The Kitchen/Great room, the heart of our sunny and bright lakeside Ontario cottage. Styling: Ann Marie Favot for Style at Home Photography: Donna Griffith for Style at Home

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Photo by David Wakely
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This cozy lake cottage skillfully incorporates a number of features that would normally be restricted to a larger home design. A glance of the exterior reveals a simple story and a half gable running the length of the home, enveloping the majority of the interior spaces. To the rear, a pair of gables with copper roofing flanks a covered dining area and screened porch. Inside, a linear foyer reveals a generous staircase with cascading landing. Further back, a centrally placed kitchen is connected to all of the other main level entertaining spaces through expansive cased openings. A private study serves as the perfect buffer between the homes master suite and living room. Despite its small footprint, the master suite manages to incorporate several closets, built-ins, and adjacent master bath complete with a soaker tub flanked by separate enclosures for a shower and water closet. Upstairs, a generous double vanity bathroom is shared by a bunkroom, exercise space, and private bedroom. The bunkroom is configured to provide sleeping accommodations for up to 4 people. The rear-facing exercise has great views of the lake through a set of windows that overlook the copper roof of the screened porch below.

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The long linear space of the den and dining areas allows for maximum flexibility. They back up on to the Kitchen's extra deep pennisula which can seat three. Photography: Michael Moran

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Front of the house. Evening view. Photography: Michael Biondo
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