Cottage of the Week: $14.5 million for a Blue Mountain hideaway with a diner-style room full of lemon trees

Neighbourhood: Blue Mountain, Grey County Price: $14,850,000 Size: 11,000 square feet Bedrooms: 4+4 Bathrooms: 11

Real estate agent: Shawn Woof, Sotheby’s International Realty

Related: $10.3 million for a lodge outside Guelph with two ponds and a motocross track

The Place

A four-plus-four-bedroom, 11-bathroom house in the middle of Grey County, sitting on 99 acres of fields and forest. Like a stylish giant greenhouse, this residence is energy efficient and inspired by both Norwegian architecture and the surrounding landscape. It’s equipped with a commercial kitchen, a games room in the basement and tropical plants throughout—all divided between three wings. Residents are a 10-minute drive from downtown Collingwood, Blue Mountain Resort and Osler Bluff Ski Club.

The History

The current owners, a couple, completed the project last year (the husband specializes in green building construction). They lived here for about a year before putting it on the market.

The Tour

The façade is barn-board chic, with manicured gardens, a handsome hardwood staircase and a steel A-frame roof.

Inside, the foyer is defined by that giant sliding front door, rustic finishes and some cute sheep.

The first kitchen, in the east wing, is for entertaining. Its floors are sleek Italian-imported micro cement.

This angle highlights the cooking area, lined with a Kucht oven and abundant shelving crafted with Japanese charred wood, which is more resistant to fire, pests and decay.

Here’s a better look at the island, made with the same cement as the floor plus a farmhouse sink.

Striking greenhouse-style windows flood the home with natural light while passively heating it.

Now for the commercial kitchen: ideal for big parties or just showing off. It comes with industrial-grade appliances, including a jumbo cooktop, a restaurant dishwasher and enough fridge space to feed an army.

The eating area has tufted diner-style banquettes flanked by planters with lemon trees and basil—a smart tariff workaround.

Immediately above the eating area is an indoor farm.

Just beyond the cafeteria is the formal dining room. It features bespoke cabinets and floor-to-ceiling windows for stunning pastoral views.

Here’s the hidden bar—loaded like that of a King West club.

This is the living room, fashioned with a big lounge, custom bookshelves, a floating wood-burning fireplace and a halo for a light fixture.

Turn around to take in Mother Nature—and the in-ground pool, of course.

There’s a second lounge behind the fireplace.

The main suite, meanwhile, comes with a 270-degree view of the estate.

It also has a hybrid walk-in closet and ensuite bathroom.

And here’s the rest of the closet.

This secondary bedroom, like each of its counterparts, has a Juliet balcony, floor-to-ceiling windows, more charred wood, funky furniture and a walk-in closet.

Here’s that walk-in.

The lower level is all about fun and fitness.

These may be the comfiest cinema seats in the country.

Behold the minimalist fitness centre (this place is Japanese inspired, after all).

The structure’s rear exterior really embraces the modern farm aesthetic.

There’s an Argentinian grill and a pizza oven out here.

And here’s the pool and the hot tub. The former has since been painted black as well, to collect heat from the sun.

Lastly, here’s an aerial view of the grounds.

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