Cottage style on a dime

As much as we enjoy lavishing our client homes with indulgent spend whenever budget permits, we also enjoy dramatic results when our paymasters' wallets are somewhat restrained. As we often maintain, ...

Gallery: $13.9M Muskoka island for sale

Glorious natural wonders are the setting for this multi-building, ultra-private island paradise.Exquisite private-resort features abound in seven architecturally matched buildings. Facilities include ...

The real housewife of Downton Abbey

It's comforting to know that even the aristocracy has to deal with leaky skylights and failed workmanship.

What would you do to own a cottage?

Canadians appear ready to make some sacrifices to own their dream cottage, a new survey suggests.

Top 10 iconic modern house tours in North America

Across North America, sensational - but often reasonably-sized and usually deceptively simple - homes stand as their legacy. Here are 10 of the best. All of them are open to the public, but make advance reservations.

Anyone with money can build a big pile of a house, and back in the day, that's what you did. But during the 20th century, a group of architects staged a controversial revolt. Why, they asked, couldn't...