Kawartha Cottage SUMMER 2019

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By Joanne Culley
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When Paul and Cathy purchased their 1958
cottage in 2002, they were happy in it for
many years, and renovated it to a certain
point, but decided because it was small and not
winterized, it would make more sense to rebuild.
“We had seen a display of Discovery Dream Homes
at a local event and met their representative Peter
Henderson, who was most helpful,” says Paul. “We
liked the layouts of their custom homes which were
of a higher quality than what we had seen elsewhere.”
Shawn Hunter, Director of Design at Discovery,
worked with the couple on the plans for their new
4,600 sq. ft. home. The couple liked Discovery’s
“Lakes” model, and made some modifications to it to
suit their needs. Constructed of pine post and beam,
the five-bedroom home was built on three levels.
To capture the lake views to the best advantage, the
new timber frame home was built on land that was
primarily bush and rock and a foundation space was
blasted out of a rock shelf. The walk-out lower level
is faced with a four-inch local granite, with wood
siding on the upper two levels.
The open concept main level consists of the great
room with a high sloping ceiling of exposed pine
beams that has become Discovery’s signature look.
The granite gas fireplace, extending from the granite
woodburning fireplace on the lower level, provides a
focal point for the room. The dining area and eat-in
island provide ample space for entertaining, along
with a three-season room off the kitchen. The main
floor also includes a laundry/pantry room off the
kitchen, a powder room, the Master bedroom (with
deck) and Master bathroom, as well as an office.
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“We wanted all of our prominent rooms to face
the lake and to have lots of light,” says Cathy. “And
we didn’t want to paint the ceilings, so we chose
naturally finished tongue and groove pine boards for
the upper two levels.”
The loft area overlooking the great room was
modified from the original model to accommodate a
bathroom for the two loft-level bedrooms, instead of
each bedroom having its own bathroom, opting for
extra storage off each bedroom instead. They also
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