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A seaside space is transformed into a modern, masculine bachelor pad.

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esigner Gaile Guevara isn’t afraid to get personal with her clients, if the lengthy, surprisingly intimate questionnaire she issues at the start of each project is any indication (“I even ask who they like to date!” she laughs). It helped her understand why film industry marine coordinator Jason Crosby had moved to his new home base in Lonsdale (to be more accessible to his downtown friends) and the look he was dreaming of—something masculine and modern to accommodate his current lifestyle, but also a space that would encourage him to indulge passions that he had put on the back burner, like entertaining and travelling.

The first step, though, was a complete overhaul of the 1,200-square-foot condo. Though the unit was only 12 years old, an awkward layout made a thor-ough renovation necessary. The wall closing off the kitchen was torn down, revealing grand views of the Lonsdale harbour and downtown Vancouver. “We’ve got a 180-degree view of the city. When you’re in the living room, you can see almost to Burnaby,” says Guevara. Crosby, in his line of work, spends most of his days at the harbour (“if you need anything done on the water for a movie, you call him,” explains Gue-vara), so throughout the space, she included subtle nods to life at sea: marine cleats work as a backdrop for a trio of Zoë Pawlak-commissioned paintings; colour-blocked throw cushions in oceanic blues pep-per the down-layered, modular Camerich sofa; sleek silver pendant lights are hung at varied heights to

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LIVING WELL The television all but disappears into a black backdrop (right) between windows that take in the view of Lonsdale. Hand-printed cotton Unison pillows play off of the colours in the custom Zoë Pawlak seascapes that hang on marine cleats behind the cushy modular sofa (right). A traditional dining room is swapped out in favour of expanded island seating (below)—and even Griffin the Labrador gets his own desig-nated breakfast bar.

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The light colour palette remains masculine thanks to rugged touches of leather (like the pair of mid-century chairs) and rich woods (the solid walnut stools in the kitchen).

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