Glen Peloso's Urban Condo - Home Trends Magazine

Over the last few years the idea of a small space is getting progressively smaller. There was a time when moving into an eight-hundred square foot urban condo seemed like moving into a large closet; however, now a six-hundred square foot condo is not uncommon to find. It also seems the perception of working with a designer on such a small space is like hiring a wedding planner to go to city hall with two friends. Nothing could be further from the truth. Making a life work in a small space means that you cannot take one square foot for granted. Proper space planning is paramount to making the space functional.

Maximizing Kitchen Storage

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The kitchen didn't really offer much in terms of cupboard space so taking all of the dishes and glassware and placing them on an industrial shelf on the opposite wall freed up the needed cupboard space. Just inside the door, a collection of reclaimed pop bottle crates act as a place to store shoes and free up some of the front hall closet space. Over the table we hung a mid century modern chandelier to ground the dinng space while drawing the eye beyond the fixture to keep the space open.

Text by Glen Peloso, Photography by Larry Arnal, As Seen In Canadian Home Trends Summer 2013

Source Guide:

Sofa, G H Johnson, ghjohnsontrading.com
Floor Lamp, Home Sense, homesense.ca
Green Table Lamp, Urban Barn, urbanbarn.com
Coffee Table, Ebay, ebay.ca
Side Table, Rustique, rustique.ca
Clear Table Lamp, Home Sense, homesense.ca
Arm Chair, Value Village, valuevillage.com
Area Rug, Allan Rugs, allanrug.com
Bicycle, Julien Armand, julienarmand.ca
Framed Art, Google images and Umbra and Ikea Frames, umbra.com, ikea.com
Roller Shades, Sunbrite Drapery (Hunter Douglas), sunbritedrapery.com, www.hunterdouglas.ca
Paint, Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com
Dining Room Table, Table top, Smash, smash.to
Legs, IKEA, ikea.ca
Dining Chairs, Smash, smash.to
Dining Room Art, Winners, winners.ca
Chandelier, Julien Armand, julienarmand.ca
Bedroom: Pendant Light, Neuvo, nuevoliving.com
Table Lamp, Home Sense, homesense.ca
Wallpaper, Crown Wallpaper & Fabrics, crownwallpaper.com
Storage Unit, Smash, smash.to
Mirror, Home Sense, homesense.ca
Designed by, Glen Peloso, glenpelosointeriors.com

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Glen Peloso

Canadian Home Trends' National Design Editor, Glen Peloso forged into the world of design 20 years ago after completing his Masters degree in Fine Art. As Principal of Grafus Design Co., he has worked in residential, hospitality and commercial spaces for clients in several countries and has successfully designed over 300 projects in that time. TV Celebrity Designer and Canadian Home Trends National Design Contributor, Glen is also recognized as a design expert on The Marilyn Denis Show and from his past work as a host/designer of the internationally popular television shows Foodnetwork/HGTV`s Restaurant Makeover, and W networks ‘Take this House and Sell it’, and “Slice Network” show, Renovate my Wardrobe.