John Sweetland, a fisherman with deep family roots in Bonavista, built this house for himself in about 1874. He used rope and oakum to seal the house from drafts, and raised seven children in the home. His youngest, James, inherited the home in 1914 and decided to add the double peaked front to mimic the […]
Simplicity was one of the things Michael Harrington and Evelyn Reid were looking for when they considered building a house in Admiral’s Cove. But they also wanted something personal that fit with who they were and what they wanted. Their only option, as they saw it, was to commission architect Robert Mellin to design their […]
In 1893, the LeMessurier family built a house in the centre of St. John’s with commanding views of the harbour and narrows from the large bay windows, stacked in two columns and rising three storeys. From 1893 until the early 1960s, the house was owned and lived in by members of the same family. It […]
“It’s just comfort. As soon as you come in it’s relaxation,” says Paul when asked what he likes most about living in a log home. Open the door to this home in the middle of Paradise and the smell of cut wood washes over you. The long view is a stained glass door, framed by […]
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 […]
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 […]
“You get into the hallway and it’s a nice bright open space. You see the ocean, you walk towards it, and as soon as you get around the corner, the space opens up into a double height that you probably weren’t expecting.” That’s Chris Woodford, of Woodford Sheppard Architecture, describing the experience of walking into […]
It’s a winter’s night in the 1920s in Heart’s Content. You’re sitting in the living room, looking out the bay window, as a coal fire warms the room. An oil lamp provides a bit of extra light for the book you just put down. The gramophone is playing your favourite classical recording. You close your […]
“I wanted a custom home,” says Deirdra. “I wanted to the option to create what we wanted.” She and her husband had moved back from Prince Edward Island, and they needed a place to live. But they weren’t willing to settle for any old house – they wanted one that fit what they were looking […]
When Dieter and Tina Staubitizer began planning their new home at Osprey Landing, they knew they wanted something different. They were leaving their country-style home and were looking to create a simpler, more contemporary space.The planning began five years ago, taking six months to iron out the details: where the rooflines would meet, where the […]
