OUR HOMES Magazine Online Edition: Summer 2008

Summer Siesta

Meet a New York couple who returned to Ontario’s cottage country to replant their roots. Their spectacular home is a place to gather with family and create memories that will last forever.

We also introduce you to Bob Sheppard and Deborah Cook, who have restored a romantic getaway in the woods and added a stunning boathouse to their breezy piece of Lake Muskoka. With busy medical careers in different countries, this charming couple needed a place to escape to and reconnect.

The warm weather is back. Dig out the beach towels, live in the moment and make the most of this short, but oh-so-sweet season. See you at the lake!

Romantic Rendezvous Point

Dr. Robert Sheppard has been waiting 40 years to build a log structure.

Sheppard commutes to his northern vacation property from Houston, Texas, where he’s the Director of Emergency Services at North Cypress Medical Centre.

“Log structures, because of their history, are...

Family Reunion

Their work is in New York City, but their hearts are just north of Parry Sound.

Careers have taken this dynamic couple from London, Ontario – where they lived for 25 years and raised three children – to Toronto, and then to the “Big Apple” last fall.

Their dream home, where...

SAS Home & Gifts

STYLE: Elegant and fun.

IN A NUTSHELL: SAS Home and Gifts offers a feast for the eyes with an impressive selection of home décor and unique gifts. Shoppers will find that...

Rolling along

James Tough has found his calling, and it’s in a barrel.

No, it’s not whiskey or wine. It’s hand-made furniture.

“Five years ago I started a wedding gift for a friend’s daughter and was looking for curved wood to make a wine rack,” says James Tough, explaining the moment he...