Tips & Advice

Transform Your Home: 10 Budget-Conscious Tips for a Luxurious Look

  When looking to enhance your home, it's not only about adding value but also about aligning with your personal style and the unique aesthetics of your environment, particularly in exquisite areas like North Muskoka and Lake of Bays. Here’s how you can elevate your home’s charm and functionality without…

Bunny Brunches: Jay’s suggestions for Easter Eats

  Hop into spring and skip the kitchen frenzy this Easter by treating yourself to a scrumptious Easter Brunch at some of Muskoka's most delightful spots. Imagine savouring a festive meal with family and friends, surrounded by the serene beauty of Lake Muskoka, Lake Rosseau, or Lake Joseph—without a single…

Preparing Your Muskoka Cottage for Winter

Preparing Your Muskoka Cottage for the Winter: Top Tips for a Stress-Free Off-Season As the vibrant fall colours start to fade in North Muskoka and Lake of Bays, the chilling breeze of winter quietly whispers in the air. It's the inevitable sign that it's time to say goodbye to your…

5 Tips to Help kickstart your spring cleaning

5 tips to help kickstart your spring clean These 5 tips will help you kickstart your cottage spring cleaning because after a long winter, spring is in the air. It's time to get that spring cleaning out of the way so we can be outside and enjoy those lovely summer…

10 Awesome New Homeowner Gift Ideas

You’ve been invited to friends to see their new digs.  You want to bring a new homeowner gift to let your friends know you care and share their happiness.  Here are 10 new homeowner gift ideas.     1. From a French tradition comes Charcuterie The art of preparing and…

5 Tips for Selling Your Home without Breaking the Bank

You are thinking of selling your home or cottage – and what a perfect time it is to sell!  Inventory levels are low, and there are more buyers than sellers in this current market. You could just list your home, making no improvements and waiting … and waiting….and waiting for…

Selling Your Muskoka Property in Winter

Selling Your Home or Cottage in the Winter? In the past, popular opinion was that the ideal time to sell your home or cottage was spring or early summer, but buying a home happens throughout the year. Many buyers enjoy the many wonderful winter activities in Muskoka. Also, with limited…

6 Simple Ways to Get More Money when Selling your Home

Selling Your Home or Cottage?  You’ve decided to sell your home but you don’t know where to start.  I’m here to help! I’m happy to share my years of experience in real estate with you so that you can make your home more appealing to buyers when it hits the…

Cottage Winterizing

Cottage Winterizing on Lake of Bays, Muskoka. Although many of us are still enjoying the beauty of fall, all too soon we will be experiencing more and more of the winter chill. Whether you have a three-season cottage or a four-season cottage, you will need to make preparations for the…

2019 Decor Trends

2019 Decor Trends Comfort is trending for 2019, a consensus of home decorators agree, with more people seeking warm colours, intimate spaces, and a casual but sophisticated lifestyle. Designers looking to pair physical coziness with emotional comfort forecast these trending decor trends: Scaled down furnishings - After years of favouring large…

Sweet Muskoka Times – Maple Syrup

The Sweetest Time of the Year The sap's running, Sweet Muskoka Times! For as long as I can remember, I wanted to call Muskoka home. To experience the call of the great white north as Bob and Doug McKenzie would say. My family has a cottage on Seabreeze Road, Lake…

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