A Muddy 1950'S Bungalow Gets A Fab Light-Filled Make-Over

Sometimes I am then inwards awe of what tin endure achieved amongst a picayune vision. When interior designer together with decor shop possessor Kirstine and hubby Steve acquired their 1950's bungalow inwards a small-scale lakeside town precisely exterior Toronto, Ontario Canada, it was nighttime together with soiled together with inwards desperate demand of TLC. The span completely gutted the infinite together with spent a twelvemonth transforming it into a wonderful open-plan, light-filled habitation on a budget for themselves, 2 cats together with dog. I couldn't resist bespeak Kirstine a picayune to a greater extent than almost the incredible transformation!

Before


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 Original layout


What locomote receive got y'all carried out?
We did most of the renovation ourselves. It was a completely shut off layout until nosotros gutted the entire place, drew upward some pattern plans together with converted it to an opened upward concept kitchen / dining / living infinite amongst a vaulted ceiling.





Sinnerlig Pentant, Bamboo lights from Etsy*

Were y'all daunted yesteryear the sheer degree of work?
I am interior designer together with worked inwards the champaign for five years earlier I started my ain describe of piece of occupation concern inwards decor rentals together with running a decor shop. Steve used to locomote inwards construction, then nosotros both receive got sense inwards renovating together with nosotros typically know what we'll uncovering behind the walls. Having said that, it was the craziest most intense affair we've always done - most people larn married together with receive got kids, nosotros did this!!

I tin imagine! What was your aim?
We loved the thought of the identify beingness equally brilliant equally possible, equally earlier it felt small-scale together with dark. Adding windows on the dorsum equally good equally an exterior sliding door made this all possible.

After






How did y'all come upward up amongst the thought for the shelving?
The room divider was truly an thought I had, nosotros receive got our mutual coldness air provide vent inwards the wall together with instead of precisely having a small-scale one-half wall, or a tall typical 4" wall, I decided to larn inwards a characteristic together with something nosotros could use. That's where the shelf divider came in. 








There were some erm... quite rigid colours when y'all moved in. What was your approach?
I wanted the entire identify white, to truly bounce roughly the natural low-cal flow, amongst splashes of olour similar inwards the sleeping accommodation together with office.

 IKEA kitchen cabinets painted inwards Racoon Fur yesteryear Benjamin Moore, KitchenAid hood

Where practice y'all shop?
Most items inwards hither are pieces I receive got come upward across spell at antique stores or flea markets. Larger pieces, similar the sofa are some Article.

Sven Charme Article sofa,  for a similar carpet endeavor the Kaya* (among others) from Anthropologie.


How would y'all depict your style?
I wanted a Scandinavian, bohemian vibe because I dear a fix clean but colourful look.

Kirstine picked upward the hutch cabinet at a thrift store. 

 The pair added the wood locomote exceptional themselves over the infinite of weekend. It's been painted inwards 'Malarca' from Home Depot. Source a similar jute carpet here* together with vintage swivel chairs here*.

What are y'all most happy with?
The natural low-cal that flows through hither is my favourite affair almost this identify - together with the fact that nosotros did it all ourselves! 

The sleeping accommodation has been painted inwards Simply White amongst an accent behind the bed inwards Sherwood Forest, both yesteryear Benjamin Moore.

Thank y'all then much for showing us your fab bungalow Kirstine! I can't fifty-fifty start out to imagine the amount of locomote that's gone into it - but it was sure enough worth it. Truly inspiring!

Can I precisely say, how cute is that dog?! He looks then happy on that carpet too! 

If you'd similar to run into to a greater extent than of Georgina's latest projects cheque out her IG feed - or bask a browse roughly her lovely online vintage shop!

I've shown a charge of Scandinavian-inspired homes inwards Canada lately. In example y'all missed them - receive got a peek at the lovely habitation of Émilie Desjarlais,  Lauren's onetime Monteal apartment (and her latest home across the hallway) together with Juli Baker's white together with wood cabin. What a dreamy bunch of homes, don't y'all think?!

I'm on my means to Dover, England kickoff affair tomorrow for a Scandinavian cruise. It sounds wonderful, I know, but precisely inwards example the human being is reading this -  it's definitely not a jolly - I've been asked to concur 2 talks almost Scandinavian Design! Eeeeek! Feeling the nerves!

To continue my heed off the talks, I'd dear to listen if you've done whatsoever major renovations inwards your ain habitation together with how y'all institute it?

Sadly I realise I won't receive got fourth dimension to practice a  weblog ship service tomorrow - sorry! I'll definitely endure dorsum on Fri though!

Niki

Photographs courtesy of Georgina / kirsten.diane shared amongst form permission. 

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