In this Episode
Brian Gluckstein's senior decorator, Michelle Hanna, leads us through her well-appointed home. Where others might have instinctively pared down in a 14-foot wide house, she layered it on with elaborate mantels, antiques, welcoming seating areas, handsome panel moulding and layers of luxurious fabrics. Learn her tips for renovating a layout, installing built-in storage, maximizing space and displaying treasures. Adding to her list of favourite things, Lynda Reeves shows off four more items that have caught her eye this year. Plus, H&H senior design editor Cameron MacNeil suggests affordable options to update an all-wood kitchen. Learn how a bit of paint, butcher block, lighting and fabric can take a dated kitchen from "then" to "now".
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Small Yet Grand Townhouse
Design, Michelle Hanna, with assistance from Victoria Decaesare, Stephen Wagg and Silvana D’Addazio, Gluckstein Design Planning, Toronto (416) 928-2067 or visit Glucksteindesign.com; all throw pillow and table linen sewing, Home Couture by Maria, Concord, Ont. (905) 738-1575.
Living room: Light, Ribbehege & Azevedo, Toronto (416) 651-1171 or visit Ribbehegeandazevedo.com; leather upholstery fabric, Perfect Leather, Toronto (416) 205-9775; fireplace, The Fireplace Shop, Toronto (416) 483-1443 or visit Thefireplaceshop.com; sconces, Decorum Decorative Finds, Toronto (416) 966-6829; wall and trim colour, Silken Pine (2144-50) from the Colour Preview collection, ceiling colour, Dune White (CC-70) from the Designer Classics collection, Benjamin Moore, call 1-800-361-5898 or visit Benjaminmoore.ca for retailers across Canada; coffee table, Elte, Toronto (416) 785-7885, 1-888-276-3583 or visit Elte.com.
Kitchen: Kitchen design, Silvana D’Addazio, Gluckstein Design Planning, as above; cabinets, Falcon Kitchens, Toronto (416) 534-2292; cabinet colour, Old Prairie (OC-42) from the Off White collection, Benjamin Moore, as above; Aga stove, The Aga Shop, Toronto (416) 943-0242, Montreal (514) 843-7686 or visit Aga-ranges.com for retailers; floor tile, Antica Tile & Stone, Toronto (416) 285-8745 or visit Antica.ca; feature tile (above stove), 507 Antiques, Toronto (416) 462-0046 or visit 507antiques.com; hardware, Summerhill Hardware, Toronto (416) 785-1225, 1-888-444-3292; fixtures, sink, Kohler, visit Kohler.ca for retailers across Canada; Nero Assoluto honed-marble countertop, AST Stone, Toronto (416) 769-0777.
Dining room: Wall and trim colour, Silken Pine (2144-50) from the Colour Preview collection, ceiling colour, Dune White (CC-70) from the Designer Classics collection, Benjamin Moore, as above; CX Design pendant light (over kitchen peninsula), Hollace Cluny, Toronto (416) 968-7894, 1-888-968-7660 or visit Hollacecluny.ca; china (on table), Ribbehege & Azevedo, as above.
Principal bedroom: Rug, Elte, as above; bedding, Au Lit Fine Linens, call 1-800-363-6080 or visit Aulitfinelinens.com, and Crisp Linens (to the trade), visit Crisplinens.ca; Barbara Barry Silver Screen wallpaper in Platinum (W3004-11), Kravet Canada (to the trade), call 1-800-535-3258 or visit Kravetcanada.com for showrooms across Canada; drapes, inVu Drapery, as above; wall and trim colour, Moonshine (OC-56) from the Off White collection, ceiling colour, Dune White (CC-70) from the Designer Classics collection, Benjamin Moore, as above; rug, Elte, as above.
Principal bathroom: Wall and trim colour, Moonshine (OC-56) from the Off White collection, Benjamin Moore, as above; floor tiles, Antica Tile, as above; vanity countertop, AST Stone, as above; faucet, Ginger’s, Toronto (416) 787-1787, 1-888-444-3292 or visit Gingersbath.com; mirror, Decorum Decorative Finds, as above; sconces, Universal Lamp, Toronto (416) 787-8900, 1-800-465-LAMP or visit Greatlighting.com; tub, faucet, Ginger’s, Toronto (416) 787-1787, 1-888-444-3292 or visit Gingersbath.com; hardware, Summerhill Hardware, as above.
More Of Lynda's Favourite Things
- Chevron flooring, The Sullivan Source
- Abaca rug, The Sullivan Source
- Grey X-Back Chair, LIV by Au Lit
- Off-Black No.57 Estate Emulsion, Farrow & Ball
Affordable Kitchen Makeover
- Counter, Oak butcher block counter, Ikea
- Range, Framtid slide-in range/ceramic glass top, Ikea
- Backsplash, 3" x 6" white subway tile, available at retailers across Canada
- Faucet, chrome one-handle arc pulldown kitchen faucet, Moen
- Knobs, Sierra Handle Suite, Lee Valley Tools
- Pendant lights, Schoolhouse lights from Sescolite
- Fabric for reupholstery, Blossom Vine in Royal, Designer Fabrics
- Fabric for roman blinds, Morning Tide, Designers Fabrics
- Paint for cupboards and table, Tahitian Vanilla W011 Beauti-Tone
- Paint for chairs, Inked 6R2-8 Beauti-Tone



