Between late winter and early summer of this year, we completed what is probably our most ambitious project to date.

Cut into 67 acres of forest in northern Ontario is a custom board and batten/log home that had a 1,200 square foot, largely un-useable walk out basement. The client wanted to transform it into a space for relaxing, entertaining, working and working out and a comfortable place for overnight guests.

He had a basic floor plan that he had come up with and some things he had seen online that he liked, but beyond that, he was at a bit of a loss as to how to pull it all together and turn his vision into a reality.

The plan involved removing three load bearing walls and replacing them with a post and a 21 foot beam to create a large open floor plan and then building two bedrooms, a home gym, a four piece bathroom with a soaker tub, a stage, a media/fireplace wall, a queen size Murphy Bed and two bars.

We went with a steampunk inspired design with lots of stained rough pine, gas pipes and fittings, coffered ceilings, 4 frosted glass pocket doors, black hardware and a one of a kind, hand hewn fireplace mantel that the client created from a log found on his property.

The result is a distinctive space (haha) like nothing we’ve ever done and in addition to checking off all of his boxes, it is simply gorgeous. Something we are truly proud of.