitchen,” says Rachel. The 2 areas perform as one, that means loads of snack-grabbing alternatives for the 2 bouncing boys and their buddies. When night time falls and the lighting is dimmed, copper accents tackle a heat glow.
Aalborg stacked PENDANTS, Cocoon furnishings. Gubi SEATS, South Hill home.
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That is the continuous exercise nook. It is simply as busy after faculty as it’s throughout breakfast. Rachel created this spherical desk for a relaxed look – the spill-friendly chairs make sure that it features that manner too. Beneath the chandelier’s bouquet of shapes are candy copper particulars designed to match the copper trim on the desk’s pedestal.
TABLE, Rachel Deeks design. Roll & Hill’s Form Up CHANDELIER, Hollace Cluny. Mushy edge 12 SEATS, Design at your fingertips.
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The standard cupboards and clean porcelain backsplash preserve this busy house glowing and glossy. The white modern cupboards go effectively with informal {hardware}.
Again wall TILE, Marble development.
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Pictures, Alex Lukey
Rachel devoted a whole room to preparing for nights out and busy workdays. The dressing room, with its grooved millwork, has a make-up desk nestled architecturally in one of many home’s signature arches. “I additionally made this stunning chair for the shopper. His again is roofed in blush pink chenille,” says Rachel. The curved mirror has an built-in sconce.
MILLWORK, turning CHAIR, Rachel Deeks design. Pearl BLAKER, Cedar & Moss.
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Within the night, the householders retire to a quiet zone all theirs. Their ensuite whispers: come, calm down. The built-in tub and bathe are confronted with timeless finishes akin to partitions of dolomite marble, and each have horizontal storage niches. “We used that cup bathe display screen to separate the bathe space from the tub,” says Rachel, noting the silky porcelain encompass.
TILE (bathe enclosure), Marble Granite Depot. Porcelain TUB ROUND, Olympia tile. MOUNTS, Roman tub middle.
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The main bedroom is outlined by the massive channeled headboard. “It is coated in gentle linen and options built-in studying lights,” says Rachel. To cool down there’s a spherical couch embellished with touch-worthy mohair. Whether or not the house owners are studying in mattress or drifting off into dreamland, their bed room is all about tranquility.
HEADBOARD, NIGHT TABLES, SOFA, Rachel Deeks design. Sorrin Pristine faux rayskin DRESSER, Cocoon furnishings. Eyre built-in PENDANT, Common lighting. BEDDING, Au Lit nice linens. Sophie LAMPS, LD Retailer. CARPET, Dominion Rug & Home.
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Within the youngest son’s bed room (each boys’ rooms are on the highest ground), Rachel labored with the corners of the roofline to create a nook for a desk and comfy sleeping house. Pinstripe wallpaper accentuates heights and angles.
Acadia striped WALLPAPER, Lagoon LAMPS (on bedside tables), Serena & Lily. HEADBOARD, NIGHT TABLES, Rachel Deeks design. BLIND, Y&Co. Sentinel Nautical CLOTHING FABRIC (on mattress), Threadcount Textile & Design. Camas Valley Caroline CARPET, Dominion Rug & House.
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A dangling pendant illuminates the folding window seat. Hidden in one other sloping roofline is a show case. “As he grows, what he places on the cabinets might change,” says Rachel.
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Rachel invited the boys to decide on the colour for his or her lavatory and bedrooms. They selected blue. And there you go: blue bathe partitions! The double sinks and mirrors are good for brushing collectively.
TILE, Tile belt. To restrict MIRRORS, Black Rooster. PRIDE PAINT, Hale marine HC-154, Benjamin Moore. Lucia SCHANS, Cedar & Moss.
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“For distinction, we used variations of deep blue for the bathe tile and variations of white for the wall behind the vainness.”
“For the visitor bed room, we wished so as to add a pop of shade,” says Rachel. This wallcovering in an overscaled sample does it – and a lot extra. The {custom} headboard is curved and gently wraps across the spherical nightstands.
Relationship Watery Inexperienced wall protecting, Philippe Jeffreys. HEADBOARD, ROMAN SHADES, Rachel Deeks design. Melange floating disc CHANDELIER, Approx Illumination. Emerson NIGHTSTAND, Cocoon furnishings.
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In the back of the home, Rachel created a real-life-here zone. “This mudroom has an unimaginable quantity of cupboard space. And we added the cozy window seat for boot time,” she says. The cornice is painted to match the millwork. A spherical {custom} console is topped with a mirror framed with steel discs.
Kensey van Arteriors MIRROR, Common lighting. TABLE, Rachel Deeks design. work PAINT, Wetsuit P5158-85D, Para Paints. roman blinds, Theo Decor. CUSHIONS, Y&Co.
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This powder room is a fast entry space for the 2 guys. To maintain it enjoyable, younger and simple to scrub, Rachel opted for a floating sink. It floats above the chevron ground tile. The straightforward-care wallpaper is nearly indestructible – a plus with two rising boys.
PRIDE, Roman tub middle. FLOOR TILE, Cercan tile. Vinyl reconstructed WALLPAPER in Collage Blue, Phillip Jeffries. Suva MIRROR, CB2.
“The wallpaper within the women room is nice for teenagers. It is graphic, colourful and wipe-clean vinyl!”
