Monthly Archives: April 2012

Liberty Village

This is by far the smallest condo I’ve ever done, coming in at barely 300 square feet. To make it even more challenging, the owner was pretty much a shopoholic. With over 60 pairs of shoes, 12 pairs of winter … Continue reading

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Horizon on Bay

This mid 80s condo was an organizational mess when I first arrived. None of the rooms were being used effectively. There was a cluttered desk in the bedroom, a cluttered dining table in the sunroom being used as a desk, … Continue reading

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Creating fireplace cabinets

Here’s another simple way to add beauty and storage to your fireplace. This west Toronto townhome, which I’ve blogged about a few times (grasscloth wallpaper, window bench, custom headboard) has a fireplace with a nook on one side that was … Continue reading

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Another beautiful glass tile backsplash

This west Toronto waterfront townhome is beautiful, with it’s high ceilings and marble floors, but, for some reason, the backsplash in the kitchen was done in dull and boring white 6″ X 6″ tiles, something you would expect to see … Continue reading

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Legacy

Wow, is this condo ever small! Your basic box housing the kitchen, living and dining areas, virtually no counter space, no space for a dining set and the only wall where a sofa could go is where they decided to … Continue reading

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The Penrose

One of the advantages of an older condo is that they are so much larger and easier to furnish. The big disadvantage is that many of them are hopelessly out of date and need a lot of work to bring … Continue reading

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Avondale

When the owner of this North York townhouse took possession, all he had was an air mattress, two lawn chairs and one request….a purple wall. Other than that, I was free to do my thing. A beautiful colour scheme of … Continue reading

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Building a window bench

If you’re looking for a great way to add additional seating and storage in your kitchen, consider a window bench and creating banquet seating. I just finished building one and it was easy to do and looks amazing. I began … Continue reading

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Yorkville Rental

Every now and then I do a rental. The thing with rentals is that nothing permanent can be done, so everything needs to be portable as much as possible and often the budgets are fairly small. Here’s one that I … Continue reading

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Triomphe

Although I’m not a huge fan of the Yonge and Sheppard corridor (a little too congested for me), I’m a huge fan of this condo. It was a challenge to furnish with it’s strange layout. The clients had decided to … Continue reading

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