Vacation Snippets: Barrie, Collingwood

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allenwood, barrie, beach, Blue, breakfast, chocolate, collingwood, lake, le scandinave, mountain, Ontario, pancakes, photographs, relax, ridge, runner, snippets, spa, Travel, vacation, wasaga

After a weekend trip to Ottawa to attend a wedding (such a looong drive), we spent most of our first week with Steve’s family, just relaxing at home and taking little day trips out to enjoy the summer. We hit up Allenwood Beach (a smaller, quieter alternative to Wasaga) for a lazy lunch on blankets and some swimming, took a ride on the ridge runner at Blue Mountain, ate many delicious breakfasts (fluffy blueberry pancakes, omelettes, fried eggs on english muffins, yum) and went back to Le Scandinave (with both sisters this time!) –  always a must for baths and that eucalyptus steam room.

Tomorrow, Stubb’s Falls.

Waterfall Bay House

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Architects, bay, Bossley, design, home, house, inspiration, lake, new, waterfall, Zealand

I am in love with Waterfall Bay House by Bossley Architects – the stunning lake view, those large windows, the cottage-reminiscent wood everywhere, that glazed  bridge linking to the main bedroom, that tub, those “stilts”. The house feels so open and modern, yet so homely at the same time (I often find modern homes a little cold, maybe it’s all the angles and sharp lines). Also, cosy nights by that fireplace would be pretty darn spectacular, wouldn’t they?

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Home Exteriors

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building, deck, exterior, home, house, inspiration, lake, pool, roof, space

Currently obsessed with these four different, beautiful home exteriors:
1. Farmhouse high over Geiranger fjord, Raphael Bick.
2. Headwaters Camp, Big Sky, Montana, Dan Joseph Architects
3. Gramercy Park Townhouse, Fractal Construction, on The Contemporist
4. Deck House, Felipe Assadi + Francisca Pulido