Designer Jennifer Brouwer explains the importance of planning the little details in our homes.

Basement

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Lower levels can be a blast! Less seriousness, more playfulness and lower priority. Yet they are important. Who doesn’t want options when it comes to entertaining, especially when there’s family, or even a quiet spot for you – to hide out or get some time to read and not be found? I tried to make this basement blissful. Wallpaper in a barn board panel, creating a ton of impact and softening the space. A non custom cabinet which we tweaked by wallpapering the interior back in a diamond stitch Kravet design. There are baskets for storage and a fun chalk board. In place of a TV we built up a collage of mirrors and fun accessories in a colourful palette providing this small area with enough zest to make it feel bright, comfortable and homey – just the way homes are meant to be.

Text Jennifer Brouwer, Photography Donna Griffith, As Seen In Canadian Home Trends Spring 2013

 

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