Melanie Hamilton’s living room is unlike any other. Not because of the room itself, but because of the furniture, much of it made by Melanie in her Wooden Leg Studio shop. She has had her works exhibited at several galleries and showrooms, and trained at both the Centre of Furniture Craftsmanship and Sheridan College’s furniture […]
Slow mornings are the best mornings. Waking up without an alarm, sipping a coffee while catching up on magazine reading, followed by a waffles and bacon sort of breakfast, then some quality time playing with the dog before heading out on the day’s adventures. These are special, cherished mornings. Maybe it’s because they only happen […]
A painting easel and paints sit in the corner of Bobbi Pike’s living room, lit by a large front window. Finished paintings cover most walls in the home, with others stacked against a table near her painting area. An in-progress piece sits on her easel; a postcard-size photo nearby serves as a reference. Many artists […]
More than 100 years ago, Thomas Mouland returned to his home in Bonavista after a harrowing sealing trip during which 84 of his fellow sealers died after spending two nights on the ice without shelter. Sitting on an old wooden chair at the kitchen table, the home’s current owner, Ken Sooley, asks if I’ve read […]
The Greene residence has looked over the Tilting harbour for more than 100 years, its classic styling standing proud and unaltered as houses rose, fell and changed around it. The home was built by Aiden Greene’s grandfather, who also built much of the furniture in the home. Being a 19th century home, it didn’t have […]
Curling up by the fire on a cold winter’s night is the best. Here are seven of our favourites that have been featured in the pages of Home & Cabin magazine. Everything about this room space screams antique, including the fireplace. But take a closer look – that’s an electric fireplace insert. While it may not […]
Tracey Traverse isn’t really comfortable calling herself an artist. She has pieces for sale in a few shops but has a hard time calling them art. It doesn’t really matter what she calls them, though, since art is largely in the eye of the beholder. She makes things, both decorative and functional, and although she’ll […]
Port Rexton, on the Bonavista Peninsula, is the sort of place that’s easy to drive through. Even at its most populous, the place didn’t have more than 700 people who called it home. These days, less than 400 people live there. It’s often overshadowed by Trinity, about 10 minutes down the road, although the Fishers’ […]
“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 […]
