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| PERFECT art studio or home office! |
How can you beat this? Kelvin, inspired and innovated home builder marries Yvonne, goddess of home decorating, ( in her spare time!).
Ed and I visited their wonderful home, their co creation from Matisse Homes in Calgary. We were blown away!
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| Dining room/ Library |
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| Front Room/ stairway |
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| Floating fireplace. |
The sleek lines, the thoughtful touches were everywhere. Kelvin is a born problem solver and thank goodness he's into building homes. I LOVED his idea of floating everything above the floor, including the fireplace and toilet. This resulted in a visually very clean ( and easy to clean) spaciousness in the home. He very cleverly hung large heavy privacy doors on rollers to insure a private retreat/ sound proofing for the media room as well as the dining room which doubles as a library. Pretty clever idea!
Upstairs the impressive master bedroom has a real his/hers bathroom, complete with sinks on each side of a pillar. Two very well organised bedroom are complete with their joint bathroom.
A totally independent living space is above the garage and doubles as Kelvin's home office . NOW, I'm thinking this is the greatest studio I've ever seen!-large windows facing north, full sink/fridge/dishwasher, a separate bedroom (or art supply storage!!) and a separate entrance from the front of the house.
They choose a very interesting lot that will be kept in it's natural state- bushes, tall poplars. There is no upkeep ( lawn mowing) and the modern clean lines of the home are softened by the casual, almost cabin like setting.
Yvonne is a natural. She's always has a very refined sense of style that perfectly suits this home. Not only is this a show home, it is also her family home, everything is well designed and decorated, and it is totally functional for a family.
Her color choices are silver and black with splashed of bright lime green. Accents of wood, especially the kitchen cupboards with their intriguing horizontal grain, warm up the living areas. The tile choices are incredible...a work of art in themselves. Actually, Matisse homes is appropriate. These homes truly are a work of art!
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| Grand kitchen with wraparound deck and HUGE island |
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| Horizontal grain in cupboards. |
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| Master Bedroom |
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| FLOATING tub, sinks. Second sink behind pillar. |
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| Home in it's natural setting |
Every home is unique- some modern,some traditional, some arts and crafts. You never know what exquisive homes Kelvina nd Yvonne will create. Tell then I sent you!!!
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