In this Episode
Nancy Riesco's Vancouver Home
Tour the modern family home designer Nancy Riesco shares with her husband and two kids. Learn why they downsized from a large Tudor in an established neighbourhood to a narrow 2,300-square-foot home with views of the ocean. See the open-concept main floor with flowing sightlines and salon-style art wall, serene principal bedroom and colourful rooms for both her teenagers.
Open-Concept Living & Dining Room
How do you decorate adjoining spaces? Designer Emily Griffin shares her tips for arranging furniture and choosing colours for open-concept rooms. See how she updated a young family's dated main floor with a new sofa, statement lighting, a graphic rug, textural grasscloth wallpaper and contemporary navy blue dining chairs.
Breezy P.E.I. Cottage
Architect Thomas Moore and designer Cheri Dirksen lead us through a spacious oceanside summer home. See how the design has withstood the test of time with streamlined shapes, simplified traditional details, plenty of large windows and an indoor-outdoor feel.
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Nancy Riesco's Vancouver Home
Interior design, Nancy Riesco, Riesco & Lapres Interior Design, (604) 736-9440 or Riescodesign.com; home design, David Nicolay, Evoke International Design, (604) 875-8667 or Evoke.ca; developer, Homeworx, (604) 312-6353 or Homeworxhomes.ca; landscape architecture, Donna Chomichuk, Donna Chomichuk Landscape Architect, (604) 734-3826 or dcla@telus.net.
Dining room: Zettel'z light by Ingo Maurer, Radius table by Bensen, Inform Interiors, (604) 682-3868 or Informinteriors.com; Hiroshima chairs, Maruni, Maruni.com, or Inform Interiors, as above, and Mjölk, (416) 551-9853 or Mjolk.ca.
Living room: Sofa by B&B Italia, table by Saarinen, Inform Interiors, as above; sheepskin, Ikea, 1-866-866-IKEA or Ikea.ca; artwork by Joshua Jensen-Nagle, Bau-Xi Gallery, (604) 733-7011, (416) 977-0600 or Bau-xi.com,
or Jensennagle.com.
Entrance: Wallpaper by Julia Rothman, Hygge & West, (415) 318-6412 or Hyggeandwest.com; Space pouf, Vancouver Special, (604) 568-3673 or Vanspecial.com; mirror by Bensen, Inform Interiors, as above.
Kitchen: Morph stools by Formstelle, Avenue Road, (416) 548-7788 or Avenue-road.com; Jielde pendant lights, Bombast Interiors, (604) 678-9123 or Bombastfurniture.com.
Charlie's room: Duet bunk bed by Nurseryworks, AllModern, 1-800-615-9703 or Allmodern.ca; Ralph Lauren bedding, Hudson's Bay, Hbc.com; Wing desk by Sara Szyber, Design House Stockholm, Designhousestockholm.com; Panton chair, Vitra, Vitra.com.
Gemma's room: Ghost chair by Kartell, Inform Interiors, as above; coffee table, CB2, Cb2.com; bed, West Elm, Westelm.com; light, Layla Grayce, Laylagrayce.com.
Powder room: Summer Palace wallpaper by Osborne & Little, Primavera Interior Furnishings (to the trade), (416) 921-3334 or Primavera.ca; stool, Riesco & Lapres Interior Design, as above.
Principal bedroom: Onto bed by Bensen, Bix nightstand by Bensen, Caboche table lamp by Foscarini, Inform Interiors, as above; duvet cover, bench, Riesco & Lapres Interior Design, as above; quilt, Bacci's, (604) 733-4933 or Baccis.ca; throw pillow by Judy Ross, throw, Provide, Providehome.com.
Open-Concept Living & Dining Room
Dining room painting, Lake View by Jean-Pierre Lafrance, Thompson Landry Gallery; dining room photography, The Skywalk by Serge Chriqui, Art Avenue Gallery; all other sources, please contact Emily Griffin.
Breezy P.E.I. Cottage
Architecture, Thomas Moore Architect, (416) 698-8005, 1-866-312-3123 or visit Thomasmoorearchitect.com; design, Cheri Dirksen, Dirksen Design Company, Exeter, N.H. (603) 580-5080.
Breezeway: Teak table and chairs, Rock Wood Casual Furniture, visit Rockwoodteak.com for retailers across Canada.
Screened porch: Wicker furniture, Lloyd/Flanders, visit Lloydflanders.com for retailers; all-weather lamps, Frontgate, call 1-888-263-9850 or visit Frontgate.com; limited edition print, Tony Diodati, Art Gallery of Tony Diodati, New London, P.E.I. (902) 886-3009 or visit Tonydiodati.com.
Kitchen: Walls, Hawthorne Yellow (HC-4), from the Historical Colour Collection, cabinets and trim, White Heron (OC-57), from the Off-White Collection, island, Sherwood Green (HC-118), from the Historical Colour Collection, trim, Chili Pepper (2004-20), from the Colour Preview Collection, Benjamin Moore, call 1-800-361-5898 or visit Benjaminmoore.ca for retailers across Canada.
Guest bathroom: Walls, Palladian Blue (HC-144), from the Historical Colour Collection, Benjamin Moore, as above; painting, by Daniel Gautier, Pilar Shephard Art Gallery, Charlottetown, P.E.I. (902) 892-1953 or visit Pilarshephard.com; mirror, Restoration Hardware, Vancouver (604) 731-3918, Toronto (416) 322-9422, (416) 223-2055, 1-888-243-9720 or visit Restorationhardware.com for locations across Canada.
