dream closet
Project: IKEA Vaughan - bedroom 09 remodel
Role: Interior Designer (solo project)
Software: Procreate, Photoshop
Completed in 2020
concept
In Vaughan, much of our market has more bedrooms than people in their homes. With spare bedrooms, customers create guest rooms, home offices, home gyms and often a walk-in closet. During the market research phase, we dug into our home visit samples and modelled the size and profile of a small bedroom in a detached home on Field Gate Drive in Maple, Ontario.
The focus of this project was to create a high-end look using IKEA’s PAX wardrobe. Three key concepts we’re used:
Maximize built-in lighting. Every shelf and every drawer must have a direct light source. With PAX, when drawers are stacked, only the top drawer gets light. Instead, I placed a shelf in between each drawer to make sure there is light in every drawer.
Give it a built-in look. A 40cm bulkhead was wrapped around the entire closet to make the wardrobe feel like it was made for the room.
Materials & color. Jewel toned paint Essex Green, rich black-brown wood, and a gray quartz waterfall countertop absorbs light and puts the focus on the interior solutions.
Originally the countertop was a walnut waterfall countertop. But the room was missing something rich, Earthy and elegant that could tie the room down. So a week after implementation, we invested in a $4200 gray quartz waterfall countertop to replace the walnut and the look of the space changed completely.
