A Soiled 1950'S Bungalow Gets A Fab Light-Filled Make-Over

Sometimes I am as well as then inwards awe of what tin last achieved amongst a lilliputian vision. When interior designer as well as decor shop possessor Kirstine and hubby Steve acquired their 1950's bungalow inwards a pocket-size lakeside town exactly exterior Toronto, Ontario Canada, it was nighttime as well as muddy as well as inwards desperate demand of TLC. The yoke completely gutted the infinite as well as spent a yr transforming it into a wonderful open-plan, light-filled habitation on a budget for themselves, 2 cats as well as dog. I couldn't resist bespeak Kirstine a lilliputian to a greater extent than close the incredible transformation!

Before


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 Original layout


What operate lead maintain you lot carried out?
We did most of the renovation ourselves. It was a completely shut off layout until nosotros gutted the entire place, drew upwards some pattern plans as well as converted it to an opened upwards concept kitchen / dining / living infinite amongst a vaulted ceiling.





Sinnerlig Pentant, Bamboo lights from Etsy*

Were you lot daunted past times the sheer grade of work?
I am interior designer as well as worked inwards the champaign for v years earlier I started my ain employment organization inwards decor rentals as well as running a decor shop. Steve used to operate inwards construction, as well as then nosotros both lead maintain sense inwards renovating as well as nosotros typically know what we'll detect behind the walls. Having said that, it was the craziest most intense affair we've e'er done - most people larn married as well as lead maintain kids, nosotros did this!!

I tin imagine! What was your aim?
We loved the thought of the menage existence equally brilliant equally possible, equally earlier it felt pocket-size as well as dark. Adding windows on the dorsum equally good equally an exterior sliding door made this all possible.

After






How did you lot come upwards up amongst the thought for the shelving?
The room divider was truly an thought I had, nosotros lead maintain our mutual depression temperature air provide vent inwards the wall as well as instead of exactly having a pocket-size one-half wall, or a tall typical 4" wall, I decided to larn inwards a characteristic as well as something nosotros could use. That's where the shelf divider came in. 








There were some erm... quite potent colours when you lot moved in. What was your approach?
I wanted the entire menage white, to truly bounce to a greater extent than or less the natural calorie-free flow, amongst splashes of olour similar inwards the sleeping accommodation as well as office.

 IKEA kitchen cabinets painted inwards Racoon Fur past times Benjamin Moore, KitchenAid hood

Where exercise you lot shop?
Most items inwards hither are pieces I lead maintain come upwards across piece at antique stores or flea markets. Larger pieces, similar the sofa are some Article.

Sven Charme Article sofa,  for a similar carpeting endeavour the Kaya* (among others) from Anthropologie.


How would you lot depict your style?
I wanted a Scandinavian, bohemian vibe because I beloved a laid upwards clean but colourful look.

Kirstine picked upwards the hutch cabinet at a thrift store. 

 The pair added the wood operate especial themselves over the infinite of weekend. It's been painted inwards 'Malarca' from Home Depot. Source a similar jute carpeting here* as well as vintage swivel chairs here*.

What are you lot most happy with?
The natural calorie-free that flows through hither is my favourite affair close this menage - as well as the fact that nosotros did it all ourselves! 

The sleeping accommodation has been painted inwards Simply White amongst an accent behind the bed inwards Sherwood Forest, both past times Benjamin Moore.

Thank you lot as well as then much for showing us your fab bungalow Kirstine! I can't fifty-fifty start to imagine the amount of operate that's gone into it - but it was sure enough worth it. Truly inspiring!

Can I exactly say, how cute is that dog?! He looks as well as then happy on that carpeting too! 

If you'd similar to run across to a greater extent than of Georgina's latest projects banking concern stand upwards for out her IG feed - or savour a browse to a greater extent than or less her lovely online vintage shop!

I've shown a charge of Scandinavian-inspired homes inwards Canada lately. In illustration you lot missed them - accept a peek at the lovely habitation of Émilie Desjarlais,  Lauren's erstwhile Monteal apartment (and her latest home across the hallway) as well as Juli Baker's white as well as wood cabin. What a dreamy bunch of homes, don't you lot think?!

I'm on my agency to Dover, England kickoff affair tomorrow for a Scandinavian cruise. It sounds wonderful, I know, but exactly inwards illustration the human being is reading this -  it's definitely not a jolly - I've been asked to agree 2 talks close Scandinavian Design! Eeeeek! Feeling the nerves!

To top on my heed off the talks, I'd beloved to take away heed if you've done whatever major renovations inwards your ain habitation as well as how you lot establish it?

Sadly I realise I won't lead maintain fourth dimension to exercise a  weblog postal service tomorrow - sorry! I'll definitely last dorsum on Fri though!

Niki

Photographs courtesy of Georgina / kirsten.diane shared amongst sort permission.