A Season for Restoration

Hi again, friends—

This issue is a quiet ode to restoration—not just of buildings or objects, but of presence, of memory, of ways of being that feel nearly forgotten. At Slab Creek House, our latest restoration in Hillier, time has softened the edges—and in caring for what it left behind, we’ve uncovered something rare: a kind of peace that can’t be designed, only revealed.

Whether it’s the texture of old plaster, the curve of a hand-carved banister, or the brushstrokes of a nearly-lost Marcelle Ferron painting, what we curate isn’t just a look—it’s a feeling. One that lives in the rooms at the Inn, the House of Falconer, and now Slab Creek. Bittersweet, grounded, impossible to replicate.

To mark the moment, we’re offering a flash sale (3rd night free) for the May long weekend—because restoration isn’t just about what we bring back to life, but the space we give ourselves to rest, remember, and return.

From Alex & Adam
So much of our work is about listening—whether to a building’s past or to our own intuition. Restoration asks for patience, care, and curiosity. It’s how we design, how we host, and honestly, how we keep going. We hope this issue inspires a slower kind of beauty—and maybe even a visit.

With love from Prince Edward County,
Alex + Adam

Introducing Slab Creek House—our latest restoration project and love letter to quiet beauty. This 1860s miller’s cottage sits along the Slab Creek watershed in Hillier, nestled between some of the County’s most iconic wineries. Once part of the Grange estate, it’s a modest post-and-beam dwelling with humble details and early industrial roots—exactly the kind of small-scale architecture that draws us in.

This project is a great exercise in restrained design that leans into what’s already there. As we’ve stripped it back, we’ve started to learn more about the structure itself and feel confident we can recreate its original details through research into local vernacular architecture. A trip to the archives even revealed a twin replica, which has helped us fill in a lot of blanks about how we’ll bring her back.

Restoration isn’t linear—and that’s the beauty of it.

Follow along on Instagram (@slabcreekhouse) as we enter a new phase of the process this week. This one’s special.

Extra Night, On Us – Victoria Day Weekend

This May Long Weekend, your third night’s on us with promo code MAYLONG.

In honour of Victoria Day (and the fine tradition of doing absolutely nothing on a Monday), we’re giving you one more night—free. Use promo code MAYLONG - Book here.

Book any two nights over the long weekend, and we’ll cover the third. That’s one extra sleep, one more sunset, one more chance to pretend you live here.

Limited rooms left.
Long live the long weekend.

Found, Flattened, Framed: The Marcelle Ferron Restoration

In the fall of 2024, we stumbled upon a painting in a thrift store—not a gallery, not an auction, just tucked quietly among mismatched frames and forgotten prints. We didn’t know who the artist was at first, but something about the colour and gesture stopped us. It was unmistakably good.

Back at home, a bit of research confirmed what our instincts had guessed: the work was by Marcelle Ferron, a Québec-born artist and pioneering member of the Automatistes movement. While she’s most widely known for her massive stained-glass installations in Montreal and Paris, Ferron also made luminous, expressive works on canvas, paper, and cardboard—of which this was one.

But the piece hadn’t been treated gently over the years. There was moisture damage, warping, surface loss. Still, we knew it was worth saving. We brought it to Vincent Dion of Conservation + Culture in Toronto, who took on the careful work of bringing it back.

This kind of restoration work—painstaking, slow, and deeply informed—aligns with everything we believe in: that care matters, that beauty is often layered under wear, and that the stories objects carry are worth preserving.

The painting will hang in the Walton Suite at the House of Falconer—a small but significant piece of Canadian art history, given a second life. It’s not pristine, but it’s powerful. And now, it’s part of the story the space tells.

Missed our last edition? Find it here: Retro Gold, Countylicious & Spring Fever Sale

Until next time,
Adam + Alex

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