Nature’s hues and two pieces by the Toronto artist Steven Nederveen, a friend of the homeowners, deeply influenced the colour scheme. His luminous mixed-media artwork blurs the line between photography and painting, capturing forests and oceans in heightened, almost dreamlike colour. “Between the waves of Steven’s piece for the dining room and a wallpaper they fell in love with for the powder room, it became apparent that blue would be the primary accent colour,” says Robbins Griffith. From there, a palette of black stone, bleached oak, deep navy and crisp white took shape. Modern and restrained, yet warm with personality.