Interior Design - Condo Living Room Makeover For A Bachelor

I'm in a brand new build in downtown Toronto and this condo is great , has amazing bones .

But my friend Brandon wanted something a little more sophisticated , something that would match his personal style .

So I offered to help .

Now , he inherited some of this furniture which is not fitting quite right in the living room .

It's really big and bulky and we want to change out some of that and the windows are fantastic in here .

We've got floor to ceiling all along the wall .

Lots of natural light flooding in .

We just need to give them something that might even include a desk area for working .

We'll see what we can fit in here and make the space much more livable .

So basically , we had to get rid of all the pieces of furniture he came with .

We were starting from scratch .

Now , this isn't a small living room for a condo .

So we were actually able to fit in a large sitting area , a great media console with storage and even a small desk area for Braden .

Next , we wanted some color and what better way to do that than with a glorious rug .

Now , this was a bit of a struggle .

This is a eight by 10 vintage rug .

It's heavy .

It's good quality and it had to go under all the furniture , but we managed and it made such a difference and it was exactly that splash of color we needed .

Braden had the coffee table in his storage unit .

It's black , it's plain , it does the job .

Then , of course , we had to bring in some pillows , not too many , but just enough for him to be comfortable .

We kept them neutral .

We have a few touches of blue .

Now , the art brought in a lot of color as well .

It's a custom piece .

So we were able to get the exact size we needed to fill a huge condo wall .

And I think it's the perfect backdrop for the couch .

The office space was tricky because I didn't want it to look like a permanent office .

So we got a ladder desk which without the chair looks like a beautiful open bookcase , but you can pull a chair to it and then have a functional workspace , swapping out those pieces of furniture made a huge impact in all of those pieces we brought in .

We kept neutral with a bit of wood and some black accents to keep that manly vibe alive .

Now that we're done and your space is fully outfitted .

Are you happy with it ?

Honestly , as soon as I walked in , I was absolutely shocked and I love the way that it turned out and not too girly for you .

Get the man vibe .

It's the perfect mix so that it's not too masculine , but it still feels like my , see how you can smush into the pillows .

Like , once you smush like that to watch TV .

Now .

Yeah , those are good .

Oh , the chopped ?

I think this looks great .

And having the carpet is night and day just brings it all in the art too .

Like , I think that makes a huge difference .

So , thank you very much .

I'm thrilled that we were able to get rid of all of Brian's hand me downs because now he has a fully finished space that has his personality and that he's happy with .