RELAXED RETREAT
25 Beautiful Homes|August 2022
This Canadian holiday home took its design inspiration from the lovely, laid-back interiors you find in Scandinavia
KARINE MONIÉ
RELAXED RETREAT

DINING AREA The mixture of German white oak and marble is modern but luxurious. Table, CAD 17,600; bench, CAD 4,700; chairs, CAD 2,000 each, all Living Space

HOME TRUTHS

THE PROPERTY A detached home built in 2017

LOCATION Whistler, Canada

ROOMS Sitting room, family room, kitchen-diner, pantry, utility room, playroom, seven bedrooms (all en suite)

PURCHASED 2018

PREVIOUS PROPERTY 'The owners also have a home in Washington State,' says Kelly.

SITTING ROOM The stone fireplace was original to the home and we wanted to reference it in the furnishings,' says Kelly. Mos Design coffee tables, CAD 7,700 for a set of four, Montauk Sofa. B&B Italia sofa, CAD 47,000; lounge chairs, CAD 6,800, both Inform Interiors

A steep ascent leads to this exclusive neighbourhood, a few minutes' drive from Whistler Village in Canada, where architectural homes line streets which are covered in snow for half the year. At the top of the hill was this house finished in stone, wood and steel that Kelly Deck of Kelly Deck Design was asked to redesign. The family, who lives in the US, spends vacations here in winter to snowboard and in summer to mountain bike.

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