Real Estate 12 extreme docks and boathouses By Sara Laux Published: May 13, 2016 Updated: March 26, 2024 share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Copy Link Cancel View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Extreme docks and boathouses This modernist two-storey structure even has a waterfall! Why even bother with a cottage when you have this? View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Extreme docks and boathouses Music lover? Make sure your dock reflects your true passion. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Extreme docks and boathouses There’s a slide, and a deck, and a hammock. With a dock like this, you’ll never go back inside. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Extreme docks and boathouses It doesn’t get much more rustically elegant than a rough-hewn stone and timber-frame boathouse. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Extreme docks and boathouses If you really love the cottage (or the boaters in your family), show it with this simple heart-shaped dock. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Extreme docks and boathouses It may be in France, but this whimsically luxurious boathouse has a touch of Venice about it. We can’t decide what’s most charming: the cupola, the red gingerbread, or the carved elephant heads under the balcony. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Extreme docks and boathouses Combine your fire pit and your boat dock to create one stunning hangout spot. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Extreme docks and boathouses Are you king of the cottage? Then you need this castle-like boathouse to keep your vessels safe. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Extreme docks and boathouses A bar, an upper deck with a great view and—super bonus—hammocks slung over the water make this a great hangout spot. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Extreme docks and boathouses Getting into the water is so much more fun when you use a two-storey twisty slide! View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Extreme docks and boathouses Why subject your boats to a dreary docking place when you can house them in a pretty little stone chalet? This kind of style was particularly popular in the US during the 1920s and 1930s. View in Fullscreen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Extreme docks and boathouses A stone path leads down to this minimalist, modern boathouse, which features ceilings painted in traditional geometric motifs and comfy, Middle-Eastern inspired cushions. View in Fullscreen Related galleries Buy the Way: Parents and children pool their resources together to co-own a cottage Buy the Way: This family from Toronto lucked out and bought the cottage they were renting on Stoney Lake Buy the Way: These sisters bought their dream cottage on Minnicock Lake beside their old childhood cottage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 12 extreme docks and boathouses Docks (and, in some areas, boathouses) are a pretty mundane part of the cottage landscape. They don’t tend to warrant much thought beyond figuring out the best strategy to bring a boat up beside them. For some cottagers, though, docks and boathouses present a unique opportunity to get…creative. Related Story Is a crib dock bad for the environment? Related Story These six easy tips will help you do right by your dock Related Story What type of dock is right for your shoreline?