After stints in Toronto as well as Los Angeles, actress Kristen Lehman returned to her native Vancouver when she landed the starring function of Detective Angie Flynn on CTV’s Motive. needing a location to phone call house with her husband, filmmaker Adam Reid, as well as their five-year-old son, Sam, they settled on a two-level rental in a heritage Victorian in one of the city’s up-and-coming east Side neighborhoods. designer Nancy Riesco assisted transform the rented area into a house that feels personal. “Now, the home just expresses Kristin as well as her household truly well,” states Riesco. “It’s interesting, a bit quirky as well as sincere.” Click with to see inside the eclectic space.

For Kristin, there’s a sense of completeness that was a long time coming. “My house is extremely crucial to me,” she says. “It’s where I want to spend my time on the weekends; it’s where I want to celebrate as well as feel liked as well as nurtured. It’s an outstanding feeling to find house as well as go, ‘I am satisfied.’”

Kristin developed the living space around pieces she already owned, shipping the art as well as vintage daybed from her Toronto home. The daybed’s backrest was re-covered in an exotic material to balance the mid-century hits: Kristalia tables utilized in lieu of a coffee table, a Poul Kjærholm chair that Riesco brought in to break up matching vintage armchairs, as well as a Saarinen side table.

A staircase to the lower level delineates the living as well as dining zones. Kristin felt the decoration wasn’t cohesive, so designer Nancy Riesco introduced a similar combination to tie the two areas together.

The corner fireplace was originally discolored dark burgundy as well as dominated the dining space — in a poor way. however it was a primary warm source, so Riesco suggested painting it white, as well as the result is stunning. The rug, a surprisingly low-cost eBay find, is a bright, warm addition to the room. Its lively tones are echoed by the industrial pendant light as well as the chairs, which were reupholstered in a cheery purple to laundry the space in color.

The front door leads ideal into the dining room, so a smooth floating shelf is utilized to establish it as an entryway. It’s also a helpful location to stow secrets as well as mail, as well as the glossy surface contrasts well with the rustic dining table. The painting, by Haida artist Don Yeomans, is part of Kristin as well as Adam’s substantial collection.

The rental kitchen area came with excellent appliances (a Wolf variety as well as Sub-Zero fridge) as well as built-in shelving that well defines the space, however aside from those aspects it was bland. A tailor-made window treatment in a fun pattern ties into the tilework as well as adds color as well as personality. even though it won’t necessarily work in future homes, it was worth the money. “You can’t online your life waiting on the next step,” states Riesco.

The built-in shelving is as well shallow for books, so Kristin utilizes it for display. She made a faux-seagrass wallpaper backing by cutting kraft paper to in shape as well as covering it with burlap, producing a warm background for her keepsakes.

In the bedroom, the headboard is upholstered in a vibrant suzani as well as centered below the high window to provide the bed a lot more presence. The wallpaper on the function wall picks up on the bedding, which was made of Israeli linen that served as tablecloths at Kristin as well as Adam’s wedding.

A chevron wall distracts the eye from the less elegant parts of the bathroom, as well as it was an simple diy project. Kristin as well as her daddy mapped out the stripes with painter’s tape, as well as she dealt with the painting. A striped rug hides a multitude of sins — or, at least, tiring floors.

Sam’s space was influenced by his like of all things British. The Union Jack was a lucky eBay discover that fits into an uncomfortable nook, while the spool bed keeps things charming.