A modern townhouse by Qanuk Interiors Inc.
Fri, 28 Apr 2017
I am going to go out on a limb and state that this is one of the best designed townhouses I think I have ever come across. Sarah Keenleyside (who currently has a show on HGTV called Backyard Builds with Brian McCourt, and who coincidentally hails from Ottawa) and Lindsay Konior are principals of Toronto design firm Qanuk Interiors Inc. Every square inch is so well utilized and such attention to detail. From what looks to be a custom built-in sectional, to making use of under-stairs space to house a garden, to the most stunning double height bathroom I have ever seen, and then something as simple as a stackable washer/dryer behind a custom framed out floor-length mirror. Modern but with lots of wood and touches of wood make it really warm and inviting. And is that a sunk-in planter box I spot behind the kitchen sink?! This is all soooooo fabulous.
Photos: Brandon Barré
Reader Comments (10)
But how does one get into the bathtub? The fixtures are in the way.
Kim, what a great find! Some of the woodworking or configurations reminds me a bit of your previous kitchen with the tansu Japanese cabinetry. I love this kind of modern: warm yet uncluttered. Thanks for the post!
You're right Ruth :) Gawd how I miss that kitchen desperately. Those cabinets were a dream.
@Christina - huh???
You step down into the tub! Which is much better than stepping over and down (believe me, I know... especially getting out), even without fixtures! That's what the platform is for, there's even a pretty cool towel rack in the left hand corner.
There's something about the order of photos that led me to say to myself, "Okay, now I've seen everything! Why do they have a tub in the kitchen for God's sake?"
Cussot- me too! Had to have my coffee to get oriented.
The furnishings are fabulous- love it
Love it. It's so great to have a shift away from enormous places to smaller ones which are really well designed and executed - and where the spaces are actually used. Don't the plants just make it?.
Nice window treatments, nice diffusion of light. Luminettes maybe. Bathroom is a little too exposed perhaps. Not enough intimate points.
Just stumbled across this post Kim. Thanks so much for the Design LOVE! For this project, Qanuk had the most fantastic, experimental clients that really wanted a one of a kind home 100% tailored to their needs. We are flattered that you appreciate all the work that went into the details of this project.
Sarah + Lindsay (Qanuk Interiors)