House of the Week: $1.7 million for a home in the Beach with a built-in exercise regimen

Bragging Rights: With coffered ceilings, leaded windows, wooden floors and cozy oversized leather sofas, this home looks like it’s been plucked straight out of the pages of a Restoration Hardware catalogue.

Big Selling Point: Bathe in natural light, literally, with the two enormous skylights in the upstairs master and guest washrooms. As a bonus, the kid’s bedroom with the skylight right above the bed would be the perfect room for any teen children who prefer to sleep in.

Possible Deal Breaker: The home is built on an incline, which makes for a nice backyard, but also a bit of a climb to the front door. Multiply that by, say, a heavy grocery run and determine your own threshold for compulsory daily exercise.

By the Numbers:

• $1,695,000 • $7,335 in taxes, estimated (2014) • 13 stairs to the front door • 4 washrooms • 3 bedrooms • 3 parking spaces • 3 enormous skylights • 2 storeys