An Old-World Montreal Apartment Gets a Fresh Makeover
Photo by Sylvie Li
For the past two and a half years, Lauren MacLean has treated her Montreal apartment as a canvas of expression—a place where she feels encouraged to trust and tweak her eye for design. To glimpse into her space, which tens of thousands of Instagram followers do, is to see an almost dreamlike setting of her own making. Sunlight streams in from a window encased in detailed molding, illuminating colorful furniture and casting shade on smooth tables. A built-in bookcase and an architectural fireplace are showpieces in themselves, but they’re also a backdrop to fanciful artwork and ceramics. Everything has been meticulously chosen, down to the flowers that bloom on a private patio outside.
“There is something to be said for becoming your own muse and really listening to your own intuition,” she says. “We are so fortunate to live in a time where we have endless inspiration at our fingertips, but that can bury our internal instincts on what we really connect with.”
