A modern farmhouse in rural Quebec built for hosting
Tara and Ash left a Toronto condo for a country house in Quebec, with reclaimed barnwood floors, big windows and a remodelled kitchen.
Four years ago, Tara and her husband Ash left a condo in Toronto for a house in rural Quebec. They call it their modern farmhouse. The floors are reclaimed barnwood, which dents and scratches, and they've decided they like that it shows people and dogs live here. The house is a smart home, and big windows let the seasons set the colour palette, from summer green to winter white.
They host often, so they remodelled the kitchen around a big island. They kept the solid wood cabinets and added quartzite counters with a leathered finish. Acoustic wood panels wrap the range hood and the pantry door. Tara keeps her coffee station in the pantry, so she can make coffee early without waking anyone.
They filled the big rooms over four years of vintage markets, HomeSense and Facebook Marketplace. A huge cactus came from a plant lover up north, and they hired a truck to bring it home. A wrought-iron mirror came from the recycling room of their old Toronto condo. Ash drove two hours for the mid-century glass blocks above the shower.
Tara runs a marketing agency based in Toronto from an office upstairs. Guests stay in the basement, which has three bedrooms and a home gym.
