Lauren Maclean's Beautiful, New, Montreal Home

Do yous scream back studio inwards Montreal? I was sneaking roughly instagram final black in addition to realised I hadn't visited Lauren's feed for a spell - in addition to lo in addition to behold her abode had completely transformed. I fired off a quick postal service to Lauren to larn the depression down. "So, the recent photos are really of my novel apartment!" she explained. "I moved correct across the hall - which is why it looks in addition to so similar! It has much of the same grapheme but it's a footling chip larger." The infinite was inwards major need of renovation when Lauren showtime got her hands on it, but amongst a footling grit in addition to a huge amount of determination, Lauren has piece of cake made it her ain in addition to transformed it into a stunning living space. Oh in addition to it's hiding some other hole-and-corner too.

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Silhouette Pedestal table* yesteryear West Elm, Art yesteryear Lysa Jordan

"I had my oculus on this identify because I knew I'd desire a footling to a greater extent than room eventually. I would grab glimpses of it inwards passing. It was inwards a terrible shape but I saw the potential to plough it into something special. With a lot of run in addition to simply 1 distich of hands, I cleaned it up, painted it in addition to gave myself a fresh, blank canvass to run with."

Pelle Chandelier*, fine art yesteryear Lysa Jordan.

"The aeroplane is an strange layout. It's basically 2 symmetrical (mirrored) rooms that aren't fully unopen off in addition to a pocket-size bath in addition to kitchen off the dorsum room (I'm nevertheless working on those!). I role 1 room every bit a living room / dining room in addition to the other every bit my sleeping room / office."

Curvilinear wall lamp*, fine art from Citizen Atelier.

"I changed most of my decor in addition to design. I process each infinite every bit its ain in addition to I wanted this aeroplane to connect amongst the feeling yous larn from it when yous walk inwards the door."

"I had to a greater extent than room to run amongst compared to my final aeroplane in addition to was thence able to innovate bolder colours in addition to furniture. I wanted to channel the 'Paris apartment' vibe because the infinite has in addition to so much character, but I also added to a greater extent than relaxed pieces in addition to so it nevertheless felt similar abode (soft textures, linens, rattan in addition to other natural materials)."

And the other surprise?

"I also receive got an outdoor infinite that I simply completed! It was inwards terrible shape, but amongst a footling pigment in addition to lots of flowers I was able to plough it into a really squeamish outdoor infinite for myself!"

"It was in addition to so difficult to move, I loved my showtime studio in addition to the conduct chances to accept this identify came a lot sooner than I had planned, but it felt similar forthwith or never in addition to so I took the conduct chances in addition to I'm in addition to so happy I did! It was quite a nightmare getting through all the work, but I'm in addition to so proud I did it all myself in addition to the infinite really feels similar mine."

Is anyone else feeling incredibly inspired yesteryear this?! It simply does larn to exhibit that yous should follow your gut instinct, in addition to amongst a footling vision in addition to difficult run yous tin lav larn the abode of your dreams! With fireplaces similar these also amongst whatsoever luck - how beautiful are they?!

See to a greater extent than of Lauren's abode here in addition to other Montreal beauties here!

I can't hold back to come across what Lauren does amongst a kitchen in addition to bathroom, how nigh you?

Speaking of difficult work... I'm sort of buckling nether the pressure level of working at the same fourth dimension every bit having the kids in addition to married adult man (he's a teacher) at abode for the schoolhouse holidays. I love them all dearly but.... err.... when does schoolhouse start again?!

I really, really promise yous don't mind, but for my ain sanity I'm going to receive got to larn dorsum to blogging 3 days a calendar week until mid August when the schoolhouse gates opened upward 1 time more!

So on that note, I'm going to larn out yous to dream over Lauren's lovely abode over the weekend. Have a wonderful, sparkly few days in addition to come across yous Monday!

Niki