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Designer Vanessa Ferro painted the window frames to match the Anaglypta wallpaper in the front hall, which reads like a modern touch.
Designer Vanessa Ferro painted the window frames to match the Anaglypta wallpaper in the front hall, which reads like a modern touch.Photo by DONNA GRIFFITH PHOTO COURTESY OF VANESSA FERRO DESIGN 

Floor
The powder room’s marble mosaic floor tile looks as if it has always been there; the light fixture, with its newly restored brass finish, is original to the house but had formerly been in the kitchen.Photo by DONNA GRIFFITH PHOTO COURTESY OF VANESSA FERRO DESIGN 

The dining room’s rich draperies and bold floral wallpaper evoke Murdoch Mysteries, set in the same period.
The dining room’s rich draperies and bold floral wallpaper evoke Murdoch Mysteries, set in the same period.Photo by DONNA GRIFFITH PHOTO COURTESY OF VANESSA FERRO DESIGN 

kitchen
Removing an original window changed the orientation of the kitchen for the better. Sweet toile-style wallpaper and black and white tile floor are period touches.Photo by DONNA GRIFFITH PHOTO COURTESY OF VANESSA FERRO DESIGN 

Continuing the kitchen’s white and blue scheme into the pantry links the two spaces.
Continuing the kitchen’s white and blue scheme into the pantry links the two spaces.Photo by DONNA GRIFFITH PHOTO COURTESY OF VANESSA FERRO DESIGN