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Minimal & Pastel Perfection in a Lovely Live/Work Loft

Adrienne Breaux
Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director
Adrienne loves architecture, design, cats, science fiction, and watching "Star Trek." In the past 10 years she's called home: a van, a former downtown store in small town Texas, and a studio apartment rumored to have once been owned by Willie Nelson. She currently lives in her colorful, maximalist dream home in New Orleans, Louisiana, with her partner, a perfect dog, and a cute cat.
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Name: Courtney Molyneaux and Christopher Amat
Location: Calgary, AB
Size: 800 square feet
Years lived in: 1.5 years, renting

“We spend 90% of our time here, together, so it was important that we were both happy and felt like this was a space we could spend, and would enjoy spending, a lot of time in,” shares interior designer and stylist Courtney Molyneaux. She moved into this 800 square foot live/work loft about three months ago, though her partner Christopher Amat, a professional photographer, had been living in the space for about a year. And because of her interior design background, Christopher let Courtney take charge of the decor when she moved in. The result, however, is a blend of both of their aesthetics, as well as a lovely background for their professional creations.

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Describe your home’s style in 5 words or less: Minimal, colourful, playful.

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What is your favorite room and why? My favourite room is probably our kitchen/living room area. We just redid one of the walls in the kitchen that faces into our living room and I smile every time I look at it. The colours we incorporated and the objects we decided on work so well together. It’s nice to have that as such a big feature in our home.

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If you could magically change something about your home, what would it be? An infinite amount of storage space. Lofts do not come with a lot of that.

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Any advice for creating a home you love? Creating a home you love is the definition of work in progress. It takes time. Finding pieces you genuinely love and know you will hold onto for a long time is not easy, but when you do find them, it is so worth it.

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What’s the last thing you bought (or found!) for your home? The last thing we bought was a pink Muuto dot to hang our dog leash on, and some white frames to hang a print series above our stairs that we photographed together.

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Thanks, Courtney!

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