A 530 sq ft condo that feels like a tropical villa
Bryan used a strict mood board and budget to bring the feel of a Balinese villa to his 530 sq ft Midtown Toronto condo.
Bryan grew up in Indonesia and moved to Toronto in 2015. He moved into his 530 sq ft condo near Yonge and Eglinton in 2021. A trip to Bali, just as it reopened during the pandemic, gave him the plan. He stayed in a villa there and took photos of everything he liked.
He turned those photos into a mood board of warm neutrals, stone, terracotta and green, and he stuck to it. If a piece doesn't fit the plan or the budget, he doesn't buy it. He set aside $10,000 to furnish the place and spent about $13,000.
Indonesian pieces carry the theme. A batik print hangs in the hall from a wooden rod he brought back from Bali. Balinese carvings and a vintage Balinese painting fill the bedroom. He painted the beige bathroom green.
His gallery wall mixes artists he loves with a drawing he made at age six. One piece came from Charlie, whose home we toured in No. 005. He saved up for a Fornasetti cushion after spotting it in Hong Kong and again in London. On the balcony, an egg chair faces the sunset. A bird of paradise he calls Eden is his fourth try at keeping one alive.
