A 1970s Nunnery Transforms Into a Scandinavian-Inspired Family Home
What used to be a home that belonged to six nuns has been transformed into an open-concept home to accommodate a modern family's needs.
What used to be a 1970s nunnery for six nuns is now a fresh, Scandinavian-inspired home for a young family in Toronto, Canada. Designed by Sansa Interiors, a boutique architecture and interior design studio, the new family home has been completely renovated to accommodate a modern family?s needs.
The original home had a very traditional layout with a tiny kitchen, partial walls and rooms that made inefficient use of the space. Sansa Interiors decided the best approach was to open up the interiors, and maximize the living spaces while maintaining a clean, cohesive look throughout. Two main needs were to create a beautiful space for entertaining guests and an open layout that provided greater visibility when the kids play in the other room. With a 350K budget, the studio was able to reconfigure the main and second floors, design a new bathroom, create an extra bedroom bringing the total count to five, and transform the main bedroom to become more full sized with an ensuite.
The kitchen features built-in appliances that are concealed to create continuous lines and lots of storage to accommodate for baking, pantry, garbage and recycling, cleaning supplies and more. From there, you can see into the living room where the show-stopping central piece is the fireplace wall with its slatted wood frame. Built-in open shelving displays treas...
What used to be a 1970s nunnery for six nuns is now a fresh, Scandinavian-inspired home for a young family in Toronto, Canada. Designed by Sansa Interiors, a boutique architecture and interior design studio, the new family home has been completely renovated to accommodate a modern family?s needs.
The original home had a very traditional layout with a tiny kitchen, partial walls and rooms that made inefficient use of the space. Sansa Interiors decided the best approach was to open up the interiors, and maximize the living spaces while maintaining a clean, cohesive look throughout. Two main needs were to create a beautiful space for entertaining guests and an open layout that provided greater visibility when the kids play in the other room. With a 350K budget, the studio was able to reconfigure the main and second floors, design a new bathroom, create an extra bedroom bringing the total count to five, and transform the main bedroom to become more full sized with an ensuite.
The kitchen features built-in appliances that are concealed to create continuous lines and lots of storage to accommodate for baking, pantry, garbage and recycling, cleaning supplies and more. From there, you can see into the living room where the show-stopping central piece is the fireplace wall with its slatted wood frame. Built-in open shelving displays treas...
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