Allison Harness

Home away from home hosted cousins visiting from Atlantic Canada, PGA golf pro friends, and guaranteed them all lots of fun, great music, owner recalls.

Pond, courtyard, gardens, wood beams, brick fireplace all part of farmhouse ambience for two-storey, four-bedroom house. And it has riding trails.

Next to Kay Gardiner Beltline Trail, two-storey detached Victorian-style brick home has open concept family room/kitchen space for cooking, entertaining.

Built on farmland, two-storey detached Etobicoke home features an open-concept main floor, an in-law suite, a backyard with deck, patio, lawn and gardens.

Located on a ravine, the scenic backyard boasts a pool and privacy. Inside, modern kitchen is open to family room, while offering generous dining area.

Large, curved wall of windows; a double sided fireplace; home theatre; luxury details; prime location — all stack up.

Open-concept main level, hardwood floors, pot lights, built-in speakers throughout, plus a loft level with a bedroom and rooftop terrace are featured.

Basement can accommodate 50 seated guests, and patio transforms into a dining area with long table. Overlooking ravine, luxury abode is bright, roomy.

All-stone construction, plus interior design, adds up to French-style country living in Whitchurch-Stouffville.

Sits on more than 10 acres in Mono, Ont., boasts large living room with wood stove and tin ceiling, a sunroom room, a home office, and a country kitchen.