Colour less
A Vancouver designer dials down the pigment in a family home for a timeless look with a chic Hamptons twist.
COLOUR. It has the power to totally transform a space – no sledgehammer or crowbar required. And, as these Vancouver homeowners discovered, pigment is as equally powerful when it’s subtracted as when it’s added.
“All the walls were painted either mustard yellow or deep
red,” says one homeowner, recalling the original state of the 3,200-square-foot house she and her husband bought for themselves and their two young daughters three years ago. Boasting open-concept Craftsmanstyle architecture, a classic kitchen and dark hardwood floors, the 2007 build “wasn’t quite us,” she says.
Looking to update the main floor with a fresh Hamptons-esque flair, the couple turned to designer Karla Amadatsu of Kerrisdale Design. Having admired her soothing classic-with-a-touch-ofmodern aesthetic for years and bringing little furniture from their significantly smaller former pad, the pair was happy to give the designer carte blanche.
And blanche she did, painting every wall a creamy white. “That alone was a huge transformation!”