9 Cozy Cabins To Snuggle Up In

A welcoming winter vacation home

To set an alpine tone, designer Lindsay Mens of TOM Interior Design Studio mounted vintage skis on the wall, tossed some plaid into the pillow mix, and flanked the fieldstone fireplace with photographs of mountain vistas.

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Muskoka dreaming

For the Toronto couple who cottage here with their four children, this is what vacationing in Muskoka, Ont., is all about—life unplugged and the clocks set to Family Time.

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a magical retreat

While Alyson Wood’s cottage is on solid terra firma in the picturesque Eastern Townships, the designer happily describes it as being in the middle of nowhere. “It’s our warm and welcoming bubble and it just feels like a hug.”

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Mountain-View Cottage

This Eastern Townships cottage with jaw-dropping sightlines to Vermont is cozy and easy care yet also refined—and lets the mountains take centre stage.

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woodland getaway

If this mountain refuge appears to be a study in nostalgic calm, it’s intentional. “My husband, Louis, and I wanted a reinterpretation of the simple cottages that we knew when we were young: ones that smelled like wood and were decorated with bits of nature,” says Jacinthe Piotte, a decor specialist, art director and co-owner of Maison Tuuli. 

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Lake views abound

“Playing off the contemporary lines of the structure, I layered in warmth with soft furnishings and a colour palette inspired by the lakeside setting,” says designer Candace Plotz. It’s a winning equation that seamlessly marries the surrounding natural beauty of the outdoors to the elegant comfort within.

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a classic cottage

When a couple approached Keely Gow to design and build their family’s new lakefront getaway in Ontario’s Haliburton Highlands, their main ask was that it feel like a cottage and look like a cottage. “Well, to me, ‘cottage’ is a very descriptive word,” says Keely. “To me, ‘cottage’ means that when you walk in the door, it feels like walking into a hug!”

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MCM chalet

A Toronto couple transforms a once-dilapidated circa-1955 ski cabin into a beloved family getaway that’s also a marvel of Mid-Century design. Plus, it features unexpected pops of colour.

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family sanctuary

Montreal designer Alyson Wood reimagines a ski-in home in Quebec’s Eastern Townships as a compellingly cozy cottage.

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