This luxe winter getaway in Canada’s Okanagan Valley plays host to a vacationing family that loves the outdoors. Located so it could soak up 360-degree mountain views, the home embraces its remote site. Carla Bond Fisher of Sticks and Stones Design Group worked with her staff to outfit the house with everything a family could need and much more, while highlighting the magnificent views and pastoral landscape in each area. “We pulled our inspiration from nature,” Fisher says. “With this gorgeous landscape, it was hard not to.”
in a Glance
Who vacations: An energetic internationally based family
Location: Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
Size: 5,150 square feet; 4 bedrooms, 5 baths
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Outside the great room, outdoor seating soaks up the sun and the mountain perspective. Careful positioning and location of the house in relation to the sun helps fully maximize the house’s access to natural daylight. High windows and sliding glass doors flood the home with sunshine.
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The inside feels rustic and warm but has clearly contemporary touches. A hand-forged chandelier in the entryway combines old-style techniques with a more modern design, echoing the house’s entire feel. The walnut staircase contributes to a second-floor landing and lounge.
Chandelier: Hammerton, Log and Timber; rock: Kettle Valley Stone, Rustic Ledgestone; flooring: quartz flagstone; seats: Warison; table: Rustique Furniture
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Textured materials provide warmth in a brand new but timeless appearance that has been motivated by the wooded surrounding. “The rugged, tactile elements highlight the contrasting modern endings,” says Fisher.
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A galley-style kitchen uses exactly the identical flagstone flooring and dark wood which runs through the remainder of the house.
Backsplash: titanium granite, Stone Quest Granite; cabinetry: BWP Millwork; granite countertops, rustic hardware: Rocky Mountain Hardware
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The ceramic counter proceeds in a waterfall effect on the backsplash behind the stove.
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A salvaged fallen tree has been transformed into a one time dining table by Vancouver Island’s Live Edge Designs; it will endure for generations. The tree was milled into massive slabs, then the wood has been dried and ended.
Chandelier: habit, Hammerton; seats: Whittaker
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A living area with a stunning fireplace sits in the front end of the great room, surrounded by windows for views and light. Custom seats in a brown and blue color palette along with a slab-style coffee table tie this space in with the adjacent dining room.
Couches, armchairs: habit; coffee table: Phillips Collection; floor lamp: Hubbardton Forge; wool stone art bits: Ronel Jordaan
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The organic edges of reclaimed wood last into the powder room, in which a sculpted sink stand out of Live Edge Designs steals the show.
Sink: White Bronze Zen Sink, Stone Forest; backsplash: tumbled rock, Daltile
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The master bathroom off the master bedroom, has a large soaking tub for ultimate comfort. Stone tile, granite countertops and contemporary vessel sinks provide the space a warm, modern appearance.
Counter: Antartica granite; sink: Verona Vessel, Stone Forest; backsplash: Stone series, Ican Tile
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The master bedroom is Fisher’s favorite space in the house. “This bedroom is an actual romantic escape,” she says. The bed has a very clear view to the surrounding mountains. A wood-burning fireplace, quiet sitting room and tasteful dressing room finish the space.
Chandeliers: Hammerton; Color: Surya; bench: habit; bedding: habit, of Kravet fabric; table: Phillips Collection; seats: habit
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One of two lofted bedrooms takes advantage of the house’s peaked roofline. A window seat over provides among their house’s best views.
The clients live overseas the majority of the time, so Fisher and her staff regularly had limited capacity to get in touch with them and had to make decisions on the fly. “They really trusted us to create this gorgeous haven for them,” she says.
Bedding: Home Collection, Berry Creek; bed frame, nightstand: Environment, Lotus; lamp: Pier 1 Imports
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Just up the stairs in the entryway, several small chairs regions have clear opinions of the great room below.
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A side-by-side washer and dryer place makes room for folding counters and a good deal of storage space in the downstairs laundry area.
Washer, dryer: Whirlpool, in Aspen; backsplash: Botswana series, Tierra Sol
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Getting the right orientation on the website became among the most important decisions. The settling of the log house had to be taken into consideration too — in a log cabin, the logs settle into position with time, gradually reducing the height of these walls. The slip joint method of building has been utilized, and so the logs will settle gradually, in their natural pace.