Tour A textile Designer’s bright & lively household house
“I like things that are old, made by hand, inspiring as well as happy,” states Toronto textile designer Virginia Johnson. A look inside her house exposes just that. full of whimsical pattern, pops of color as well as lively accessories, Virginia’s house completely shows her work in the textile industry. Her styles have been utilized on whatever from vibrant wool shawls as well as breezy shifts, to throw pillows as well as scented candles, as well as are brought around the world in stores like Barneys in new York as well as Liberty’s in London. Click with to see inside the skilled textile designer’s family home.
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Layers of laid-back florals as well as geometrics liven up the peaceful areas in Virginia’s home. She stumbled on the chintz-covered sofas in a secondhand store. In one more space, they may have looked fusty, however set against the basic drywalled chimney breast as well as strong black window frames, they feel like the best counterpoint to the room’s modernity.
In the household room, a sweeping bookcase developed by Louis holds a big book collection in addition to easy-to-reach toys on lower shelves.
Layers of table linens bring Virginia’s fashion ethos home. The Art Deco-era table as well as wooden thrift-shop chairs are juxtaposed by mod white captain’s chairs.
In the sitting space at the back of the primary floor, loosely set up artwork above the sofa features two of Virginia’s preferred subjects: “I like portraits, as well as I like chairs, so I just put the things I like together, as well as somehow they work!”
Soft pattern play as well as a white backdrop make Virginia as well as Louis’s bedroom feel calm as well as serene, while patinated antiques add gravitas as well as warmth. The pale eco-friendly drapes autumn behind the bed for a headboard effect.
The primary bath has a bohemian vibe: Moroccan as well as Indian aspects are paired with mid-century contemporary geometric prints as well as a hit of Colonial style from an antique slipper chair. A glaze provides the hand-cut Moroccan tiles a minor glimmer, as well as John Derian plates hung on the wall riff on the fiddle-leaf fig tree.
A best mash-up of styles as well as hues, Virginia’s daughter’s space integrates an antique four-poster bed from the Ontario hamlet of Caledon, antique kantha-quilt bed linen from India as well as a cheery polka-dot bunting.
Vibrant tile in the kids’ bath sets the tone for play. Art feels fun stuck up with washi tape, as well as an old ladder-back chair is a warm foil for the crisp palette.
The recently added third floor holds the house office as well as art studio. (Virginia’s head office is likewise a quick walk from the house.) “Having great deals of light as well as great deals of storage helps,” she says. “And having a big desk area as well as big, open area are conducive to imagination and quiet.” Throughout the house, white walls as well as basic trim keep the look bright as well as clean.
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