Bedroom Decor: Pretty in

At first glance, very little indicates that Sarah Dinnick and husband Colin Webster’s forward-thinking home is bustling with three lively kids, ages 5, 8 and 10. No toys litter the living room, and very few signs of young life peek out among the contemporary furnishings, extensive art collection and handsome antiques that populate the elegant main floor. But upstairs, it’s another story.

The entire third floor of the renovated Georgian-style house in Toronto’s tree-lined Annex neighbourhood is a sensational, and no less stylish, kid zone. “I always thought, wouldn’t it be great to have all their stuff up there on the third floor,” admits Sarah, a graphic designer, who, in planning the renovation, envisioned sophisticated adult spaces and comfortable kid rooms. In other words: healthy separation, rather than segregation.