At Christmas, Heather especially enjoys decorating the windows, lights, the mantle and all around the house, inside an　out, in a grand style.　 This is a truly a home designed and beautifully decorated to bring family and friends together　throughout the year and especially at Christmas, when the glitter and glow of the Season is everywhere.

For there the heart can rest.

Chantry Breezes Bed & Breakfast, the home of the Amy family, was built in 1907 by George Smith, a noted businessman of Southampton. He and his family moved into the house in December of that year. In 1921, he sold the home to the Bell family, then of Bell-Parker

Furniture and they in turn sold the home and the furniture business to the Fitton family. The Amys bought the home in December 1999, and turned it into a six bedroom bed and breakfast, with two cottages in the back garden.

For the tour, four bedrooms on the second floor are decorated for the holidays. The “Fitton Room” on the main floor, is turned into a parlour, where Christmas decorations from a recent trip to Iceland set the stage. The dining and living rooms are festooned with family decorations that greet family, friends and guests from late November until early January.

Fresh flowers and bows from Bayberry’s of High Street, decorating

expertise provided by Designing Women and outdoor assistance from Shoreline Stone and Carol Vaughan’s Wild Vines, is much appreciated. Family and friends are thanked for their help in getting the home ready for the tour.

The home was built by the Fitton-Parker Furniture Company in 1945 for their clerk, Jack Smith. We purchased the house from Howard Parker in 1968 and used it as a summer cottage until 1995. My husband had died and I decided to move here permanently. The Seaman Brothers renovated the old house and built the veranda around two sides, and put on a family room on the back.

The inside of the home has been decorated by CR Designs of Southampton, outside by Shoreline Stone

Our home was built in 2007 by Devitt – Uttley Construction.

The house was designed by Robinson Residential Design, a company in Saskatchewan, with some changes by the builders.

This is our retirement home although neither of us is retired. It is a great plan for large family gatherings, with lots of open space. The cathedral ceiling and east facing windows make the great room seem larger then it is and also provides lots of light.

Our home was decorated with help of daughter’s Tanya Weichel & Mary Beth Huehn, with some product from Martin’s Home Hardware.

Mark and Cathie Kraemer’s house on Trillium Drive was built in 2006 by Berner Contracting (designed by Mark Berner). The wooded lot backs onto a small creek and is a short distance from Port Elgin’s waterfront and ski/bike/walking trails in Biener’s Bush.
The 1900 square foot main floor consists of a large entry, den/office, great room open to the kitchen and eating area and formal dining room. The principal bedroom and ensuite bathroom and a laundry room plus 2 piece bath are also on the main level. All rooms on the main floor have 9 foot ceilings with crown molding.

The 800 square feet second level has 3 bedrooms and a full bath with open hall overlooking the foyer. The floors are either heated ceramic tile or cherry wood flooring with maple flooring in the upstairs bedrooms. The kitchen, designed by Lori Eaton from Port Elgin Home Hardware, features cherry cabinets with brushed nickel hardware, Hanstone solid-surface countertops and stainless steel appliances (from Square Deal Neil’s in Southampton).
Downstairs area is finished with carpeted family room and bar, craft room, full bath, cold storage room and utility/furnace room. The media room furniture was supplied by Little’s Furniture with electronics from Square Deal Neil’s.

All the outside landscaping was designed by Linda Gowanlock and installed by Beagle Run Nursery.

The original house was in David’s Grandparents back yard up the road. It was moved by hay wagon in behind neighbours properties in 1961. David and his two brothers grew up here. That small house was torn down in 2008.

This 1,350 sq. Ft. retirement bungalow was built by family friend Brian Lang. There’s lots of outdoor seating with a covered porch in Front & side.

Our daughter Alison designed our lovely kitchen. She works for Woody’s Manufacturing Ltd. In London.

The first Anglican service was conducted in Southampton in the 1850’s by Rev. A.H.R. Mulholland. September of 1859 a decision to found a parish was led by Rev. J.P. Curran, and the 1^st Anglican Church was built on Victoria St, now the home of the Lawn Bowling Club. The 1^st service was held February 24, 1861. This church was built in 1887 and consecrated on October 7^th 1891. It replaced the original church after it was destroyed in the Great Fire of Southampton on November 4^th 1886. The church of yellow brick was built with its architecture from the collective memory of those from the British Isles. The nave ceiling beams form the shape of an ark or ship. The rood screen, baptismal font, communion rail, some pews were saved from the fire and reinstalled in this church. The communion silver; two chalices, paten and ewer, were also saved and predate 1886 are still used today on special occasions. The bell tower was erected in 1907 and the bell is inscribed with “Calling All to Worship”. The parish hall was added in 1910. The north and south windows were donated in 1916. The windows along the sides date from 1955 and were created locally by Roland Aldous and James Meikel. The Honour Rolls in memory of parishioners who fought in the 1^st and 2^nd World Wars are at the back of the church. Other points of interest include the marble font, model of the 1^st church, a white marble plaque dedicated to Mrs. Susan, wife of Chief Fred Wahabezee, the pulpit, alter linens and needlepoint cushions along the altar rail.

Please enter through the front door of the church, through the church to the Parish Hall for refreshments. Please exit from the Parish Hall. Refreshments and Homemade Goodies will be served on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00p.m., on a come and go basis