Chrissy Poitras and Kyle Topping bought this home in Prince Edward County, in a rural town in southern Ontario, Canada, in the fall of 2010, renovated until May 2011 and then moved in June 2011. Initially, they had a tough time deciding on a style for the house but finally settled on boho country — a country style with an artist/bohemian flair. Chrissy, Kyle and dog Rico are the home’s full-time residents, but the house is always filled with artists and designers from around the world. The couple rents out three rooms to visiting artists as part of their Spark Box artist residency program. In their spare time, they also run an arts publication, Square2, which is dedicated to presenting contemporary visual art, design, music and literature from Ontario-based artists. This is certainly a lively, activity-filled home! Thanks, Chrissy & Kyle! And a big thanks to Evan Nash for the photographs and Alex Fida for the design and staging. — Amy Azzarito
Image above: This is one of the many instruments Kyle owns. We have been carting this heavy organ around with us for the five years we’ve been together. Oddly, neither of us has learned how to play it. It sits proudly in our living room with one of Kyle’s paintings hanging above it.
Image above: This is one of the three residency rooms for visiting artists. I wanted to give each of the residency rooms a different feel, and I really wanted each of them to be special. This is the “girly” room (my personal favorite). The bed frame was a side-of-the-road find, and the lithograph print is another of Kyle’s works. Prince Edward County has the best garage sales, and pretty much everything in this room was purchased at one, including the vintage chenille bedspread, the vase and the bedside table. These sales are a great way to find deals and take visiting artists around the island.
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