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A pivot-hung door

All of the primary bedrooms have sweeping views of the river.

A view of the contrasting stairs that lead down to the main floor.

Marvin Special Shapes, along with Marvin Ultimate Double Hung Next Generation windows, were used to establish a connection to the breathtaking landscape from the home’s upper bedroom.

By foregoing additional landscaping, and rejecting unnecessary ornamentation, Jamie and Kathy wanted their home to appear, simply, as “a house on a hill in a field.”

A fluid living space for cooking, eating, and relaxing is now the heartbeat of this 1960s secondary home northwest of Montréal.

Serenity House main-level plan

Eliminating the wall separating the kitchen from the dining room was a challenge, forcing Dupont Blouin to reconsider mechanical and electrical logistics.

Celebrating the natural landscape was important to the client. The dining room, which as a table crafted from the same white oak used for the cabinetry, amplifies the connection through the new glass curtain walls.

Bracketed on one end by glass, the living room captures a view through the guesthouse breezeway to the cypress trees beyond. The sculpture “Big Red Poppies” by Donald Sultan provides a pop of color on the lawn.

Just past the living room, a bathroom with full nature views opens to the forest.

Connecting the public and private areas of the home is a wide entryway with pivoting doors to the yard. The entry elongates into a long hallway towards the bedrooms.

The kitchen and dining areas enjoy lots of light from large casement windows and loft-like ceilings with exposed Redwood beams.

Cedar slats mark the facade of the Worple's lakefront vacation home in Ontario.

Wood and marble feature in the guest bathroom, with a walk-in shower that is adorned in tile.

Light teal cabinetry props up a double marble sink, with an old school mirror sitting neatly above.

A walk-in shower is decorated with subway tile, while a freestanding bathtub is adorned with vintage gold finishes.