OUR HOMES Magazine Online Edition: Winter 2009

It's hard to believe, but winter is here again!

This winter, OUR HOMES takes you into some spectacular homes, designed and built by people who live and work right here in our amazing area.

For our Home and Builder feature, the Thornton family welcomed OUR HOMES into their home. This wonderful place, located in a vibrant community, was built by local builder and area resident Wayne Cripps of Cripps Contracting.

Our Feature Home is a must see. Katie and Curtis Moore have taken a rustic log home and given it a modern look. They did most of the work themselves. It will not disappoint and we are sure it will ignite your imagination as you decorate your home or cottage.

Many talented people find their inspiration in Parry Sound, Muskoka and the Haliburton region. It was during our travels through our unique and beautiful area that we found Ingrid Zschogner of Wild Rose Designs in Rosseau – an artisan who creates pictures of children and pets in pencil, pastels and oil.

Comfort Zone introduces readers to Muskoka Furniture, a place to find heirlooms for the future with designs from the past.

Have a great holiday and winter season and we will see you in the spring.

Treasure Trove

The past has met the future in a beautiful log home nestled outside Parry Sound.

Four years ago, a young, energetic couple, Katie and Curtis Moore, purchased a country home. Originally constructed in 1935, it received a sturdy addition by carpenter Steve Mair about 30 years ago. It has now...

Neighbourhood Pleasures

Pam and Chuck Thornton were looking for a house when they found a community.

"It's a great neighbourhood," Chuck says of PineRidge Estates, an area of about 170 new homes, south of Gull Lake in Gravenhurst. "People...

Muskoka Furniture

Making tomorrow’s heirlooms today

STYLE: Solid woods, emphasizing pine, maple and ash. Cosy, warm, traditional and rustic furniture – perfect for a relaxed cottage lifestyle. Muskoka Furniture's style brings the warmth of nature into...

Wild Rose Blooms in Rosseau

Ingrid Zschogner makes seeing things in black and white a pleasure.

A portrait artist for more than half her life, Zschogner creates pictures of children and pets in pencil, pastels and oils.

"I like the simplicity of pencil," says Zschogner. "I can almost do...