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Shelter / Real Estate

LAKE JOSEPH COTTAGE

This low-slung structure designed by VFA Architects blends in perfectly into Muskokan landscape. Organic and fairly small compared to its neighbours, the cottage adopts the less is more approach. Its form deeply embedded into the landscape, provides all the needs and comforts of all-season, 21st century living, while delivering spectacular views of the surrounding nature. Brilliant use of the materials – a blend of metal, glass and wood (look at the beautiful Shou Sugi Ban siding) lend a soft touch to a fairly modern structure.

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ESCAPOLOGY: MODERN CABINS, COTTAGES AND RETREATS

Escape from 2020 and give your mind a getaway with Escapology: Modern Cabins, Cottages and Retreats. Curated by Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan, the 265-page book takes you to 24 dreamy homes around the world where you can mentally cozy up around a wood-burning fire and immerse yourself in mother nature. One minute you’ll be in a rugged mountain lodge and the next you’re held up in a minimal Scandinavian cabin surrounded by foilage. The duo even highlights their own retreat on Ontario’s Drag Lake. Filled with impressive photographs, this book might even inspire you to turn your own abode into your dream retreat.