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Elegant living room
Elegant living room

Elegant living room

Date10/30/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Elegant living room: Maggy Reeves' exquisite taste and love of beauty is as apparent in her home as it is in every garment she designs. Light, color, texture and detail are all taken into account and treated will love and respect in the John Parkin-designed home she and her husband, Otto, bought a year ago.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0075762F
An elegant living room makes a perfect place to throw a party
An elegant living room makes a perfect place to throw a party
3/14/1968
Decorator Gil Rice accepted the challenge to his ingenuity to prove that an abundance of good taste can turn a bachelor apartment in to elegant living quarters
Decorator Gil Rice accepted the challenge to his ingenuity to prove that an abundance of good taste can turn a bachelor apartment in to elegant living quarters
7/26/1971
Returning upstairs, the walnut-finished dining room meets the eye, with its long table covered with a fine lace cloth and its elegant crystal chandelier
Returning upstairs, the walnut-finished dining room meets the eye, with its long table covered with a fine lace cloth and its elegant crystal chandelier
9/18/1937
Interior designer Joseph Cheng outfitted the elegant dining room with fine antique furnishings.
Interior designer Joseph Cheng outfitted the elegant dining room with fine antique furnishings.
5/1/1989
Leon Weinstein holds one of the treasured violins which he lent to the show to decorate his elegant but functional music room. In the background is a (...)
Leon Weinstein holds one of the treasured violins which he lent to the show to decorate his elegant but functional music room. In the background is a (...)
4/10/1972
Warm living Space: Above, Terence and Catherine Helmer relax in their living room, an old-fashioned parlour updated for modern family life
Warm living Space: Above, Terence and Catherine Helmer relax in their living room, an old-fashioned parlour updated for modern family life
3/23/1983
Kathy Paton is Dr. Teitler's patient here. There are five dental chairs in the office which is an open and cheerful room as much like a living-room as possible
Kathy Paton is Dr. Teitler's patient here. There are five dental chairs in the office which is an open and cheerful room as much like a living-room as possible
1/31/1974
Relaxing in Venetian splendor of their formal living room are Victor Biasi and Richard, 10. Because Victor has lived in Venice most of his life, practically all the furniture in the room has been imported from Italy. Although the home on Glenview Ave. in North Toronto looks English on the outside, inside it is transformed into a touch of Venice transported to Toronto.
Relaxing in Venetian splendor of their formal living room are Victor Biasi and Richard, 10. Because Victor has lived in Venice most of his life, practically all the furniture in the room has been imported from Italy. Although the home on Glenview Ave. in North Toronto looks English on the outside, inside it is transformed into a touch of Venice transported to Toronto.
5/27/1971
The 23-foot living room of the $46,900 condominium apartment in Deltan Bridlewood is shown here from the dinning room end. Off to the right the study (...)
The 23-foot living room of the $46,900 condominium apartment in Deltan Bridlewood is shown here from the dinning room end. Off to the right the study (...)
8/28/1974
Mr. and Mrs. George Jordon are shown with their five handsome children in the living-room of their Scarborough home. Seen, from left, are, George, 15, Christine, 18, Barbara, 11, Jordon, John, 20, Mrs. Jordon, and David, 17, sitting on table. Family, proud of its Polish heritage, has a Polish Room in home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Jordon are shown with their five handsome children in the living-room of their Scarborough home. Seen, from left, are, George, 15, Christine, 18, Barbara, 11, Jordon, John, 20, Mrs. Jordon, and David, 17, sitting on table. Family, proud of its Polish heritage, has a Polish Room in home.
6/27/1972
Traditional style: Robert Dirstein opts for elegance in his living room, mixing an English Hepplewhite setee with Venetian and Georgian chairs on a Savonnerie rug.
Traditional style: Robert Dirstein opts for elegance in his living room, mixing an English Hepplewhite setee with Venetian and Georgian chairs on a Savonnerie rug.
1/13/1992
Top, Soprano Riki Turofsky sits by the Heintzman grand piano in the living room of her Kingsway home
Top, Soprano Riki Turofsky sits by the Heintzman grand piano in the living room of her Kingsway home
4/9/1987