Cottage of the Week: $8.5 million for a Lake Muskoka log cabin
Cottage of the Week: $8.5 million for a Lake Muskoka log cabin
ADDRESS: Peninsula Road, Port Carling
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Lake Muskoka
AGENT: Richard Scully, Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage
PRICE: $8,495,000
THE PLACE: This giant log cabin overlooking Lake Muskoka proves that the classic cottage can be both rustic and luxurious.
BRAGGING RIGHTS: It’s really, really big. The main house is a behemoth—7,007 square feet—and includes a wine cellar, a gourmet kitchen and enough space for the whole family to spend the night (five bedrooms and five bathrooms).
BIG SELLING POINT: Sure, this cottage is huge; but it’s also homely. The B.C. cedar logs inspire both a sense of awe and a sense of warmth, while the interior space feels grand without being overwhelming.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER: The master bedroom is bold and beautiful—but it also features an open-concept bathroom. Not everybody wants everything in plain sight.
BY THE NUMBERS:
• $8,495,000
• •7,007-square-foot main house
• 990 feet of lakefront property
• 5 bedrooms
• 5 bathrooms
• 3-car garage
• 3-slip boathouse
• 1 wine cellar
• 1 outdoor bar
• 1 built-in barbecue
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- Welcome to Montcalm Point.
- Peninsula Road, Port Carling
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- The driveway to the three-car garage
- Peninsula Road, Port Carling
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- The interior living space
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- The interior space from the other side
- Peninsula Road, Port Carling
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- The dining room with the sun streaming in
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- The dining room with a view to the living room and kitchen
- Peninsula Road, Port Carling
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- The gourmet kitchen (note the beautiful ceiling structure)
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- Kitchen island with stovetop and dining space and fireplace in the background
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- More kitchen
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- The master bedroom (yep, there’s a tub and a toilet in there)
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- Sitting room with a big, beautiful stone fireplace
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- The Muskoka room—a must for every Lake Muskoka cottage (what would breakfast be without it?)
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- Main cottage garden
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- The second-storey deck
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- The waterfront view from the cottage
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- The stairs to the boathouse
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- We spy with our little eye...a boathouse (that’s right, boathouse) behind a tree
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- The boathouse on the water
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- The waterfront deck and boathouse
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- Couches and deck umbrella by the water
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- Welcome to Muskoka, where your boathouse is bigger than most homes.
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- The boathouse dining room
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- The kitchen and dining area in a different light
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- The guest bedroom in the boathouse
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- Another boathouse bedroom
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- Oh dear...
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- Boathouse living space looking out onto the water—also, animal heads on the wall
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- Picturesque
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- The view from a boat (the boathouse has three slips)
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- More of the same
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- Ah, love (and Muskoka chairs—another must)
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Worth every penny.. nice indeed and everything a ‘cottage’ sould be…TL maybe finally getting it right?
do you mean “homey”? homely doesn’t seem to fit the bill here
This beautiful cottage is actually located on Bradley Rd., Walker’s Point.
Actually I think homely is quite appropriate here – for all the money they spent, that to me is one unattractive “cottage”.
how much just for the boathouse!!
Another beautiful place, but I am not sure “cottage” is the way to describe it, more “lakefront home” or “mansion” Sure would love to live there. My cottage would fit inside the living room, maybe fit inside the bedroom. LOL Nonetheless, it is a fabulous home.
Rob
http://www.thecottagechronicles.com