Buyer reveals - 1867 Confederation Log and Timber Frame

A Classic Log Cottage Comes to Life

For years, Brian and Donna Conroy made frequent visits to Kushog Lake in Ontario’s Haliburton Highlands region to spend long weekends and holidays with friends who owned a waterside cottage. Their visits—made up of days of blissed-out lounging— gave them a break from the bustle of city life and a craving for a retreat of their own.

Cottage Collaboration: The Log Home That Brought 3 Housing Experts Together

Equal parts rustic and refined, the cottage was the perfect retreat for the Robertsons. After moving in on Canada Day, the couple and their kids spent the rest of the summer reconnecting. Only in the early morning hours, before the sunshine rose over the trees and began to spread across the lake, was all quiet. Soon, the tunes of everything from The Tragically Hip to Taylor Swift filled the air — the sign the fun, and the bustle, was about to begin.

Building on a budget: how Jon realized his dream and got more bang for his log home buck

The compact footprint of this log home rings in at just under 800 square feet on the main floor, but the space lives large by going up, not out, with the addition of a full 800-square-foot basement and the loft space, which adds an additional 300 square feet of living space.

This Timber Home Puts the Spotlight on the Beauty of Wood

The five-bedroom, three-bathroom house is expansive but cozy. The upper level is a dedicated owners’ suite, boasting generous sleeping quarters, a 112-square-foot walk-in-closet and a Juliette balcony overlooking the great room below.

The Roberts’ Owner Story – Making the Perfect Perfect Cottage Even Better

Take a look inside the Roberts’ lake cottage, and see how they designed a floor plan and space that is ideal for family gatherings, entertaining and outdoor living.

Inside Rich’s New Timber Frame Home

The Revelstoke is done and Rich and his family have officially moved into their new timber frame home. We’ll give you the scoop on how they’re settling in - and throw in some bonus timber talk, too.

A Dream House Come True: The Homestead

Monika Gazzola has always known she wanted a log home. After purchasing land in Kirkfield, Ontario, it didn’t take much for her to convince her husband, Serge, that they should build their dream house on the property.

How a Hampton-style vision of a cottage morphed into a head-turning log home

After hiring an architect to draw up the plans and running the numbers, this couple realized they could start fresh and build their family’s dream home for “not much more” than the cost of the renovations.

Against the Storm: When a House Is a HOME

For years, this beautiful stretch of land was home to some of Michaels’ fondest memories. He first began visiting as a boy when his family purchased a cottage on the lake where they spent summers boating, fishing and enjoying long, lazy laid-back days. Michael often returned to those memories while spending the next few decades living in the city. Finally, he and Cheryl decided to take the plunge back into lake life.

Warmth and Nostalgia in a Brand New Cottage

Enjoying nearly two decades of Confederation log home living on Ontario’s Horseshoe Lake is one family’s good fortune. Sometimes you have to let go of one thing to make room for something better. No one knows that better than Bill and Laura Muirhead. After nearly a decade of making memories with their three children in a lakeside cottage they had purchased in the Haliburton highlands region of Ontario, the couple knew it was time for an upgrade.

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