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During the renovation, the mahogany-panelled dining room was converted into an office, and the former pantry became the barrel-vaulted dining room.Mitch Fain

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In his overhaul and furnishing of this eclectic house – a project undertaken in collaboration with Heintzman Sanborn, a Toronto architecture and interior design studio – Mr. Oberman carefully restored the opulent decoration and high-style finishes, as well as the handsome oak floors.Mitch Fain

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The late developer Paul Oberman’s Rosedale home. Viewed at close range, the exterior shows expert brickwork in walls and at corners and around windows, lovely classical cornices and other sharply focused details.Mitch Fain

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On the main floor is a stately procession of spacious, well-proportioned public rooms decorated with expanses of dark, elaborately carved wood panelling, flourishes of plaster moulding and other romantic touches.Mitch Fain

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The library, with its array of very good Art Deco furniture, may be one of the best period recreations in any Toronto house.Mitch Fain

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The large four-level Rosedale family home is currently on the market for $13,800,000.Mitch Fain

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