Last week we blogged about Oorbee Roy's condo featured in this month's Canadian House & Home, but that wasn't all the issue had to offer. The magazine asked a designer, a stylist and an architect for their "secrets"...
Blogging Canadian House & Home: Secrets from a Stylist
...and while both the architect and the designer had beautiful homes with high-end renovations, only the stylist worked with a smaller space, a smaller budget, and relied more on furnishings and paint to transform their space -- something us renters can appreciate.
Stylist Arren Williams and his partner Divid Pimentel unified their dining room with white -- paint, accessories and the table -- which also serves to make the small, multipurpose space feel bigger and less cluttered. And they've used every inch of that space, including the enviable under-stair nook (below -- the cube side table holds 200+ record albums).
Williams' tips include not skimping on lighting, and using dimmers on everything. He also uses textiles to inject color and pattern, especially when one must keep the walls simple to open up a small space. We love the rug + Ikea bookshelf combo in the office/guest bedroom.
Images: Angus Fergusson / Canadian House & Home
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I love both of those rugs. Can anyone source the red one?
view duckumu's profile
whoah. Does anyone know where that brown & white rug can be purchased from the 1st picture?
view kellylc's profile
The first rug is Bev Hisey:
http://homepage.mac.com/bevhisey/
The second (red) rug is credited as Urban Outfitters, but I don't see it on their rug page:
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/category.jsp?_DARGS=/urban/catalog/common/highlited_itemcount.jsp_A&_DAV=true&_dynSessConf=2452484129350550181&itemCount=60&pushId=APARTMENT_FURNISH&id=A_FURN_RUGS&selectedProductColor=&navCount=14&navAction=poppushpush&sortby=&prepushId=&popId=APARTMENT
view Dani's profile
the red (peacock feather) rug is Urban Outfitters. no longer on the site, so keep on eye on local stores. sometimes their old patterns show up again.
view Lady J's profile
this issue of Canadian House & Home was great.
view kiwi's profile
i bought that red (its actually quite orange) rug a year ago, but it didnt fit my living room-- i decided to store it, not sell it (like i do with most home furnishings that dont work out)...and i'm so glad i kept it! i think about bringing it out often...
view my little apartment's profile
The whole house looks cozy and comfortable with fab style to boot. LOVE the chair in the livingroom!!! I would love him to style my home!
view Mommy X's profile
I just love this house! I've tried to find the bookshelves on the IKEA Australia website but they don't seem to be there. Does anyone know if they are still being sold at IKEA?
view lenyak123's profile
Thanks for everyone's kind comments, it was a lovely suprise to find out our place had appeared on Apartment Therapy!
Those Ikea bookcases were unfortunately discontinued not long after we'd picked them up. A shame since they're so fab...
view Arren's profile
That's a shame, I just loved them. Just have to say again, your place looks great!
view lenyak123's profile
Great space! Can anyone source the print in the first pic after the jump - the "last night a dj saved my life with a song" print. Thanks.
view 4ddh's profile
Thanks! That print is from a UK firm called It's Pop It's Art - www.itspopitsart.com
view Arren's profile
Please help. Does anyone know where the multi-colored numbers print in the first pic in Arren Williams apartment is from?
view citiboyzone's profile
It's unfortunately not a print, it's a vintage fabric remnant that we had stretched onto a frame. We found the fabric at a store in Toronto called Ethel; they specialize in mid-century modern gear.
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