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Our Host: Kristina Egyed

Who's that? Business owner, LaLa鈥檚 in Deep Cove

Beverage Offered: lychee martini!

Tell me about where you live.

I live in an area called Grandview, just up from Commercial drive.

How about your house?

Well I鈥檓 the 2nd owner of a house that was built in 1958 by two nephews for their uncle and aunt. The uncle and aunt never had children, so the house is quite pristine. Everything is beautifully maintained, and built solid solid solid. One of the nephews was a plumber and the other was a tiler. The uncle had passed away and the aunt was getting older. The nephew accepted my offer on the house and said to the realtor, she will love this house, this will be her house, she鈥檚 not going to tear it down, she鈥檚 not going to do a big destroy on it. I just really felt that this would be my home.

How would you describe your place?

First I would say I live in one of the best areas in 麻豆传媒映画and I think that that鈥檚 because I鈥檓 so close to a high street: Commercial Drive. When I go out on Commercial with my friends, it鈥檚 such a pleasure to be able to invite them back....I tell them we鈥檙e going back in time a little bit, we鈥檙e going back to the 1960s. I鈥檝e decorated it in a way where I鈥檝e maintained the look of it and that has been very affordable. I have a railing that鈥檚 metal that goes around the staircase and I kept it because I could incorporate a light fixture that is a little bit more contemporary and put orchids in.... you saw a lot in that in the 1950s. I鈥檝e taken something that could have been very dated and updated it. I haven鈥檛 gutted everything out of this home, I鈥檝e maintained it and I don鈥檛 want to take away from what is already here.

What do you use your home for?

I entertain a tonne which has been a really nice thing for me. People have no qualms about dropping in, calling me saying we鈥檝e got all the fixings for dinner and we鈥檙e coming over because I have a gorgeous south facing 300 square foot back deck and everyone loves that in the summer and it just feels really warm and comfortable having people here. I think that was what the house kind of wanted; it didn鈥檛 have it before. People are actually wearing their shoes in the house for the first time ever.

There鈥檚 personality everywhere, but the office is really cute.

Yes, when I was looking at places to buy it was really important for me to have a space where I could work, but also where it would show the personality of what I do. I鈥檓 in retail and retail is very vibrant sector. I own a very fashion forward store called Lalas and it鈥檚 in Deep Cove. The office had to emulate the store and the store had to emulate the office, so I was thinking how can I incorporate the colours of 1958, yet have the technology to have what I need in 2011 and I think I鈥檝e bridged that gap quite nicely.

Are you a big art fan?

I鈥檓 definitely a decor person. The way that I鈥檝e picked up my decor is on road trips like to Bute, Montana where I picked up that luggage set. I travel so much for work, and seeing the luggage set there when I come home or when I leave for an extended period of time to travel grounds me, and lets me know that I鈥檓 always going to be coming back. The glass pieces are from the 50s through the 70s and they鈥檙e all make in Canada or the States and they鈥檙e things that I remember as a kid, thinking they were the gaudiest things I鈥檝e ever seen in my life and now i love them.

If you could add anything to your place now, is there anything you would do?

It鈥檚 to re-do the kitchen. It鈥檚 hard for me when I think about doing are remake on the kitchen but there鈥檚 no dishwasher, and when you鈥檙e entertaining 30 people you want a dishwasher . The countertops are shorter and were built in '58 and people were a little bit smaller . I find that I鈥檓 always bending down and I鈥檇 just like it to be a bit more functional. I鈥檓 really going to miss the way it looks right now, that鈥檚 going to be a hard transition for me.