How did downsizers’ pick things to keep for their condo?

Some things were non-negotiable: the baby grand piano, her grandmother’s rocking chair, a pair of Aubusson rugs. These were among the cherished possessions Joan Healy just had to keep when she and her husband Tom moved into a condo half the size of their 5,000-square-foot house. Pieces with strong sentimental value should stay with their downsizing owners, to create a space that “still feels very much like home with things they love,” said Gillies. Here, her floor plans showed that the dining room table or an antique mahogany sideboard had to go. “Endlessly bored” with ubiquitous white decor, Healy was emphatic that the condo should come alive with colour.