Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick of the Elte clan raided the store’s showroom to decorate his condo
Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick of the Elte clan raided the store’s showroom to decorate his condo
By Peter Saltsman | August 29, 2013
By Peter Saltsman | 08/29/2013
Jamie Metrick loves rugs. As the head of the rugs department at the venerable furniture store Elte—which his great-grandfather founded in 1919—he spends all day every day thinking about them. It’s no surprise, then, that his two-bedroom condo at Spadina and Dupont is full of rugs—which, it turns out, are the only things in the place he picked out himself and among the only proper furnishings he had when he moved in four years ago. The space stayed mostly bare for two years, until he finally enlisted the help of his mother and brother, who together run the furniture side of the family business. They helped him pick pieces from the showroom floor and arranged them to get the most out of his space. Jamie doesn’t cook—his fridge usually contains a couple of bottles of white wine and a lonely jar of jam—and he rarely eats at home, so he filled his dining area with a foosball table that his brother found in Vietnam. He does, however, enjoy hosting parties, so he gave a hotel wine rack pride of place. And his mother and brother made sure to keep the floor and wall space uncluttered: all the better to make room for his rugs.
229192 Jamie Metrick’s two-bedroom condo at Spadina and Dupont (Image: Derek Shapton) Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-09-e1377265995667-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-09.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-09.jpg 1000 667 {"copyright":"Derek Shapton"} https://torontolife.com/style/great-spaces-all-in-the-family/slide/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-09/ great-spaces-jamie-metrick-09 0 0
(Image: Derek Shapton)
229184 Jamie originally had only one coffee table in front of the couch. After a few parties, he realized guests could use more space to set down their drinks and that a second one would look pretty good (Image: Derek Shapton) Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-01-e1377266188957-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-01.jpg 1000 667 {"copyright":"Derek Shapton"} https://torontolife.com/style/great-spaces-all-in-the-family/slide/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-01/ great-spaces-jamie-metrick-01 0 0
(Image: Derek Shapton)
229193 (Image: Derek Shapton) Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-10-e1377265952562-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-10.jpg 1000 667 {"copyright":"Derek Shapton"} https://torontolife.com/style/great-spaces-all-in-the-family/slide/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-10/ great-spaces-jamie-metrick-10 0 0
(Image: Derek Shapton)
229186 The spotlight was designed as a replica of an old Hollywood studio light. (Image: Derek Shapton) Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-03-e1377266126793-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-03.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-03.jpg 667 1000 [] https://torontolife.com/style/great-spaces-all-in-the-family/slide/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-03/ great-spaces-jamie-metrick-03 0 0
(Image: Derek Shapton)
229189 Jamie’s brother, Andrew, a furniture buyer at Elte, found the foosball table at a supplier’s shop in Vietnam. The base is made from broken Japanese looms Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-06-e1377266063535-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-06.jpg 1000 667 {"copyright":"Derek Shapton"} https://torontolife.com/style/great-spaces-all-in-the-family/slide/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-06/ great-spaces-jamie-metrick-06 0 0
229194 (Image: Derek Shapton) Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-11-e1377265921183-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-11.jpg 1000 667 {"copyright":"Derek Shapton"} https://torontolife.com/style/great-spaces-all-in-the-family/slide/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-11/ great-spaces-jamie-metrick-11 0 0
(Image: Derek Shapton)
229195 Jamie picked the rugs himself, but had help from his mother and brother with the rest of the furnishings (Image: Derek Shapton) Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-12-e1377265904455-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-12.jpg 667 1000 [] https://torontolife.com/style/great-spaces-all-in-the-family/slide/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-12/ great-spaces-jamie-metrick-12 0 0
(Image: Derek Shapton)
229188 Jamie enjoyes hosting parties, hence the prominently displayed hotel wine rack (Image: Derek Shapton) Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-05-e1377266082687-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-05.jpg 667 1000 [] https://torontolife.com/style/great-spaces-all-in-the-family/slide/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-05/ great-spaces-jamie-metrick-05 0 0
(Image: Derek Shapton)
229190 (Image: Derek Shapton) Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-07-e1377266040180-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-07.jpg 667 1000 {"copyright":"Derek Shapton"} https://torontolife.com/style/great-spaces-all-in-the-family/slide/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-07/ great-spaces-jamie-metrick-07 0 0
(Image: Derek Shapton)
229187 The hanging rug is part of the Silk Orchid collection. It was woven by hand from vintage sari silk. The same process was used to make the rug that hangs in the living room. (Image: Derek Shapton) Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-04-e1377266103707-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-04.jpg 667 1000 [] https://torontolife.com/style/great-spaces-all-in-the-family/slide/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-04/ great-spaces-jamie-metrick-04 0 0
(Image: Derek Shapton)
229191 <p>The Warhol is a portrait of Louis Brandeis. Jamie’s parents bought it while he was attending Brandeis University, and gave it to him when he graduated.</p><br />
<p>The only piece of furniture Jamie had before he moved in was the industrial rolling rack in the office. At first he thought he’d use it for clothes, but now he uses it to hang rug samples</p> (Image: Derek Shapton) Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo Great Spaces: Jamie Metrick’s condo https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-08-e1377266013828-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-08.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-08.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/style/great-spaces-all-in-the-family/slide/great-spaces-jamie-metrick-08/ great-spaces-jamie-metrick-08 0 0
(Image: Derek Shapton)