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Home Gallery: Sweet Cabin Retreat

Two best friends pair up to buy and design their dream cottage escape
By Tanya Linton

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Photography by Linnea Press

First published in Wish May 2007

Carefree Cottaging

After years of renting various summer spots with their families and dreaming of designing their own, best friends Christina Sheerin and Amy Hamilton had a terrific idea to buy a summer house together. This way, two couples could share the cost of mortgage, upkeep and taxes.

They stumbled upon an itsy, bitsy cabin deep in the heart of Haliburton, Ont. Though it was tinier than most bunkies, it had great bones and was full of Northern charm. In no time, the two families had adapted the cottage to their combined tastes.

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Comment on "Home Gallery: Sweet Cabin Retreat"

Kay writes:

Very stylish and can be achieved even on a beer budget! The hammock looks so inviting too!

—posted August 13, 2008 at 9:42 p.m.

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