I just love it when visual beauty is woven together with a beautiful cause. There are few ways to imbue deeper meaning to architectural and interior design than to offer those gifts as a means of raising funds for cancer research. That’s just what Lynda Reeves and her incredible design team do each year with the Princess Margaret Showhome. The Showhome is just one of several prizes available in this luxury sweepstakes, and the funds raised support Toronto’s incredible Princess Margaret Hospital in their fight to conquer cancer. The House & Home team – under Lynda’s deft design direction – have been building spectacular homes in Oakville for several years now as a part of the Welcome Home Sweepstakes. These beautifully designed luxury dwellings are no doubt the coveted prize each year, and this year’s $4.3 million home is no exception.

There is an undercurrent of global influence throughout the space with rugs, textiles and objets which suggest a well-traveled aesthetic. The pops of pattern and colour that punctuate the home make a bold statement against the quiet backdrop of calming neutrals.

The kitchen is a visual stunner, and the island {decadently panelled in Bianco Carerra marble} is the piece de resistance in my opinion. The dramatic black Grange pantry cabinet is a strong visual anchor, and the clean lines and simplicity of the main wall of cabinets is quite calming. My only tweak to this kitchen {were it mine} would be to add more refrigeration as my family eats so many veggies that we require more than your average drawer and shelf space! I think customizing each end of the Grange pantry {disguising a full-length fridge on one end and a full-length freezer on the other} would serve the purpose without disturbing the aesthetic. The doors could be panelled in the same style and mirrored  where there is currently glass to maintain the open feel I so adore in this kitchen’s design.

You can visit the Showhome in person at 220 Pinehurst Drive in Oakville weekdays between 4-8pm and weekends noon-5pm. Tickets can be purchased on site and are also available here.

I hope Lynda Reeves and her team have inspired you, not only with their design prowess but more importantly with their charitable spirit in leveraging their gifts for a greater cause.

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All photos by Michael Graydon