“We knew we wanted a saltbox house,” says Elizabeth Burry, standing in the kitchen of her Trinity summer home. “We both love saltboxes.” She and her husband also like open concept floor plans, and so while the home looks like a saltbox on the outside, it abandons the traditional layout of a central staircase with […]
Shed, a chubby brown squirrel who isn’t a bit shy, sits on the deck railing nibbling on bird seeds. He’s relaxed and happy in this environment and doesn’t seem to want to be anywhere else. Much like the owner and builder of this particular deck, Shed thinks that living here in La Manche, on a […]
Back in the 1950s, the people living on Sound Island in Placentia Bay knew their way of life was coming to an end. The preacher and the lone merchant had already left town for good and residents were leaving the island for work. Gradually, the communities emptied as people brought everything with them – even […]
It’s winter, and retirement living is easy. Gene and Bonnie Anstey play cards with a couple of friends as the snow falls outside their simple cabin by the lake. The stove is stocked with wood Gene cut last fall and hot mugs of cocoa keep the crowd extra warm. The Ansteys bought the property along […]
“It was all about the grandchildren. They’re 10 and 12 and I wanted them to experience an around the bay, ocean view, old house,” says Gail Parsons. When she first saw the newspaper ad for the house, she didn’t know where St. Joseph’s was. Figuring it was worth finding out, she set out with her […]
Small living has always interested Jon Soehl. Small apartments, small cars, very small homes – they enthral him. His fascination with tiny has culminated in the Bonavista, the first tiny home from his new company, Driftwood Dwellings. It’s very small – as small as he could possibly make it, partly as a personal challenge and […]
Firewood is no light subject when it comes to the cabin having the best wood available is worth the time and money invested for the comfort and enjoyment gained. The variety of wood available to you will depend on your cabin’s location on the island. Obviously those located in Central Newfoundland and west of Central […]
What do you do when you want a traditional saltbox but you own a square house built in the 1960s? If you’re Grant and Trudy, you renovate. Extensively.
The antique Fawcett wood stove keeps the cabin warmed perfectly throughout the hunting season as the old ash box keep it running clean. Combined with a near-ancient oil stove that works as if it came straight from the factory last week and a propane oven that cooks up a mean moose roast, the Barney Nob […]
“Now that it’s done, we love it here. There’s nothing like it, we just totally relax when we’re here,” says Tara Bishop, standing in the outport house she and her husband Wayne renovated into a weekend escape. While their two daughters hang out in the living room, Wayne and Tara recall the extensive renovation they […]
