棲居美學10 參觀多倫多一套舒適的印度風格家庭公寓，面積 887 平方英尺/82 平方米

Hi, my name is Abinaya and welcome to my 887 square feet apartment in Toronto. So this apartment is a two bed, two bath with a den. So this is the small entryway to our home. We have our keys and everything hung around here so that we can quickly grab it and go. And this is sourced from India. This is a handmade Rajasthani print, which I got when I visited Rajasthan. This photo is basically, it's very special to me because my then boyfriend now husband traveled to the west for the first time. And this is the greeting card, like the card I gave him. And this fits in perfectly because, you know, as it says, let the joy ride begins. Like it begins. So yeah, welcome to our home. So as you can see, this is our den and this is a utility space. So I'm a software engineer by the day and home decor enthusiast by the night. So this is where I sit and work during my office hours. I have a 10 month old, so this is his closet, which is right now like completely full. I didn't even know that you require so much for a baby. We have this painting, which is sourced from India. It's a handmade Mithila painting that belongs to my husband's culture. We bought it when we visited India and we visited the Bihar Emporium. This home has a lot of character in terms of what we are as a family. And yeah, we read a lot. So you can see like we have so many books and you'll see more books going along. This is our tiny little den. Very useful for our use case. So as you can see, this is our utility closet. So this mostly contains a washer dryer, pantry stuff. This is the common washroom we have. As we move along towards the living room. I created a small vignette. So this basically I bought it from Facebook Marketplace. And many things here is actually thrifted from Facebook Marketplace. And most of them are also sourced from India. This planter was given to me by my mother when I was getting married. I keep experimenting with prints a lot. So I wanted something like a printed lampshade and create like a cute vignette. I came up with this color scheme and this particularly is a Tanjore painting. And this represents my side of the culture. So I am a South Indian. Tanjore paintings are basically the ones which have gold plates in it. So this is mostly like gold plated. Someday I would like to buy like a huge one. I'm a lot into brass as well. So you would see like a lot of brass elements in this home. I had DIY this painting here and I hung it up here. So this is basically baby's breath which my husband gifted me during Valentine's along with the rose. And this is a silk cloth of my old suit. And I just cut a small piece from it. And I just DIY with the baby's breath. So this is a Valentine memory. I mean this is also the first Valentine I celebrated with my 10 month old right now. So yeah this has a special significance for me. We spend a lot of time exploring beautiful homes on this channel. 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You can use the code TAOI10 for 10% off your first order. Explore the mall over at taoi.ca. Moving on to the kitchen. This is a living cum dining area. It's an open concept kitchen. So what we have done is try to section off because you need to cozy up the space. And dedicate the space for a kitchen and a living. We have this little marble dining table along with a chair. And that's my toddler's chair. And this lamp I actually bought from Wayfair I guess. I'm also into bohemian stuffs. And I like these kind of material. So I like cane and natural materials. And I think this one I really like. This is our kitchen. As I said it's an open concept kitchen. So we have a lot of counter space which I really like about this home. As you can see we have a lot of appliances we use as an Indian family. And this fits perfectly for us. And this is also the place where we make the most of our memories. This kitchen has been an entertainer's kitchen for us. So beside our kitchen we have this small kind of a wall. We have a pillar behind it. Or I think a shaft I'm not sure. So I thought of maybe matching it up with the decor of the kitchen. So that it gives a feeling of continuity. These are called Jharokhas. And these were also sourced from India. And beside this wall is what we have the USP of this house. Which is this open view of Lake Ontario. Which is clearly visible from our living room. This gives a feeling of openness. Warmth and calm. So yeah we really like it. And as I told you I'm a lot into prints. I like to experiment with prints. I thought of maybe adding some printed curtains to this space. So it gives you more of an Indian look. These are the curtains I sourced from Etsy. Again this is sourced from India. This is called a Noorli. So you know it's very light weight. And you can actually hang it from a curtain rod. So it again gives a feeling of very Indian brass vibe. Which I like. So welcome to our living space. The colour palette which we chose for this living space. Is mostly lighter wood and whites and greens. Because we thought that the flooring is dark. And we wanted to you know enhance this area. As you can see it's well lit. It has got a lot of natural light which we love. And we wanted to keep it that way. So that's why we chose like these kind of colour palette. Because this is a two bed condo. We wanted to maximise with all the furnitures. Along with the storage. So this I bought it from Wayfair. But it has a bed inside it. So you know if someone comes over. And stays for the night. You can always pull out this bed. And you know it's a queen bed ready for you to chill here. Yeah so and I also wanted to add an element of colour. Like that pops out in the living room. So it gives a brighter look. I am a lot into like playing around with cushion covers. So these covers I again sourced from India. So there's a brand called Good Earth. I got these from them. And this again is a wooden table. Which also has storage inside it. I am not gonna show it's a lot of mess inside. This chair is an accent chair. Because this area we want to cosy up. And also have more seating. So this is one of the chairs I also sourced from Marketplace. And this matches the vibe of this room. So yeah I mean I added this cane chair. It's natural wood and it's slightly worn off. But I like it that way. It has huge windows. So that definitely helps with giving us more natural light. And during summer it's actually way more light than you would expect. So it's pretty pretty cool. Also one of the reasons why we love this open living room. Moving on to the TV area. So again as I said this space is where we make a lot of memories. Sometimes I and my husband would just be in the couch forever. And just binge watch on you know Netflix. Or Amazon Prime. This is the TV. And this is the TV unit. And again more memories. This planter. So I bought a tea set from Hong Kong. So we visited Hong Kong. And we bought a tea set from there. So I just thought of converting this teapot into a planter. We went to CNE. And this car is what we got as a first thing for our baby. So we have the name of our baby written on it. And this painting is basically what we call Kolam. In the southern part of India. Where we make these designs every morning. In front of the God. In front of our house. So you know it brings like good vibes. So I just framed it. This is when we went to Egypt. My husband always wanted some you know Egyptian paper. And he's also kind of a map geek. Like he's the man with a map always. And this is from Miami. We visited Miami when I was in the US. And you know this has like. This is the fun times we had. So this is a memoir of that. Welcome to our master bedroom. So master bedroom is again well lit. And the reason behind it is that. Our house has a wrap around patio or a balcony. And that gives so much light. That you don't even need to you know. Put on lights during the day. Or even until the evening. And you know at night. The light of the building itself. Lights this home pretty much. So we save a lot on the electricity. As I said. I'm a lot into natural wood cane. They give me a very traditional vibe. And I like. I lean towards traditional decor. So we initially had a queen bed. But with a baby coming. We just thought of you know. Making it a king bed. So this is where you know. We cozy up and become lazy. We have side table on one side. And a ladder shelf on the other. So what I thought of was. Because this bed is big. And we wanted to have side table for each. I just thought of maybe. Having the first two as you know storage. And the rest of as decorative piece. And we have a cute little plant over there. I'm a lot into plants. I love how plants bring. Those positive energy to the home. So you will see a lot of plants. These paintings again. I sourced them from Etsy. That's a painting with the cows on it. That's the painting of Mahapalipuram temple. In the southern part of India. And that's lotus. I love lotus as a flower. That's my favourite. And some Indian ethnic print. Which I just framed. And all of them are sourced from Etsy. And the lamps are you know. Simply from Amazon. The colour of the furniture is very deep. And very walnut. To go with the vibe. And the vibe of this room is also very Indian. So I wanted to add some more Indianess. In terms of our comforter cover. So to make it more interesting. And as you know I'm again into prints. So I got this duvet cover. From Amazon I guess. And this has like little wildflower prints. Like block prints as you can see. The set of vase was gifted by my friend. In India. So this is a worldly painting. So you know goes with the vibe. So I just added them. And yeah more books. We also have a small Ikea dresser. This is one of the first purchases. We had as a couple. When I moved to Toronto. So this has a special significance for us. This is the ensuite washroom. And this is a tiny walk in closet. Which has both mine and my husband's. You know formal clothes. Because we don't want them to catch the smell. When we are cooking in the kitchen. Let's move on to our second bedroom. So I've tried to make this room. As guest friendly as possible. Although we had a constraint of. Having another workstation in this room. As both I and my husband work from home. So as you can see. I've kept this bedroom pretty basic. Although I still tried to add a touch of. Indian ethnicity here. And as you can see. The Indianness is continuing even in this room. So this actually is a cotton duvet cover. Which I got from India. Behind the bed. These are the frames. Again sourced from India. Those are silver lamps. But they've been pretty oxidized. But I like it that way. Because it gives a very vintage look. And they were also a gift for my wedding. It's a smaller room than the main bedroom. So I tried to add a wall sconce. This sconce light here. Which is battery operated. So you don't have to worry about. Bringing the wire and stuff like that. And I just hung up a small frame. Again a memory of like. Back when I and my husband were dating. So yeah I mean this is pretty basic. And it has a beautiful view. You can view the water from here. During night time when it's a full moon day. You can actually see the full moon here. And the water shines. We always have our parents coming. And they love this room and the view. So yeah this is about. Our guest bedroom. Hi guys. As the video is getting released. I would like to officially announce. That we have traded. Our condo keys. Over the front porch and the backyard. So yay. So yes we have officially moved out. From a near city life. To a suburban life. And trust me. The grass is literally greener here. And we are loving it here. It's much more quieter. We are able to take a moment here. You know. Cherish our present here. And we are loving it. And especially having a toddler. We really needed space. So yeah here we are. Having said that. We truly miss the condo. That condo was. Our first purchase. A big purchase as a couple. That condo gave us. So many memories. That I can't even tell you. We have our baby born there. He took his first steps there. So that condo will always be special. And living close to the city. And being able to reach. Any event happening in the city. Was so much easier. Back then. And I don't even know. How we are going to do that from here. But yeah. This is our empty canvas right now. And we are ready to fill our canvas. With a lot of memories. And I can't wait to decorate this home. And you know. Show you guys around again. So yeah. Stay tuned. Thank you.