This Oshawa, Ont., couple creates a retreat in the comfort of their own home with a luxurious yet laid-back kitchen at its centre.“The kitchen is a big deal to me,” says homeowner Sano Goacher. “It’s the place where everything happens.” That’s why when she and her husband, Miles, moved into this Oshawa, Ont., home six years ago, expanding and updating the awkward, diminutive kitchen was their first priority – until the project took on a life of its own.
Having moved from just across the street, the couple loved this house’s cozy layout, flat lot and ravine setting (ideal for their dream backyard). And, no strangers to renovating – they had already revamped their two previous properties – they were all set to update the main floor and create an inviting open-concept kitchen that would flow easily to the outdoors and accommodate casual, comfortable family life. “We never purchased a cottage because we decided we didn’t want the drive every weekend,” says Sano, “so this is basically our home/cottage – that’s how we looked at it.”
But issues surfaced when they began ripping out drywall and tearing down walls: The house was infested with mice, and improperly installed windows had caused structural problems. So the couple – Sano is a registered nurse and Miles is a portfolio manager and investment adviser – decided to gut the whole place. “Initially, we were going to do it in stages,” says Sano, “but we ended up saying ‘Let’s bite the bullet and do it all.’ We just pushed upstairs and kept going.” A home renovation that took eight months resulted in the 2,600-square-foot home’s luxurious cottage-style aesthetic.
Homeowners Sano and Miles
In the “fireplace room,” Sano and her husband, Miles, sit with their 10-year-old miniature schnauzer, Katie.
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