19421 Kenyon Concession Road 1, Apple Hill ON

That’s in the Township of North Glengarry, in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. It’s a forested area between Ottawa, Montréal, and Cornwall, in rural southeastern Ontario.

The address on the MLS listing says North Glengarry not Apple Hill. But it’s the same property.

The house was designed and custom-built in 2013.

It’s more than 5,000 square feet.

It blends aspects of Arts & Crafts with modern design. If you’re familiar with Christopher Alexander’s A Pattern Language, you will recognize the care and purpose that has gone into every design decision.

Yes. The house is fully winterized.

It’s heated and cooled by a geothermal system, making it ideal for full-time living.

There are four bedrooms and four bathrooms.

• The heart of the house is an open-concept kitchen, dining, and living area with 12-foot ceilings and 10-foot windows.

• The primary suite has two attached baths and two dressing rooms.

• On the lower level there’s an in-law suite with its own private entrance.

• There’s a 1,200-square foot recreation room with double-height ceilings and huge windows.

The kitchen is 16 by 18 feet, with 24 linear feet of cabinetry.

There’s a large walk-in pantry.

The western wall is finished in warm burl oak veneer.

There’s a large marble island with a built-in stovetop.

Most appliances are KitchenAid, and they include a stovetop, convection oven, microwave, two refrigerators, and a dishwasher.

A sliding door leads from the kitchen to the manicured backyard forest.

The primary suite is 900 square feet.

It includes a bedroom, two bathrooms—one with a soaking tub and the other a walk-in shower with a rainfall showerhead—and two dressing rooms, measuring 14 by 14 feet and 12 by 10 feet. Each dressing room is outfitted with California Closets–style storage that includes a mix of cupboards, pull-outs, open shelving, and hooks.

In addition to the primary suite, there are three additional bedrooms:

• The upper-floor suite is 26 by 14 feet and opens onto a private 14 by 14 foot deck. It’s the only room on the second floor, giving it plenty of privacy for a teen, houseguests, a home office, or workout room.

• The in-law suite is a self-contained living area with its own private entrance and driveway. It includes a 14 by 12 foot bedroom and a 28 by 14 foot sitting area with a small sink and built-in cupboard space.

• The third bedroom measures 18 by 12 feet and features a small desk, closet, and built-in storage. It’s perfect for guests.

The house has four bathrooms:

• Two en-suite, in the primary suite: One features a soaking tub and the other has a walk-in shower with a rainfall showerhead

• A powder room on the main floor

• Another full bathroom on the lower level

Here are the other rooms:

• A 20 by 16 foot office with a bay window that overlooks the backyard forest

• A 1,200-square-foot fully-finished recreation room with double-height ceilings and oversized windows

• A large open-concept area on the lower level, currently used for movie-watching and video games

• A screened-in porch at the back of the house, complete with built-in plumbing for a hot tub

• A hobby room for arts and crafts

• A laundry room

• A storage room

• A utility room

Until recently, if you wanted to live in this area you had to be willing to accept that your internet service would be slow and unreliable.

That all changed when Starlink became available a few years ago. For the first time, people could live in the forest practically off-grid, and yet still stream, zoom, and play video games, just like in a city.

Today, the house has Starlink, and fiber-optic service is also now newly available.

The home has a full geothermal heating and cooling system, for year-round energy efficiency.

There is also a fully-automatic propane generator system for reliable backup power.

If you wanted to add solar, it would be easy.