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House tour: Boho-modern dream home
Toronto home with a Californian boho-gypsy vibe
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House tour: Boho-modern dream home
When they couldn’t find their ideal house, these homeowners decided to gut a space and start with a clean slate – with a little help from a designer friend.
Just when they started to think they'd be searching for their dream home forever, Lindsi and Lorne Rose saw the light at the end of the tunnel. The couple (she’s an elementary school teacher, he’s a lawyer) had been unlucky in their search for a new house. “The market was crazy, and it was hard to find something in our desired neighbourhood within our budget,” says Lindsi. But they were also open to a fixer-upper. “None of the freshly renovated places we saw were done to our taste,” she says. “Buying a house at a lower price and renovating it made more and more sense.”
So when a 2,500-square-foot three-storey home in midtown Toronto that Lindsi had her eye on dropped its price for the third time in 2013, the couple acted fast. Designer Montana Burnett – a close family friend who designed Lindsi’s last two homes – oversaw the entire transformation, down to the smallest detail. “It was a clean slate, so we chose everything from the drywall to the door hinges,” she says. “Everything was completely at our discretion.”
The resulting space is bright and airy, glamorous and beachy. “I wanted to bring in a California boho-gypsy vibe that speaks to Lindsi’s style, as evidenced in both her wardrobe and her previous homes,” says Montana. So a mix of natural and luxe materials, from rattan and sisal to Lucite and velvet, is layered throughout the place, along with a collection of colourful artwork curated by Lorne, an art aficionado.
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