House of the Week: $2.6 million for a newly built, cottage-like home in Don Mills

Bragging Rights: The living room has a cathedral ceiling, windows walls and a two-sided stone fireplace that cleverly blurs the line between indoors and outdoors.

Big Selling Point: Accents of maple, Douglas fir, cedar and stone give the home a distinct cottage feel. The effect is heightened by a strategically built inner courtyard, which protects two spruce trees. LEED certification is pending.

Possible Deal Breaker: All those windows will require lots of window coverings, unless the owner is okay with living in a fishbowl.

By the Numbers:

• $2,599,000 • 85 windows • 5 parking spots • 4 bathrooms • 4 bedrooms • 2 storeys • 2 spruce trees • 2-sided fireplace • 1 inner courtyard