Real craftsmanship.
Where your
vision
becomes home
Custom cottages, tiny homes, saunas and renovations across Ontario cottage country and the surrounding region — designed and built hands-on by our team, from the first cut to the final flourish.
Every build led personally by the two brothers who founded Henry Design Build — no subcontracted decisions, no rotating crews.
Our story
Hands-on.
Every time.
Henry Design Build is a design-build team built around direct, hands-on craftsmanship — no layers of management, no subcontracted decisions, no guesswork. Ryan Henry, founder and lead carpenter, leads every project personally, forging homes that capture your family’s heritage.
Every project gets hands-on oversight from the first cut to the final flourish, blending bold ideas with time-honoured skill to create a home that endures and evolves with you.
A home is more than a structure. It’s where traditions root, families gather, and legacy grows.
Meet your buildersWhat we build
From an accent wall to the whole cottage
Custom cottages
Four-season cabins, bunkies and boathouses built for the way a family actually uses the lake — and detailed so they still look right in thirty years.
Tiny homes & bunkies
Small footprints, no wasted inches. Guest bunkies, studio builds and backyard suites finished to the same standard as the main house.
Kitchens & baths
The two rooms that decide how a house feels. Full gut-and-rebuild including layout, cabinetry, tile, waterproofing and finish carpentry.
Custom carpentry
Built-ins, staircases, mantels and site-built millwork — the details that separate a house from a home, made to fit the space exactly.
Outdoor living spaces
Decks, covered porches and three-season rooms built to extend the house outward, not just add square footage.
Renovations & restoration
From a single accent wall to a whole-floor rework. Old houses get repaired properly rather than papered over.
Selected work
Recent builds
Design Studio
Sketch it out
before you call
Choose what you’re building, how big, how far you want to take the finish, and what the outside looks like. Watch it draw itself as you go, get an honest planning range, and send the whole thing to our team in one click.
- Live sketch that updates as you choose
- Cladding, roof, pitch and add-ons
- A budget range, clearly labelled as a range
- Send your concept straight to our team
In their words
What it’s like
to build with us
Every project ends with a walkthrough, and every client gets a direct line afterwards. These are the people who used it.
“Ryan completed multiple projects for us — custom cabin, bunkie, sauna…”
On site
Follow the builds as they happen
@henry_designbuild — job-site photos, finished work and the odd sawdust-covered update, posted as it happens.
Get in touch
Make your dreams a reality
We want to hear your vision, build the unimaginable, and stand behind every detail. Together we will make your house a home.