Giant household get-togethers are loved within the open-concept residing areas at this home in Vancouver, which inside designer Stephanie Brown has overhauled with entertaining in thoughts.

The house is located in a quiet, upscale neighborhood within the Canadian metropolis. Inbuilt 1991, it initially featured a postmodern aesthetic, whereas subsequent renovations favoured the craftsmen type.

Its newest iteration was devised by native studio Stephanie Brown, who was requested to design the interiors by householders Joanne and Alan.

The couple has a blended household with six grown-up kids, and whereas just one nonetheless lives at dwelling, the others return typically for dinners collectively.

Alterations to the plan of the home had been due to this fact required to permit it to comfortably accommodate so many individuals within the evenings, however nonetheless really feel cosy in the course of the day.

“Previous to the renovation, the format featured very formal, separated rooms,” stated Brown. “We re-worked the format of the principle ground to create a extra open-concept area, which would supply higher movement for contemporary household gatherings and fewer formalised areas.”

An enlarged household room is now adjoining to the kitchen, which features a beneficiant island with a teal-coloured base for getting ready meals and consuming breakfast.

The identical teal shade, chosen for Joanne’s “love for moody jewel tones” continues within the pantry, whereas extra female pinks and purples are launched in different areas by way of furnishings materials.

Within the eating room, a big black desk is positioned beneath a grid of mid-toned oak beams and a Form-Up chandelier by Girls and Gents Studio.

Oak can also be utilized as parquet flooring, including visible curiosity and bringing heat to the predominantly white palette all through the house.

Darker colors are used within the smaller areas, together with a brand new mudroom with grey-and-white-patterned cement ground tiles, and a wallpapered powder room.

By additionally rearranging the first-floor format, a vivid two-storey entrance lobby was created, that includes black and unpolished brass particulars.

Paintings and ornamental furnishings items are dispersed all through the house, supposed to convey a relaxed environment extra akin to a metropolis loft.

“We drew inspiration from New York and European residences, which characteristic distinctive collections of artwork, furnishings and decor set in opposition to elegant particulars,” stated Brown.

“We opted for an informal tackle these interiors, however one the place the play between traditional and trendy would nonetheless really feel contemporary and distinctive.”

Vancouver is frequently ranked as some of the habitable cities on this planet and has a wealth of notable residential structure and interiors.

Different tasks lately accomplished there embody RSAAW’s renovation of a mid-century residence to incorporate a double-height library and a home by D’Arcy Jones Architects designed to mesh with its neighbours.