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[Oznell]

Here's another house, from designer Meredith Heron.  This one's a Queen Anne Revival, in Toronto (I think.)  Her clients gave her certain watchwords--things they wanted-- for the renovation and design of this house: 

1) "more is more";   2) "Chinoiserie" (mostly blue and white china), 3) "animal print";  and 4) "sparkle".

Living room already shows some of their requests-- 'sparkle' in the rococo Federal-esque-type mirror, and the gilt lamps,  'animal print' on the toss pillow.  Meredith Heron always throws in something slightly eccentric, like the oversize aircraft photo, love.   She custom designed the rug. 

Beautiful ceiling and delicate chandelier--

She brings the deep sapphire blues, cream and yellow of the living room, into the dining room, but in different proportions.  And there's the chinoiserie the clients requested:

So glad they kept the dreamy architecture, moldings and ceiling medallions, etc.   As you can see, Meredith Heron pays meticulous attention to details.  Stunning deep blue lacquered walls:

I bet this millwork is new, yet it goes so well in the house:

This sumptuous velvet banquette is in a den or music room, complete with piano and cat--

Pretty bathroom-- love the coastal art!

This library must be on an upper floor--  looks like it is tucked under the eaves.  Cozy.

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Meredith is an original, and frankly, to me, much more interesting than so many "young-ish" designers out there now.   Many of them lean into cliche--  either too-frilly, cloying and froo-froo grandmillenialism, or at the opposite pole, barren and deprived minimalism.   But Meredith Heron goes her own way.  And designs beautiful rugs, an off-shoot of her interior design work.  In addition to the custom rug she did for the Toronto house, here are a few others of hers:

Here's a loosely Greek key design rug she did --

One client wanted a new rug, but one that registered as "traditional" in flavor,  so here's Meredith's design for them--

More abstract rugs from her collection.

And all the rugs are hand-knotted.

Here's a sampler of a few rooms she's done in other houses.   Fanciful pendant lights, soft blue, and a curved island in a kitchen. 

Her entrance halls have a certain 'intrigue'.

Love the blue and pink in this living room, the toile type curtains--

...and it has a gorgeous curved window where she plays up the pink, through the throw pillows...

Even a tiny bedroom vignette bursts with punchy, nimbly combined color.

I always find her a breath of fresh air.

[Love my grandkids]

@Oznell The ONLY thing I like in this whole place is the cat.  Don't like one single other thing. Not to my taste at all. I usually find at least 1 or 2 elements I like but not now.

[Bookplate]

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@Love my grandkids wrote:

@Oznell The ONLY thing I like in this whole place is the cat.  Don't like one single other thing. Not to my taste at all. I usually find at least 1 or 2 elements I like but not now.

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You took the words right out of my mouth!

[mspatmac]

@Oznell 

Love the blue island and that's it!

[MoJoV]

I like the kitchen alot.  And the art in the entryway is fantastic. That curved window seat is beautiful. It looks as though she added drapes to close off the entire area. That's a unique touch.  But that bathtub...if I managed to get into it I would never be able to get out of it.  I see alot of that type:step stool needed?

[Trailrun23]

I love chinoiserie; also love the shelves in the living room and the blue island in the kitchen. I like lots of the details but not where they are used. The bathroom is boring to me. I'll take the kitty! 

[DSD2]

Love everything about the kitchen, especially the shade of blue and the pretty, interesting lamps.

There were many elements throughout that I liked including all the sofas, especially the rich green banquette and camel sofa, most of the rugs, the "clover" chair in the hall.

I'm surprised but I really like the chair the sweet cat is sitting on and the gold table next to it. It really works where she placed it.

Thank you for another marvelous post @Oznell  

[Lilysmom1]

@Oznell , The only thing I would skip is the airplane picture.  I love the architecture, beautiful woodwork, side tables, the built in cabinetry...I could move in and feel right at home.  Love your posts.  It is interesting to see how others try combos Inwoukd never think of.

[QVCisFun]

I think I like those Manicotti-pasta-shaped lamps.  The second photo of the same living room looks less gilt-ridden.

Pretty green velvet banquette.  Clever adaptation of traffic cones to make little round-top tables.  Like the mercury ball and the light blue vase in the toile curtain room.

Love the cat.

[PINKdogWOOD]

Nothing here I even remotely like including the cat. What's vintage here? Nothing I see is vintage or my interreptation of vintage. I wouldn't take it or even consider living here if you gave it to me.

I like Toronto though.