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Inside, the living areas flow around a green box that contains the kitchen and a full bath.

The kitchen now occupies the addition, and the island was detailed to look like a piece of furniture to better meld with the living room. The cabinet colors are Farrow & Ball’s Skimming Stone and Sherwin-Williams’s Garden Gate, and were handpainted instead of spray-finished, so as "not to have something too slick or sterile," says VW. "We wanted them to be warm and have personality."

Clean-lined bath fixtures and cabinetry, combined with a touch of colour, turn an upstairs bathroom into a simple, spa-like retreat.

Large windows in the back wall of the addition draw light deep into the heritage row house's long, narrow interior.

By adding a "fifth square

Kitchen

LAMAS Architecture shored up the unsettled foundation of this 1914 Toronto home.

As with the exterior, wood reigns inside, with the main living areas wrapped in cherry paneled walls and floors. Mahogany windows frame striking views of the nearby harbor.

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The double-height wall of windows in the living room looks out on the property and was a big draw on their first walk-through.

Removing the partition wall between the bedroom and the former closet opened the master bedroom up to what would become the bathing area, extending the sense of space and the making the room feel larger and brighter. The beam in the ceiling was also raised to extend the feeling of spaciousness.

Inside, a floating staircase of steel and lapacho wood helps maintain the home’s openness. The benches, bookshelves, and A-frame coatrack are by Teresa and Nico’s design firm, La Base Studio.