Perfect Synergy
At the start of the project, the living room with its small footprint, was dominated by the two-story ceiling, stainless steel fireplace and an odd 8 foot tall drywall niche. The only existing piece in the room was the red leather sectional. The challenge was to bring the... More Details »
Fountain Focal Point
The focal points had to be addressed first. The kick-off points were the contemporary fireplace, the mud-red of the sectional as well as a few small collectibles elsewhere in the home that revealed the client’s love of Asian aesthetics and landscapes. The peculiar niche ... More Details »
Fireplace Art
Finding art for above the fireplace that would complement and not compete with the water feature became the next challenge. It had to be large scale at a reasonable price. Magically, the perfect piece appeared at Hall’s Auction; this goldfish-themed 40” x 68” Chinese wood... More Details »
Details
The consignment and auction houses yielded more unexpected treasures: an authentic 'prayer table', which serves as an entrance table and this 8’ x 12’ area rug for $275. While grounding the room and delineating the living room zone, the rug brings colour and texture to ... More Details »
Creative Accents
Neighbourhood shops, like Hinchcliff & Lee, provided accents such as this vintage leather drum that we topped with glass to make into a coffee table.
Custom Arm Sleeve & C table
The room’s small footprint did not allow for the standard functional side tables. Instead, A Man’s Home custom-designed brushed stainless steel pieces for the sectional to provide the necessary surfaces: an arm sleeve and a C-table that slips anywhere around the front edg... More Details »
Look Up, Look Way Up
The loft master bedroom lacked privacy and light control. Picking up on the Chinese pieces in the living room, we designed a custom folding screen to suspend above the pony wall. The screen stacks back at either end or can be left partially open. The seven panels were pap... More Details »
Cozy Privacy
The same custom screen drawn in the master bedroom displays the light reflective goldfish patterned paper. Watery green ceramic bedside lamps provide a punch of colour against the neutral contemporary platform bed. A couple of old Asian benches add function.
Reclaimed Door
Being a man’s bedroom, the television needed a suitable home. Found at the Consignment Gallery, this unique desk with its chair built with a false front to look like a chest of drawers does the trick while contributing to the Asian feel.
More Unique Finds for the Bedroom
The pony wall screen can be seen here folded open to let in the natural daylight. This calm space is enhanced with a weathered Chinese door hung horizontally for visual interest above the low profile headboard.
Speaking of Television
Back on the main floor, space was taken from from a bank of under-utilized kitchen cabinets to create a permanent home for a television that can be viewed from the living room as well as the kitchen. The upper doors were removed and Steel Illusions were enlisted to cap t... More Details »
Dining In Asian Style
The existing slate and wood kitchen table needed companion pieces to ensure the open concept main floor felt unified. Beautiful yoke chairs with shiny chrome backs sit at each end of the table. More amazing deals were sourced at the auction and consignment houses: an anti... More Details »
