Tour A little Semi With vintage & worldwide decor
When designer Silvana D’addazio and her partner, restaurateur Saeed Mohamed, bought their 1880s semi, they wished to online in as well as get to understand the area before making any type of major redesign decisions. “And after 10 years, we truly understood what it was we wanted,” states Silvana. Namely, to maximize the space, personalize furnishings for cozy corners as well as make the most of a tiny, dark kitchen area that gets a workout from the couple’s hectic routine holding good friends as well as family. With a style for colorful, patterned materials as well as a confidence that comes from her years in the industry, Silvana designed an exquisite sanctuary swathed in rich materials as well as bathed in warm light. Go inside her sophisticated space.
Silvana brought in decorative artist Kari Serrao to paint a whimsical meandering mural over her fireplace utilizing a preferred wallpaper by Fromental as inspiration. She rounded out the Asian-inspired vignette with antique musician figures flanking an 18th-century Italian mirror, plus a delicate silk Fortuny light she chosen up in Venice.
By opening up the staircase wall, Silvana prolonged the little living room’s sight lines. The designer states she’s not normally a “pink person,” however selected the material on the armchairs’ pillows for its lovely structure as well as laid-back style. “It’s not an excessively valuable pink.” She balances it with pillows in a grey as well as white ikat by Lee Jofa.
These open shelves in the living space enable Silvana to screen her collections of crockware jugs as well as vases as well as old crystal. The jugs right here — artfully arranged to echo the accompanying books — are from antique markets around Toronto. true to her impeccable eye for detail, Silvana backed the nook in linen-look wallpaper, banded the edges in ribbon as well as lit the scene with a delicate shell sconce.
In the front hall, an extra-large traditional arched mirror from Ribbehege & Azevedo is paired with mod Wishbone chairs by Hans Wegner as well as an Egyptian breast for a simple however striking vignette. Ten-foot ceilings make the Victorian semi feel more spacious, as well as the mirror draws the eye upward while bouncing natural light around the space.
Once she opened up the kitchen area to the dining room, Silvana, who likes to entertain good friends as well as family, embellished for maximum comfort. While the table is a smooth oval shape, it’s likewise spacious as well as the perfect in shape with vintage vinyl-seated chairs. A Chinese flatweave rug in deep purple as well as loose roman blinds inject visual softness, as well as the decrease 2 pendant lights by Peter Bowles for original BTC are a contemporary nod.
The new galley kitchen area is fitted with cupboards by Falcon Kitchens with glass-paned uppers as well as walnut-panelled lower cupboards that add warmth as well as contrast — for a look that phone calls to mind a tuxedo. The old kitchen area was cramped as well as almost completely closed in, so Silvana opened the area as much as the back garden at one end with a quite new door as well as casement as well as transom windows. At the other end, just a breakfast bar divides the kitchen area from the dining room.
In lieu of a headboard, Silvana upholstered the wall with a hemp material hand-blocked in a small floral, the exact same material she utilized for the living space drapes. A printed border at the edges of the material breaks up the area as well as assists define the bed. The exact same drape material in the dining space appears right here as well.An subjected chimney stack was painted white to balance the bookshelf on the other side of the bed. It injects structure as well as makes the bit pedestal table feel like a curated work of art. Upholstering the boxspring provides the bed a custom-tailored look.
With its lavender train tile, lavender-tinged marble counter as well as contemporary oak cabinets, Silvana’s bath feels feminine however not fussy. The broad vanity has tons of area for toiletries on the counter as well as down below. Framing the tile like panelling makes the area feel polished, as do the ceiling moldings. delicate purple towels are mementos from a vacation in Turkey.
Hotel-style towel racks are practical for warming as well as drying towels as well as add sculptural interest. The curvy floor tile has a Moroccan feel.