Toronto Condo Pt1

As my last few entries detailed my current homes design, décor and inspirations, I thought the next few entries might be suited to exploring some of my future Décor desires.  I’m (Finally) nearing the end of my last semester of school, so I’ve started looking into a long time fantasy of mine, which is moving right to the heart of Toronto. My preference would be the core area of downtown, but with all the recent developments and sky rocketing rent costs, I might be getting ahead of myself.. but Hey, a girl can dream.  For a decent one-bedroom condo in this area with hardwood flooring, stainless steel appliances and that is close to a dog park, I’m roughly looking at $1600 and up, especially since I have my furry sidekick to consider.

Since this is my dream, I’m going to invent a perfectly optimistic scenario where I’m going to land a good paying job right out of school (Shouldn’t be too difficult considering my dazzling personality, hard work ethic and soaring GPA right?! wink wink) and that I am instantly able to afford my dream condo in the city.  Something that would look like this, which is an empty, barebones version of what my ideal space would look like in the area I’d be looking in:

This particular condo is pushing it a little budget wise (even with my ridiculously amazing hypothetical job’s salary) but for creativities sake let’s use this one to paint the picture. I’ll start with my favorite space, which is the living room.  I would keep the walls a very light shade of blue, like the photo below. (Elise would be very proud.)

I think that something like this would pick up the natural light that comes in through those amazingly large windows, but then also gives the feel of being up in the clouds above it all, which is my draw to condo living.   It will also compliment and work well with the rest of my hypothetical color scheme. To bring some personality and contrast, I would hang one or two black and white photos of my favorite iconic women i.e. Marilyn, Elizabeth Taylor, Bridget Bardot or Audrey Hepburn. Since these windows are so large, I would want to use a dressing that would still allow the light to come in, but then also frames the windows and provides some depth and drama to the windows to make them appear less cold and rigid. I would want to use something white and semi-sheer so that it doesn’t look too heavy, but still prevents a fishbowl effect if there are any neighboring balconies. Since it’s a relatively small space, I would select a light grey modular sectional sofa, which will provide a low profile, modern seating area for myself, Bailey and occasional guests. I’d accent this with a two toned light and dark grey shag rug to add depth and texture and a few decorative pillows with some bold pops of color, pattern and then white to balance. To bring some added warmth and glamor, I’d definitely have some big, plush faux fur throw blankets with either a wolf or chinchilla look and a big, chunky natural rattan basket to store them in. I’d mount a 50inch TV and find a lovely detailed frame to go around it on the wall because I feel that this softens the harsh and heavy black box look of it and further ties in with the theme.  Lastly I’d add a reclaimed barn wood coffee table to add in a little more texture and earthly element, complimented with silver and quartz candle holders and of course, some lovely fresh flowers. Here’s a picture that pretty much fits this description and my inspiration.

Next week I will continue with more décor ideas and inspiration for this amazing fantasy space.