This Riverside Retirement Home in Ontario Doubles as a Family Compound
Ben Homes principal Todd McMillan puts nature in focus as he designs a budget-friendly forever home for his parents—complete with a screened porch and room for 11 relatives to stay.
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In 2011, Angelika and Scot Whitham bought themselves a gift to mark their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary: an acre of land on the Muskoka River, complete with water access, an abundance of trees, and a 420-square-foot shelter. "When we bought it, it was a garage, but that’s all we could afford," says Angelika.
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Melissa Dalton
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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.
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