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Learn how to layer quirky, vintage style into a space as designer Emma Reddington, the blogger behind The Marion House Book, tours her 1905 Toronto home. With a $30,000 budget, see how she renovated the kitchen with new appliances, cabinets, flooring, a marble feature wall, and a gorgeous display shelf that she designed herself. You'll also love her English country-inspired entryway, living room, painted-black bathroom and cosy upstairs bedrooms. Watch design editors Joel Bray and Cameron MacNeil transform one ho-hum living room two ways with their own unique set of decorating tricks. Plus, interior design consultant Dan Marentic of Toronto firm Ctrl/Alt/Delete shares savvy storage- and style-boosting tips as he takes us through his renovated 565-square-foot condo.

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Eclectic Victorian Home

Living room: Vintage Bertoia chairs, chandelier, coffee table, Commute Home, Toronto (416) 861-0521 or visit Commutehome.com; Thatch area rug, Design Within Reach, Toronto (416) 977-4003 or visit Dwr.com; wall colour, Simply White (OC–117) from the Off-White collection, Benjamin Moore, call 1-800-361-5898 or visit Benjaminmoore.ca; mirror, Thrift Town, Toronto (416) 537-9673; Benson Canyon sofa, OneTwenty Modern, Toronto (416) 537-4400 or visit Onetwentymodern.com; marble fireplace tiles, Saltillo Imports, Toronto (416) 441-2224 or visit Saltillo-tiles.com.

Front hall: Mirror, Marion Melbourne Design, Toronto (416) 516-4605 or visit Marionmelbourne.com; table, Post & Beam Reclamation, Toronto (416) 913-4243 or visit Pandb.ca; kilim, Sunday Antique Market at St. Lawrence, Toronto (416) 410-1310 or visit Sundayantiquemarket.com for information; vase, Ikea, call 1-866-866-IKEA or visit Ikea.ca for locations across Canada; umbrella stand, Christie Antiques Show, Dundas, Ont., visit Antiqueshowscanada.com for information; wall colour, Revere Pewter (HC–172) from the Historical Colour collection, chair rail and trim colour, Cloud White (CC-40) from the Designer Classics collection, Benjamin Moore, as above.

Dining room: Table, UpCountry, Burlington, Ont. (905) 333-3088, Toronto (416) 366-7477 or visit Upcountry.com; Eames moulded-plastic dowel-leg side chairs, Design Within Reach, as above; Moooi Non Random light, Klaus, Toronto (416) 362-3434 or visit Klausn.com, or visit Moooi.com; About 1789: Napoleon at Waterloo (1997) by Tony Scherman (encaustic on canvas), Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton (780)-488-4445 or visit Douglasudellgallery.com, or visit Tonyscherman.com; Mira Godard Study Centre #3 (2009) by Eugen Sakhnenko (digital c print), Pari Nadimi Gallery, Toronto (416) 591-6464 or visit Parinadimigallery.com, or visit Eugensakhnenko.com; wall colour, Simply White (OC–117) from the Off-White collection, Benjamin Moore, as above; vintage cane chairs, Mrs. Huizenga, Toronto (416) 533-2112, (416) 604-4286 or visit Mrshuizenga.com; credenza, Marion Melbourne Design, as above; kilim, Sunday Antique Market at St. Lawrence, as above.

Kitchen: Cabinets and installation, Ikea, as above; Bertazzoni range, Tasco Distributors, visit Tascoappliances.ca; Brazilian slate floor tiles, CaesarStone countertops, Mettro Source, Toronto (416) 913-1722 or visit Mettro.ca; floating shelf design, Marion Melbourne Design, as above; shelf manufacturing, Relik Rustic Reclaim Restoration, Orono, Ont. (289) 385-2918 or visit Relikreclaim.blogspot.com.

Henry's room: Table, chairs, Ikea, as above; Tree wallpaper mural, Inke Heiland, The Netherlands, visit Inkeheiland.com; Nurseryworks Loom crib, Ella + Elliot, Toronto (416) 850-7890, 1-877-5-ELLIOT or visit Ellaandelliot.com; sisal rug, Pottery Barn, visit Potterybarn.ca; wall colour, Cloud White (OC–130) from the Off-White collection, Benjamin Moore, as above; Studio Tord Boontje Midsummer light, Swipe Design: Books + Objects, Toronto (416) 363-1332, 1-800-56-SWIPE, Swipe.com or visit Tordboontje.com.

Bathroom: Wall colour, Raccoon Fur (2126-20) from the Colour Preview collection, Benjamin Moore, as above; medicine cabinet, The Home Depot, call 1-800-628-0525 or visit Homedepot.ca for locations across Canada; George Nelson Bubble lamp, Quasi Modo Modern Furniture, Toronto (416) 703-8300 or visit Quasimodomodern.com; vintage wood accordion coatrack, Main Thru Church Antique Mall, Orono, Ont. (905) 983-9588; bath salts, Ginger's, Toronto (416) 787-1787, 1-888-444-3292 or visit Gingersbath.com.

Principal bedroom: Bench and headboard design, kilim pillows, Marion Melbourne Design, as above, bench and headboard manufacturing, Relik Rustic Reclaim Restoration, as above; yellow throw blanket, Hollace Cluny, Toronto (416) 968-7894 or visit Hollacecluny.ca.

Designers' Face-Off

Cameron's Look: Wall colour, Tranquility (AF-490), Agave (AF-420) from the Affinity collection, Benjamin Moore, call 1-800-361-5898 or visit Benjaminmoore.ca; Brushett Apartment sofa, Creative Custom Furnishings, Toronto (416) 944-3164 or visit Creativecustomfurnishings.com; side table, Angus & Company, Toronto (416) 537-4104 or visit Angusandcompany.com; green pillow, lamp, 1212 Décor, call 1-877-999-1235 or visit 1212decor.com; rug, chair, white vase, Elte, Toronto (416) 785-7885, 1-888-276-3583 or visit Elte.com; Ready-to-Wear drapes, InVu Drapery, Toronto (416) 481-5273, Mississauga, Ont. (905) 828-2022, 1-866-572-2472 or visit Invudraperyco.com; Zig Zag Grey pillow (on sofa, middle), Bee Hive Grey pillow (on chair), Y&Co, Toronto (416) 968-7700, Montreal (514) 287-8998 or visit Ycocarpet.com; light grey hand-blocked chevron pillow (on sofa), tray, Pure Ceramic carafe and bottle in Aqua Crackle, Pure Ceramic egg, West Elm, Toronto (416) 537-0110 or visit Westelm.com; trunk, Ikea, Vancouver (604) 273-2051, Coquitlam, B.C. (604) 636-1000, Calgary (403) 273-4338, Edmonton (780) 433-6000, Burlington, Ont. (905) 681-IKEA, Toronto (416) 222-IKEA, (416) 646-IKEA, Vaughan, Ont. (905) 695-5075, Ottawa (613) 829-4530, Montreal (514) 738-2167, Boucherville, Que. (450) 449-6755, 1-866-866-IKEA or visit Ikea.ca; globe, crate, Queen West Antique Centre, Toronto (416) 588-2212; Kensington Market by Brian Harvey (large oil in bookcase), Urban Study #1 by Sherry Czekus, Canvas Gallery, Toronto (416) 532-5275 or visit Canvasgallery.ca.

Joel's Look: Sisal rug, cowhide, table lamp, chest, throw, Elte, as above; Jonathan bench, recycled-fur pillow, South Hill Home; blind, Bamboo Bazaar, Toronto (416) 656-1700, 1-800- 267-5732 or visit Bamboobazaar.ca; Finn Juhl armchair, Decorum Decorative Finds, Toronto (416) 966-6829; Blue Mountain Wallcoverings grasscloth (BC1580223), Design by Color, call 1-800-219-2424 or visit Designbycolor.net for retailers across Canada; books (on dresser), Angus & Company, as above.

Runtime: 17:31
Released: August 22, 2011