Cottage of the Week: $4.9 million for a Muskoka escape with a widescreen view of Kahshe Lake

Location: Gravenhurst, Muskoka Price: $4,900,000 Size: 5,000 square feet Bedrooms: 6 Bathrooms: 5 Real estate agent: Maryrose Coleman and Ross Halloran, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada

The place

A six-bedroom, five-bathroom retreat sitting on Kahshe Lake. The place comes with stunning views, a boathouse and a cedar sauna in the basement. It’s a short drive from Highway 11 and the businesses of downtown Orillia. It’s also close to popular hiking spots, including the Torrance Barrens Dark-Sky Preserve and the Kahshe Barrens Trail.

The history

The current owner bought the property last year as an investment, tearing down the original cottage and incorporating a lounge into the boathouse. Work completed in late 2023, and now the home is up for sale. 

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The tour

This west-facing compound has a private beach and a one-bedroom, two-storey boathouse with a long deck. Note the huge stone patio lining the main house’s façade. 

The entrance leads into the open-concept living, dining and kitchen area.

A reverse view reveals the gas fireplace with stone surround, the smart TV and the mini workstation.

In the kitchen: barn-board panels and timber beams as well as a built-in speaker system. 

The appliances are Wolf and Sub-Zero, and the kitchen has tons of storage. 

Just beyond the kitchen sits the three-season Muskoka room, with pine ceilings.

It overlooks the stone patio, the hot tub and stunning (even when frozen) Kahshe Lake. 

The main-floor powder room is equipped with a solid-stone sink and a wood-beam counter.

Moving upstairs, we arrive at the main suite, with its own walk-in and bathroom. 

Now the view from the main bedroom, framed like a picture through sliding glass doors. 

The walk-in closet is nearly 40 square feet.

And here’s the main ensuite. It has a jumbo shower with a bench, a rainfall head and a built-in niche for toiletries.

This bedroom acts like a second main suite.

The views may be the home’s greatest feature.

The owner set up a golf simulator in the garage, just because. 

There’s also a theatre in the basement, with surround sound and room for four recliners.

Down the hall is the gym, with rubber floors and a mirror wall. 

Finally, a peek inside the basement bathroom and its fishbowl-like cedar sauna. 

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