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PRODUCED BY STACY BEGG
TEXT BY TRISH SNYDER
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DONNA GRIFFITH

THE PALETTE Refined stripes, stylized florals and textural solid fabrics pop against cream walls and espresso-stained hardwood and infuse the open space with grown-up style. Classic polished-nickel pulls accent cabinetry in warm white and grey. Fabric, Robert Allen; rug, Company C; hardware, Restoration Hardware; trim, Kimberley Jackson; paints, Farrow & Ball; flooring, Mirage Hardwood Floors; House & Home tray, The Bay.

Situated at the main entrance of a Toronto house, this open-concept living and dining room was a mishmash of newly purchased clean-lined pieces interspersed with holdovers from the homeowners’ university days. When they moved into the house six months earlier, the couple inherited new cleanly framed windows and installed recessed lighting, but the windows and walls still remained bare. And without a front hall closet, the young family of four had to traipse through to the adjoining kitchen to hang up coats.

Eager to part with their makeshift ways, the owners wanted a pulled-together look and had only one condition: the updates had to be environmentally sensitive. They wished to preserve their home’s air quality by avoiding finishes and furnishings with chemicals, to reduce transport emissions by shopping