A reader named Mary Margaret wrote me about the year-long renovation of her Kiawah Island vacation home rental in South Carolina, calling it "a labor of love." Take a look at how she updated her house near the beach... A Kiawah ... Keep Reading
Sweetpea Cottage in the Cornish Countryside
Need a holiday? This little stone cottage in the Cornish countryside looks like the perfect spot for one. The listing says, "Sweetpea Cottage sits in the hamlet of Kestle Mill, just a few miles from the wild surf and fine sands of Porth ... Keep Reading
A Country Cottage in Leipers Fork
Sarah and Michael are "innkeepers" who own several vacation rental properties in Tennessee, including a lovely farmhouse on a pond that I showed you last year. So when Sarah told me they have a new one called "Storybook Cottage" on 8 ... Keep Reading
A Farmhouse in Leipers Fork, Tennessee
Raise your hand if you could use a vacation. I could! And this country farmhouse, a vacation rental near Franklin, Tennessee, looks like a lovely place to take a breather. It sits on 41 secluded acres with a pond down the road from ... Keep Reading
The Inn from “Nights in Rodanthe:” Rescued and Renovated
This romantic inn with blue shutters from the Richard Gere-Diane Lane tear-jerker Nights in Rodanthe used to sit on the edge of the Pea Island Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Then it started to wash away. After I ... Keep Reading