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House tour: Cozy modern family home

House tour: Cozy modern family home

House tour: Cozy modern family home Author: Style At Home

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House tour: Cozy modern family home

Contrary to what colour-lovers may think, decorating with neutrals isn’t necessarily the easy way out. It takes skill, design smarts and, most of all, discipline to stick to a limited colour palette while keeping a space from feeling sterile. Take this bright five-bedroom, four-bath home in West Vancouver: The homeowners, custom-home builders Donato and Mariana D’Amici, had wanted a modern structure with traditional detailing to live in for a while before putting it on the market to start another from-the-ground-up project.

Their challenge was to make the space livable for themselves and their one-year old son, Teo, while also showing prospective buyers what was possible. So Mariana, a long-time fan of The Cross Decor & Design (the Vancouver hub of all things hip and stylish), hired designer Joanna Vagelatos to help them execute – and elevate – the couple’s vision. But upon entering the home, Joanna was struck by another vision: the view. “The house is raised on a hillside with beautiful views from every room,” she says. “We decided a neutral interior was the way to go because it would never detract from the setting.”

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House tour: Cozy modern family home

Family room

A retractable glass wall allows the family room to be completely opened up to the outdoors, doubling the amount of living space in warmer months. Oversized upholstered pieces invite easy lounging. The decor is spare and neutral to keep the focus on the glorious views.

Image by: Style at Home By: Beth Hitchcock Source: Janis Nicolay

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