How this quaint Muskoka cottage transformed into a luxury vacation spot

The spot

A 2,000-square-foot 4-season cottage on Lake Joseph, in Port Carling, with four bedrooms and three baths. Built in 2018, it was procured and renovated in 2020 by the recent proprietor, who supposed to hire it out as a family vacation residence.

The designers

The cottage was in good ailment, but it had a somewhat dated inside. So the proprietor employed Andrea Pierre and Keri MacLellan from Toronto studio Westgrove to modernize it and give it a significant-conclusion hotel come to feel. Pierre and MacLellan had worked on the redesign of the June Motel in both of those Sauble Beach and Prince Edward County as nicely as Calabogie’s Someplace Inn. 

The tactic

For this assets, the designers married Scandinavian with Californian. “There’s Nordic minimalism together with substantial-contrast black and white,” Pierre points out. “We appeared to Swedish and Norwegian cottage layout for inspiration.” They put in pine shiplap partitions all through the interior, masking up the standard drywall finish, to increase some persona to the house. And they built-in organic textures via mild fixtures, rugs and household furniture. The redesign turned out so properly that the owner made the decision to keep the spot all to himself alternatively of renting it out.

The exterior

The exterior was originally painted blue with a yellow doorway, but Pierre and MacLellan opted for a more fashionable black. They also replaced the deck’s aspect railings with glass to enable for unobstructed views of the lake.

The lobby

Here’s the most important entrance, which opens up into the reduced level. The bench, from Restoration Hardware, is for shoe elimination, and there are hooks on the wall for coats. The artwork is by Christine Flynn of Prince Edward County.

The kitchenette

Just earlier the front entrance is what made use of to be a storage and electrical room, now a kitchenette. Pierre and MacLellan hid all of the wiring and then constructed out a galley-type kitchen with a sink, an built-in fridge, a coffee maker and open shelving. “If you’re sitting down on the dock and need a consume, you can appear below instead of likely all the way upstairs,” Pierre says.

The basement lounge

Past the kitchenette is this hangout location with an outsized chandelier from LD Shoppe. The designers added a sectional and a espresso desk, both equally from Restoration Components. Ground crops from Dynasty heat up all the white.

The eating home

Upstairs, there’s an open up-idea dwelling room, dining place and kitchen area with a vaulted ceiling and breathtaking views of the lake. The eating table is custom made from Muskoka Living (with its legs inset so that men and women can sit easily at either conclude). The chairs have been upholstered with contrasting fabrics on the seat and back again.

The residing home

Here’s a closer appear at the living space. It’s a slim place, so Pierre and MacLellan opted for a lesser two-seat couch that is excess deep. The coffee table is from Sundays.

The kitchen

The staff eliminated the higher cupboards in the kitchen area, replacing them with open white-oak shelving for an airier come to feel. “It genuinely opens up the house,” states Pierre. They also sourced the exact granite content as the countertop to incorporate a matching backsplash. The pendants higher than the island, from Pinch, are designed of paper linen. There’s also a new gas range and a wine fridge (the client is a massive wine collector). The stools, from Stowed, have leather-based seats and backs.

The powder area

Right here, Pierre and MacLellan went moody by painting the shiplap a dim graphite-navy hue from Farrow and Ball. They also purchased a custom white-oak vainness with a concrete sink and a wall-mounted faucet. The new mirror is from Rejuvenation.

The key bed room

The designers eliminated doorways from one particular of the closets to incorporate a developed-in dresser. The sliding doorways direct to a wrap-all around patio. 

The ensuite

Pierre and MacLellan upgraded this bathroom’s existing self-importance by portray it in a sage environmentally friendly. The room’s porcelain tile flooring was changed with a black mosaic marble, which is heated.

The next bedroom

This bedroom looks out to the dock. By reorienting the bed, the group was ready to in shape a king alternatively of a queen. The lamps are from Muskoka Dwelling, and the art is by Cath Laporte of Montreal.

The 3rd bedroom

This is the smallest bedroom. Pierre and MacLellan included wood detailing via a white-oak dresser from EQ3 and wooden facet tables. That wall sconce is from West Elm.

The patio

The first deck was narrow, so they widened it to fit a total out of doors dining table. There is also a lounge region with household furniture from Restoration Hardware.

The dock

The outdated dock had a boat slip in the middle of it, but Pierre and MacLellan rebuilt it as one big plateau, suitable for relaxing with pals. It’s equipped with a whole-sized dining desk, sun loungers and outside sofas from Andrew Richard Style, with Tuuci sunshine umbrellas.

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