House & Home

(C. Jardin) #1

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H&H: WHERE DO YOU STASH YOUR STUFF?
EF: We have 205 square feet of space under the
raised bedroom. I call it the “deep sea” storage.
We use it for things like a ladder shop vac and
our Christmas ornaments.

H&H: WHAT’S YOUR BEST ADVICE FOR THOSE WHO
WANT TO DOWNSIZE?
EF: Pay attention to storage within cupboards
and cabinets. I made an inventory
of everything we’d need to tuck inside cabinets
and measured it all. That way there were no
surprises and we could accommodate
everything right down to a bin for dog food.

H&H: WHAT’S THE MOST SURPRISING BENEFIT OF
SMALL-SPACE LIVING?
EF: There’s a real sense of community in our
building so we have a neighbourhood without
the maintenance of a house or property.

ABOVE: The bedroom’s feature wall which extends up from
the entryway is covered in a graffitiesque mural that Erika
sought out after seeing it in a magazine. The upholstered
headboard lines up perfectly with the half wall so the
expanse of wallpaper remains uncluttered when viewed from
the lower level. White linens feel serene and hotel-like
beneath the rich splashes of colour. Wallpaper mural Mr
Perswall; bed design Fia & Company; bed fabric Threadcount;
bed manufacturing Vienna Upholstery; bolster pillow
HomeSense; table Burnett; lamp Robert Abbey.
LEFT: Bold painted stripes add nautical flair in the loft’s only
bathroom. Erika changed the initial layout closing off the
original entrance and building a new one to allow for a second
vanity on the opposite wall (not shown). “The mirrored layout
creates plenty of clearance space for two people” she says.
Mirror design Fia & Company; mirror manufacturing The
Picture Frame Factory; sconce RH Restoration Hardware;
vanity Vienna Douglas Collection; faucet Roman Bath Centre;
floor tile Saltillo Imports; white wall colour Cloud White
(CC- 40) Benjamin Moore; navy wall colour Hague Blue (30)
Farrow & Ball; artwork Canvas Gallery.

“The mural
pays homage
to our urban
neighbourhood
and ref lects
what we
love now”

Erika’s


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