ASK THE EXPERT
Lianne Levy, California Closets, Ottawa
My partner and I will be sharing a closet. Can you Q offer up suggestions on how to get the most from the space?
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To maximize and optimize a shared closet space, consider what you each value as most important. Think about how you use the closet every day and what custom design components would help make your closet more efficient and aesthetically pleasing. A thoughtfully designed space that supports your lifestyle and storage needs will save you more time for what matters most in life. Having a clear vision for what you both hope to achieve for your space will make it easier to assess your belongings to determine what you do and don’t need. Here are a few of our suggestions: • Make lists! Take stock of the clothes you MUST keep in your closet. Counting the items you want to keep in your closet helps when making decisions about what you need every day, what you need stored and what goes. • Stay organized by sorting —like items with like items. • Create two, or perhaps three, zones in your closet- his, hers and a shared zone. Some important questions to consider include: Do you both use the space at the same time of the day? Is one of you right-handed and the other left-handed? Would you both appreciate a shared place for dry cleaning or an empty-yourpockets drawer? Do either of you need somewhere to sit or perhaps a ladder to reach? Contact Lianne at 613-725-1666
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VIBRANT LIVING
DESIGNER MARGO VINER WORKED WITH KIT TO CREATE LIVELY DÉCOR THAT INCLUDES ARTWORK BY CANADIAN ARTIST GRAHAM METSON; KITCHEN BY DESLAURIER
“Millenials like to re-purpose and they cherish old things. It is a post-modernist approach where you take the best of the old and combine it with modernity.” —
KIT REDMOND
In 2004, Kit co-founded Toronto-based RTR Media Inc. with popular design guru Debbie Travis and Hans Rosenstein, eventually becoming the sole owner. Her company is known for its expert hosts and producing inventive, highly-rated renovation shows focussing on home, design, construction, and real estate. She won the Canadian Screen award three times as best lifestyle producer for the hit show Income Property with Scott McGillvray (HGTV Canada/USA).
In her Barry Hobin designed Glebe townhome, she starts every day with an hour of yoga on the roof-top terrace. The home showcases her impressive art collection of soulful pieces that fit beautifully into the vibrant space, where Ottawa At Home visited to get to know this Canadian producer better. WHERE DOES AN IDEA FOR A SHOW BEGIN? In factual television we look for real people doing interesting things and find out who they are, what they are doing and what their passions are. Next, we research to see if our idea would appeal to a broad audience and then build a show around them. It is then pitched to a network and, if they like it, they will either do paper or tape visual development