Breast Cancer Awareness month is coming to an end, but we need to keep supporting the cause!! If you’re like Victoria and me, you’ve been touched by cancer in some way. Victoria wrote this wonderful tribute to her friend Roni, who’s battling cancer. My dad’s mom was a cancer survivor and lived to her early 90s, but his two sisters and brother died from cancer. A girl I went to high school with died from brain cancer. Even dogs get cancer… it has no boundaries.
Trish Snyder at House & Home asked if we would help raise awareness and funds for cancer research by telling you about the Princess Margaret Hospital Sweepstakes Showhome. Of course we’ll help!! Because it’s a beautiful home and a great cause — and because I want to be able to come visit and see the house any time I want, which really is the least you can do for me if you win the house, right?? ;-)
The showhome is in Oakville, Ontario. The modern farmhouse design was inspired by romantic farm houses that House & Home’s Lynda Reeves had seen in Belgium and France…
The home’s design was a collaboration between Lynda Reeves and other House & Home designers with architectural designer Ray Murakami. It was built by PCM Homes. The home and its contents is worth $3,500,000.00. That’s a lot of zeros!! There are french doors throughout, five fireplaces, cathedral ceilings, exposed wood beams, and hardwood floors. Most of the wood in the house—including the custom-built cabinetry—is natural white oak.
Let’s go inside and take a look…
You can see the Belgian influence in the home’s design, starting with the gorgeous wine barrel chandelier in the great room…
The great room is light and casual and has cathedral ceilings that are almost 20 feet high…
The coffee table has a white oak base and a zinc top…
The unfitted kitchen is next to the great room. That’s a European-style pot rack in front of the window.
The living room has two linen-covered sofas. The ottoman is covered in a Robert Allen fabric that’s a modern take on paisley (Donna, this one’s for you!!)
Think you could sit down in this chair at the desk in the library and get some work done??
Probably not — too many pretty things to distract you!! ;-)
That’s a canvas runner at the foot of the bed in the master bedroom. It adds a great hit of colour to the otherwise neutral room…
A comfy spot in the bedroom to sit down and relax…
This bookcase is a reclaimed piece. It was painted black, and the books are covered with burlap covers (I bet Brooke would like them!!)
The chipped paint on this dresser adds some rustic charm and antiquity to the elegant bedroom…
And a couple more spaces in the home…
To see more pictures and watch video tours of the home (with great design tips and secrets from Lynda Reeves), go to the House & Home web site. And if you live in the Greater Toronto Area, go check out the home in person. Tours are free — here’s the address and map.
So what do you think — would you like to live in this beautiful Belgian-inspired home?? Well, you can… and it won’t cost you $3.5 million!! All you need to do is buy a ticket —$100 for one ticket, or three tickets for $250. Tickets are on sale until November 26th, but if you buy your ticket before midnight on November 5th, you’ll be entered in the early bird draw on November 18th. The big draw is on December 9th.
If you don’t live in the Toronto area or don’t want to move to Oakville, why not make a donation to your local cancer charity and support the cause that way :-)
And remember, if you win the house, I’m expecting an invitation to dinner!! :-)
I’m linking this beautiful Belgian-inspired home to A Beautiful Life blog party hosted by Melissa at The Inspired Room.
Check out the home’s source guide here
All pictures from House & Home
