Designer Allison Holden-Pope creates an oasis in a busy home with a canopy-covered dining space.

The Look: Zen Dining Nook

A Japanese-inspired wood screen custom-built by Vertical Grain provides structural support for a salvaged-lumber floating staircase, but it also acts as a grounding element for the main floor of this renovated Vancouver Special: Douglas fir beams reach up the wall and form a canopy above the table, creating a cozy space (with a matching built-in bench) for the family to gather come dinnertime. See the rest of this spectacular Allison Holden-Pope–designed home, part of the Vancouver Special House Tour hosted by the Vancouver Heritage Foundation.

SOURCES
Architect, Allison Holden-Pope, One Seed Architecture and Interiors, Vancouver,  oneseed.ca. Builder, Vertical Grain Project, Vancouver, verticalgrainprojects.com. Custom Douglas Fir screen and canopy, Vertical Grain Project, Vancouver, verticalgrainprojects.com. Wire-brushed oak flooring, Canada West Wood Flooring, Richmond, B.C., canadawestwood.ca. Concrete dining table, Fluff Designs, Vancouver, rentfluff.com. O&G Gypsy chairs, OMG It’s Small, North Vancouver, B.C., omgitssmall.com.

Stacey McLachlan

Stacey McLachlan

Stacey is a senior editor at Western Living magazine, as well as editor-in-chief of sister publication Vancouver magazine. She loves window shopping on the job: send your home accessories and furniture recommendations over to [email protected]