In regions like Muskoka or the Haliburton Highlands, the often-spectacular views naturally seem to lend themselves to grand, showy architecture. But the gently rolling hills and open vistas of Caledon call, perhaps, for a more subdued response. Though she moved to the city years ago to become a successful lawyer, she always planned to build a country house someday, she says. And just as upstairs, the entire view is framed in a swath of glass doors that open directly onto a stone patio. “It was really important to me that the lower level not feel like a basement,” says the homeowner.

Source: National Post April 21, 2018 09:56 UTC