Off the kitchen on the way to the dining room is a butler’s pantry, a still-useful throwback to a past era. They were custom-milled from old beams from a Toronto factory. The kitchen and dinette area off the great room enjoy the same golden-hued, seven-inch-wide plank floors as the rest of the main floor. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Wingelaar, is one of their favourite features. They supplied more over the front door and in the large screened-in porch, where, Mrs. A covered stone balcony off the great room overlooking the ravine has its roof supported by thick beams installed by Mennonite craftsmen. As the home is perched on the edge of a steep, treed hillside that drops to a wide valley floor, the view includes the Grand River’s snaking path. Inside, your eyes are not sure where to rest first, but the vista through the great room’s three sets of tall French doors is a compelling choice. A wide meandering path leads to the front door. Just as chateaux do not have protruding garages, Lumière’s triple car garage is accessed from the side. Moczulski for National Postįrom the street, the house looks solid with its gray exterior, and tall square-paned main-floor windows, second-floor dormers and wide footprint on the lot.

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