Croatan Cottage in Manteo, North Carolina, started life as a Sears Roebuck kit house in the early 1900s called "The Vallonia." At the time it was described as "a prize bungalow home already cut and fitted" that you could buy for just ... Keep Reading
Searching for Victoria Grayson’s Chair from “Revenge”
After I posted photos of those fabulous Hamptons beach houses from the new TV drama "Revenge," I've been getting emails about the chair in Victoria Grayson's living room. Everyone wants to know where they can get one like it. Well, I had ... 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
Coastal Living Idea House Destroyed by Fire
I was sad to read on the Town Dock news site that lightning struck the 2007 Coastal Living Idea House at River Dunes in North Carolina late last month, burning it to the ground. It was such a beautiful house! Photos on their website show ... Keep Reading