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When Laura Stein and her husband bought their three-storey, three-bedroom home in Toronto\u2019s Roncesvalles<\/a> neighbourhood, the kitchen hadn\u2019t been updated since the 1950s. And that was part of the appeal: The CEO and Principal of Laura Stein Interiors had free reign to reimagine the space. We asked her to share her renovation journey.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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By Laura Bickle<\/a> | 2 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe like to entertain a lot, so it was important to create a space that allows whoever is cooking to be part of the conversation, rather than sequestered away in a closed room.\u201d<\/h2>\n

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– Laura Stein<\/p>\n

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What and where is your favourite room?<\/b>\u00a0<\/h2>\n

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My design aesthetic is more classic while my husband would have loved to live in a refurbished barn. I tried to unite both of our styles while still being true to the architecture of the house. We like to entertain a lot, so it was important to create a space that allows whoever is cooking (usually my husband) to be part of the conversation, rather than sequestered away in a closed room.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Laura aspired to design an open space that would allow cooking and socializing to occur simultaneously.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What were the challenges in creating this room, and how did you overcome them?<\/b><\/h2>\n

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We started by removing the wall between the kitchen and dining room to create a large open space, and relocated the kitchen to the opposite side. We replaced a small window with a large wide one centred over the sink. We then added double glass doors leading out to a new mudroom that also has double glass doors leading outside.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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We needed to add a structural beam where we removed the wall, but I hate the look of a bulkhead in the middle of the room. I decided that rather than drywalling it in, I would make it a feature of the space. We repeated the same wood throughout the kitchen on the open shelves, island back-panel and desk surface.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rather than hide the structural beam, Laura decided to incorporate it into the design, using the same wood for floating shelves and other features throughout the kitchen.<\/span><\/p>\n

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