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Custom oversized armchairs, from Van Gogh Designs in Vancouver, define a conversation nook that replaced the living room.
Photograph by: Debra Brash, Times Colonist

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The Rolstones love grey, white and black. Their newly upholstered, custom headboard was made by Van Gogh Home Design in Vancouver. The side tables "used to be really disgusting gold and brown," said Janet Rolstone.
Photograph by: Debra Brash, Times Colonist

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Vancouver artist Jason Rolstone redesigned his parents' house and created most of the art, too. Behind him, left, at the top of the stairs, is an artificial tortoise shell he spray painted silver.
Photograph by: Debra Brash, Times Colonist

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The Urbana kitchen includes custom shaker-style cabinet doors. The interiors of glass-fronted cabinets are glazed in a deep ocean blue-grey.
Photograph by: Debra Brash

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Roy Rolstone replanted all the grass and redid all the landscaping, including the stone patio.
Photograph by: Debra Brash, Times Colonist

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This Broadmead homeÕs kitchen nook offers panoramic views. The owners bucked the downsizing trend, moving to a larger home to accommodate visits from extended family.
Photograph by: Debra Brash, Times Colonist

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The laundry has no window, so the owners brightened it will a grey-striped orange wall.
Photograph by: Debra Brash, Times Colonist

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The couple widened the bedroom hall by two feet to allow room for antiques.
Photograph by: Debra Brash

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Built in the 1980s, the house sits on a high, south-facing piece of land in Broadmead.
Photograph by: Debra Brash, Times Colonist

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A cracked eggshell that holds a pinecone adds an artistic touch to the dining-room tabletop.
Photograph by: Debra Brash, Times Colonist

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The dining room is all black and white, but an Art Deco-style sideboard with orb mirrors and green accents provides a splash of colour.
Photograph by: Debra Brash, Times Colonist

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The former living room had great views, so the new owners made it into a large master bedroom.
Photograph by: Debra Brash, Times Colonist

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Instead of downsizing, retirees Roy and Janet Rolstone moved from an 1,800-square-foot home to one that is 3,800 square feet. Now thereÕs enough room for their sons and grandchildren to stay overnight.
Photograph by: Debra Brash, Times Colonist

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BEFORE: Jason Rolstone carries his daughter in the downstairs family room. The old fireplace has been painted and ã since it wasn't needed to provide heat -- now houses a woodpile.
Photograph by: Jason Rolstone photo

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BEFORE: Another view of the closets that used to sit at the front entry
Photograph by: Jason Rolstone photo

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BEFORE: The old ensuite had double sinks, but looked dated.
Photograph by: Jason Rolstone photo

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BEFORE: The old ensuite had double sinks, but looked dated.
Photograph by: Jason Rolstone photo