Small Spaces
Condo tour: A warm all-white design
Take a tour of this soft industrial condo.
Small Spaces
Condo tour: A warm all-white design
For Ruth Beninger, an artist based in Waterloo, Ont., white isn't just a preference -- it's a way of life.
Ruth, an artist, lives what she calls "a lifestyle in white." Her bobbed hair is white, as are her clothes (yes, even after Labour Day), with the exception of the occasional taupe or dove grey trousers. "My paintings are also white on white on white," she says. "It can be quite limiting, but it's also very interesting to work within these constraints."
Her obsession with the hue started when she bought her first white sectional shortly after she got married, 40 years ago. "Ever since, I've had different white sofas, but always dreamt of taking it further and living in an all-white environment," she says. "They're more calming, with less visual noise." So she connected with Waterloo-based designer David Boyes, who helped her realize this dream palette.
"Creating an all-white space was new to me," says the designer. "The challenge was making sure it didn't look like an icebox." To create dimension and depth, David layered in texture and varying shades of white. (For example, the bergère-style chairs in the living room feature a nubby bouclé fabric in greyish white.)
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