$6.5M country estate has ties to celeb Cdn designer

$6.5M country estate has ties to celeb Cdn designer

Renowned Canadian interior designer Sarah Richardson helped decorate the inside of this $6.5 million home in Grafton, Ont.

This one is for HGTV lovers.

A sprawling 117-acre country estate has hit the market for $6.5 million and a TV personality familiar to fans of home renovation shows helped design the interior of the home.

Sarah Richardson, renowned Canadian designer and star of TV shows such as Design Inc. and Sarah’s House, had a “heavy hand” in curating the look of the home, according to Cailey Heaps, broker and chief executive of Heaps Estrin Team.

The home combines contemporary accents and historical decor elements to maintain a cozy cottage appeal despite its large size.

“It’s really unlike anything I’ve seen in my 25 year career,” Heaps told Yahoo Finance Canada by phone.

Located in Grafton, Ont., a roughly 90 minute drive east of Toronto, the seven-bedroom (three below grade), 5-bathroom