Unity in Seton Offers Balanced Tones Across Open-concept ...

Its easy to connect with others in an open concept living space, to hold conversations from kitchen to living room.But the design conversation of such a space is equally important.A standout example of a stylish, well-planned open concept is the main living floor of a townhome show home in Unity in Seton, by Trico Homes.

Unity is a collection of 107 two- and three-bedroom townhomes. Each comes with a two-car garage, patio, private balcony and access to a pet-friendly green space. Homes start in the low $300,000s, including home, lot and GST.

Trico Homes Alexandra Scott, design studio consultant, created the look. Here, she talks about her design concepts.OVERALL CONCEPTI started with the overall concept of a Rustic Industrial look for the show home.

When I was choosing items for the home, I tried to stick with wood, concrete, brick, distressed leather, anything with a warm natural look. Natural tan colours are added throughout the house to bring warmth and balance to all the hard natural elements. Artwork was all chosen to reflect old factories with rough brick and metal.

I absolutely love how it turned out!KITCHENI thought the dark cabinets and granite countertops helped contrast the lighter wood floor and backsplash tile. The chevron mosaic picks up from the lighter tones in the granite and is also brought upstairs to the wallpaper in the master bedroom giving the house a cohesive look.

BRICK WALLPAPER FEATUREAgain, I wanted that rustic industrial loft feeling so the wallpaper mimics the exposed brick wall. It brings a lot of character and warmth to the room.DINING AREAThe glass dining table is seated with upholstered chairs, and set with wood chargers.

I went with the upholstered chairs to counterbalance some of the harder elements in the space. I tried finding something that had a linen natural fibre feel to stick with the theme, while softening the glass and wood table.SHOWCASE LOUNGE CHAIRThe taupe/sand leather chair in the living room really stands out.

Peanut leather! I wanted to bring some warmth into a fairly monochromatic colour scheme without it feeling out of place.UNDERFOOTThis is a hand-scraped engineered hardwood on the main floor that gives a more weathered feel compared to a smooth shiny hardwood.