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H omeowner Wing Lau dashes around her immaculate, one-bedroom condo grabbing a jug of water from an otherwise barren fridge and nods toward the bedroom door, behind which things are apparently not so perfect. "We just got back from a weekend in New York City and are still unpacking," says Wing with a smile. Wing, 28, and her husband, Kevin Teo, 31, bought their downtown Vancouver property overlooking BC Place stadium just last year and were in a similar rush to furnish it. Wing had recently moved from Chicago to join her new husband. They were living in the basement of his parents' home in Coquitlam while Kevin was working in downtown Vancouver. "We were so desperate to have our own space," says Wing. "We had lived apart and then with his parents. We were newlyweds. It was important to create something that was all our own." The busy professional couple – both are accountants – hired interior designers Jennifer Scott and Megan Baker of A Good Chick to Know to Grand Illusion (Above) Investment pieces like this full-sized, grey velvet tufted sofa (informinteriors.com) anchors the room and creates a perception of spaciousness. DOUBLE DUTY (Above) A marble-topped coffee table (cb2.com) serves as an impromptu dining table on busy weeknights. Square one find normal-sized furniture that they The bigger obstacle was the fact that could take with them." the couple had nothing at the start Megan adds that larger pieces of the project but a mattress and a actually create the illusion of space few books. if arranged correctly. In the couple's "They were newlyweds and just bedroom, a queen-sized upholstered starting out," says Jennifer. "The bed frame is the focal point. There is challenge was how to create a first no dresser and only one side table, home with personality when they but the bed alone is able to carry the literally owned nothing." room. Armed with a mere $13,000 help transform their 601-square-foot budget, the designers worked with Pattern mixing condo into a personalized space the couple to source a quality sofa The designers applied texture in the that does double duty. Many areas and bed that would anchor the space. form of four different wallpapers to of their diminutive home serve "The biggest mistake people make give the space depth. A large, graphic multiple functions. A former closet when dealing with small spaces wallpaper in red, black and white was converted into a mini office and is loading a tiny place with tiny was used for the office nook while a feature wall while a flex room is a things," says Megan. "This will not muted white-on-white pattern was walk-in closet and foyer all in one. be their last home. They needed to placed on the surrounding wall. 60 p58-63_CambieCondo.indd 60 | november 201 3 bcliving.ca 13-10-23 11:51 AM