Welcome to Blue Jay Gables

Enter the house and discover the home’s entire colour palette in the joyful wallpaper created by brilliant designer and champion of hand craftsmanship, William Morris. Continue inside and you will find a lovely balance between old and new, particularly in the kitchen and bathrooms. The kitchen has a vintage style checkerboard floor, custom hardwood trim and traditional wood hood vent. It also boasts an elegant Cafe range with double oven, counter depth French door refrigerator, and whisper quiet dishwasher. Enjoy soft close cabinetry throughout, gorgeous honey bronze hardware and sophisticated light fixtures. There is ample storage space and a deep Italian fireclay sink overlooking the backyard and patio. The combination of quartz and white oak countertops is simply stunning. The second floor bathroom takes you back in time with antique floating vanity, hand painted sinks, and brushed gold Moen faucets enhanced by the matching Moen light fixture. Gaze up to the shower's 9’ ceiling with long glossy picket tile, and back down to the 7’ brushed gold rain head, adjustable second shower head, and soaker tub. The elegant main floor half bath is a welcome convenience for family members and guests alike. The full bathroom on the lower level will woo you with undulating sea blue feature tile on the back wall. The flooring is heated mosaic tile; right into the shower for a truly relaxing experience.

The exterior of the house was brought back to its former glory with new structure where needed, period appropriate cedar lap and shake siding, cedar trim, and restored period features such as the decorative green roof brackets. The beautiful sky blue soffit is made of approximately 1000 handcrafted cedar planks that were painted and installed one at a time. The fascia was replaced with freshly cut curves to match the originals; stretching to the high gable peaks and across the lower roofs. The bespoke porch skirting was designed in layers of painted cedar to display the twin gable house style with the addition of the rising sun and full moon. The front staircase is a stunning display of circa 1890 restored newel posts from Nova Scotia, deep solid cedar treads, and custom solid maple handrails. The porch is comprised of restored elements such as solid wood perimeter wall and cap, tongue and groove ceiling with crown molding, craftsman style posts and hardwood wainscoting. Custom cedar decking with herringbone inlay accented by pine pegs create a warm welcome. Guests will notice the handcrafted bronze doorbell and original front door. The pinnacle of this house is the roof. It has been reframed for optimal valley sloping, is protected by the top quality ice and water shield (Soprema), and capped with a lifetime roof called Euroshield. Euroshield Vermont Slate is an eco friendly rubber roof product manufactured in Canada. It is environmentally responsible, resistant to high winds and repels all hail. It is quiet, insulating, and strong. This high performing roof shingle also has an amazing appearance of slate, which is important to the period look and feel of the house. The combination of metal valleys and Euroshield shingles along with matching ridge cap on all ridges and gables, makes this the most beautiful and impervious roof available. The investment has been made so the next homeowners will never have to replace it.