The view from the master bedroom down the long cedar corridor into the living room is one of the home’s real pleasures.

From scenic country escapes to urban bachelor pads, Quebec supplies a wide range of alluring abodes.

A handful of homes who modernize their lake- or seaside locations with horizontal slats, lots of wood, and vernacular references.

One of the most ubiquitous materials in projects featured in our pages is cedar—a tree species that's found all around the globe. Spy seven projects that deftly use wood in the following slideshow.

Canada's Magdalen Islands offer a seaside retreat to landlocked Quebecers, two of whom have turned the local vernacular on its oreille with a winsome vacation home.