Sofia, an interior design student with a background in the music industry, moved from Los Angeles back to Toronto and took a cold, cookie-cutter condo and injected it with rich 1970s Mid-Century Modern character. Custom wood paneling in the dining and living areas emulates classic California architecture, anchored by a rare authenticated Milo Baughman burlwood table found on Facebook Marketplace. Affordable DIYs — burlwood peel-and-stick cabinet wraps, tiled IKEA Kallax units — sit alongside brutalist vintage lighting and cozy conversation-pit seating, proving great design scales to any budget.