A believer in “function over form,” designer Sandra Lyle-Mason mixes expensive furnishings with pieces found on Marketplace and at Ikea to create a home that works for her family of five.
When Victoria interior designer Sandra Lyle-Mason and her husband moved to Victoria six years ago, they wanted a house that would work for their family of five.
The entry to the four-bedroom, four-bathroom home is on the main level, which has the open concept living/dining/kitchen as well as a mudroom, powder room, gym and Lyle-Mason’s office. Upstairs is the private area of the home, where the bedrooms are located, and downstairs is the “fun” area of the home, designed for entertaining friends.
The main-floor powder room has the most colour in the house, with a colourful, oversize botanical print wallpaper on the main wall, giving the space a light-hearted, tropical vibe, along with attractive gold globe pendants. Both kitchen walls have white, textured tile that runs from the countertop to the ceiling adding to the kitchen’s elegant design statement. Other standouts in the kitchen include the two, large Stan Dixon white, pendant lights over the kitchen island and the island itself. It has a white quartz, with slight veining, counter top. One end of the counter is a waterfall edge and the other end has a kick to make it easier for family members to stand there while doing food prep.
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