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The kitchen island is customized with standard mouldings and built-in shelves and the Merit Kitchens Ethos door style in Maple, stained in Seaside Timberwood.
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The use of matching cabinets in the bathroom provides the cohesive flow into the main floor bathroom, adding delightful drama to the guests’ interior design experience.
Staining the bathroom cabinets in Seaside Timberwood, the homeowners chose the warmth of natural woods in the ensuite. What a great way to add to the natural serenity from outside each morning.
The finer details:
The custom floating oak kitchen shelves and the large farmhouse sink add warmth to the stack of standard kitchen cabinets in the corner, with the striking faucet helping to play off the classic design twist, this edgy abode is a slice of balance, sophistication and paradise along the Westcoast shores of British Columbia.
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