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TRADITIONAL AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY This Toronto home is given Old-World style that is both elegant and welcoming for the children BY ELISABETH KALBFUSS PHOTOGRAPHY: VIRGINIA MACDONALD STYLING: EMILY GRIFFIN
THERE WERE A FEW STIPUL ATIONS that the homeowner had when she called designer Emily Griffin in to transform her North Toronto house. The first was that her treasured piano had to have pride of place in the front room. “Trying to do a furniture plan with a massive Steinway was a challenge,” says Griffin, founder of Emily Griffin Design. But it was a good one. “Everyone in the family plays. It’s not collecting dust; it gets used.” Another must-have: a classic English pedestal table for the dining room. Not many families with three school-aged children opt for traditional furniture and designs, Griffin says, but in this instance, it suited the house. A new build, the home has such architectural details as coffered ceilings and moldings that lend themselves to a classic look. –> Everyone in the family plays piano, says designer Emily Griffin, so the instrument is the focal point in the front room. The walls were hand-painted by Robert Sangster both here and in the dining room to create a Venetian plaster effect.
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