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No uppers allows for a more spacious open feel. One sided shelves provide easy access but block off the visual clutter from the adjacent living space
No uppers allows for a more spacious open feel. One sided shelves provide easy access but block off the visual clutter from the adjacent living space
Kitchen
Kitchen
Entrance
Entrance
The sleek, storage-packed “kitchen-studio” in this minimalist Japanese inspired home in Toronto is wrapped, floor to ceiling with custom rift-cut white oask cabinetry to ensure clutter-free living.
The sleek, storage-packed “kitchen-studio” in this minimalist Japanese inspired home in Toronto is wrapped, floor to ceiling with custom rift-cut white oask cabinetry to ensure clutter-free living.
The team carried the concept of contrast through the exterior, juxtaposing the home’s 125-year-old red brick façade with vertical, black-stained cedar cladding at the back. “We wanted to celebrate the old alongside the new,” Dubbeldam says. Since the house is so well insulated, the extra heat that dark exteriors typically draw doesn’t penetrate beyond the boards’ surface.
The team carried the concept of contrast through the exterior, juxtaposing the home’s 125-year-old red brick façade with vertical, black-stained cedar cladding at the back. “We wanted to celebrate the old alongside the new,” Dubbeldam says. Since the house is so well insulated, the extra heat that dark exteriors typically draw doesn’t penetrate beyond the boards’ surface.