$5.9 million for a wacky Edwardian in Rosedale with a pink sitting room
What old red-brick would be complete without checkerboard floors, Greek columns, a feeding station for pooches and a den with flowers everywhere?
Neighbourhood: Rosedale Price: $5,995,000 Size: 3,100 square feet plus a 682-square-foot basement Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 3 Parking spots: 3 Real estate agent: Myles Slocombe, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada
The Place
A three-bedroom, three-bathroom detached in the heart of Rosedale. The recently renovated property comes with kooky one-of-a-kind interiors punctuated by wild wallpaper, eclectic furniture and art all over. It’s within walking distance of the Don Valley’s trails and Rosedale station. And motorists are a quick drive from both Davenport and the DVP.
The History
This home was built in 1908 and has undergone several upgrades over the last century, including a second-storey addition designed by previous owners. The current owners moved in three years ago, revamping the kitchen and floors as well as building a pool house in the backyard for guests.
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The Tour
The structure itself is set back from the street, with a cobblestone driveway and mature trees for privacy.
Residents enter from the British-style side door, which comes with a comically large brass knob.
In the foyer, a bright-red runner (which cost about $17,000) pairs nicely with marble checkerboard floors imported from California.
Pink paint coats the ceiling and walls in the sitting room. It’s a collage of various time periods, but the wainscoting here is original.
Moving along reveals the in-your-face dining room. Note the light fixture, which matches the room’s brass accents and evokes gold leaf.
Now for the upgraded kitchen, which has Miele appliances and storage for days. Note the built-in dog bowls and feeding zone on the bottom left.
But the real showstopper is the dry bar. It has inline lighting, a built-in wine fridge and a freezer for ice cubes.
The kitchen opens up into the family room. Here, studio lighting lines the ceiling for showing off art. That marble mantle on the right is a nice touch.
A sunroom with panoramic poolside views—framed by Doric columns and crowned by a skylight—occupies the rear of the home.
See?
Out back, the owners surrounded the old pool with composite decking and built a Muskoka-esque pool house with a bar and lounge.
The pool house, like a self-contained apartment, is equipped with vaulted ceilings, a kitchenette, a bathroom, a Murphy bed and in-suite laundry.
Let’s head back to the main house. Upstairs is the main suite, with wall-to-wall built-in closets and more funky wallpaper.
The ensuite, meanwhile, comes with a Japanese toilet, a soaker tub and a rainfall shower.
A fitness zone stands in place of the former walk-in closet.
Finally, here’s a peek inside the second floor’s moody den.
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Teagan Sliz covers Ontario real estate for Toronto Life and Storeys. She also writes for Cottage Life and has reported on everything from hidden-gem restaurants to Canadian wildlife and forest fires. She graduated from Queen’s University with a bachelor’s in history and art history and from Centennial College, where she studied Canadian publishing.
