Cover of On The Bay Magazine issue that features a rustic resort home built by a Collingwood custom home builder

A Rustic Georgian Bay Club Home featured in On The Bay Magazine | Blake Farrow Project Management

A refined, rustic resort home featuring natural elements– wood, marble, slate, stone, and steel to craft a cozy and inviting lodge-like home.

Publication: On The Bay Magazine
Article Title: Splendour in the Woods
Written by: Judy Ross
Photographed by: Derek Trask

Featured in On The Bay Magazine, this rustic custom home blends rich textures– rustic fir beams, honed granite, rugged stone walls and industrial steel accents. At the heart is a dramatic two-storey circular great room with a timber-frame ceiling and natural stone fireplace. This article explores the collaboration between the homeowners, architect, interior designer, and builder as they transformed a complex vision into a refined, fully realized home.

Design & Build Features Highlighted in the Article:
A stone-clad stove hood provides a bold focal-point in the kitchen.
A dramatic rotunda, rising 32 feet and 32 feet in diameter, with exposed wood beam ceiling detail.
36 windows surround the rotunda letting in light.
An antler chandelier that lowers on a hoist for cleaning.
A relaxed-open interior with natural materials– reclaimed wood, stone and metal.
Industrial-style open metal staircase with mesh railings keep the three levels open.
Custom Douglas fir timber, tempered glass and fabricated steel garden sculpture.

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