Great Room With New Furnishings
Butter soft Legacy leather furniture -- sofa, chair and a half, plus ottoman (Alberta Home Interiors) -- were chosen to fit the client’s long athletic frame. The layout makes for great television viewing, seated or reclined with good traffic flow. There is ample room an... More Details »
Old Wall Colour
The first step in the plan was to paint the great room before the client moved in to save time, effort and money moving items in and out.
New Paint, Art and Accessories
The richness of the new paint colour (Buckthorn, Benjamin Moore), while enveloping the room and framing the huge windows, contrasts the hardwood maple floors and the millwork showing them off in their best light. The casings and baseboards in Cloud White delineate the arc... More Details »
Great Room Sans Furnishings
The bare space was carefully assessed in order to source furnishings and accessories that would enhance the focal points, plus provide excellent traffic flow, as well as flexibility in changing up the layout
Lighting and Accents
The new paint colour is the perfect backdrop for the antique piano as well as new furnishings in rich earthy tones. The highlights of this wall are the ceramic Justice wall sconces (Robinson Lighting); the stone effect brings the outdoors in and the up-down lighting sets ... More Details »
Walk Through and Stairs
Work in progress -- in preparing the new wall colour, it was the perfect time to take advantage of this phase; removing all the old fixtures, standard switches and receptacles.
Play-ready Walk Through
Rustic masculine elements were introduced with large earthenware pots in the niche which add visual interest without obstructing the railing. The piano is situated such that it is always ready to play while maintaining good traffic flow.
Fireplace Wall Unit Without TV
The existing fireplace built into a beautiful maple wall unit had no mantle and no television niche leaving the previous owner to set the television on the floor, thereby blocking part of the view and taking up precious floor space.
Fireplace Wall Unit With TV
The 52-inch television, the largest suitable option for the space, is wall mounted above the fireplace on a swivel bracket which now allows for adjustable 180 degree viewing. The elevated television can now be easily viewed from the kitchen. Precious floor space is reclai... More Details »
TV Viewing From The Kitchen
The spectacular bay window and the swivelled television are now viewed from specially chosen counter height dining table and chairs. These pieces by Bernhardt (Bondar’s) exude the old world charm that is favoured by the client. Counter height furniture clears the railing... More Details »
About Michelle Lavoie, A Man’s Home
Michelle’s twenty-five plus years in hospitality at private clubs and luxury hotels lead her to founding Calgary-based, A Man’s Home, in 2007. Given her lifelong love of architecture and aesthetics, shifting her career focus was a natural leap. Since most of her career wa... More Details »
