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Loft tour: Retro-industrial design

Loft tour: Retro-industrial design

An industrial loft design with a retro vibe Author: Stacey Brandford

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Loft tour: Retro-industrial design

A designer makes good on a long-ago promise to create the perfect retro-industrial look for a radio personality's first home.

 

Adam Wylde (co-host of the popular Blake & Wylde radio show and son of TV and radio personality Marilyn Denis) was 14, he asked family friend and designer Ramsin Khachi for a favour. “He made me promise that I would design his place when he bought one,” recalls the in-house consultant on The Marilyn Denis Show.

So when Adam found a 755-square foot loft with spectacular views and a hip industrial vibe in Toronto’s King East Design District, he brought Ramsin to see it. “It was a purple mess,” recalls Adam, referring to the floor-to-ceiling eggplant coloured walls and unfortunate 1980s finishes. “But it had so much potential, and I couldn’t get a view like that anywhere else in the city.” Ramsin agreed and took on the challenge of making the space match Adam’s relaxed style of living.

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Loft tour: Retro-industrial design

Floor plan: 475 sq. ft. main floor

On the main level, a peninsula separates the kitchen from the living area, while the staircase visually delineates the dining space.

Image by: Style at Home By: Wendy Helfenbaum Source: Stacey Brandford; Styling Ann Marie Favot

 

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