It’s difficult to name just one thing that I love about our Cottage. When we found it, she was a worn little building with crumbling walls and a tattered old carpet hiding her beautiful hardwood floors. After many months of love and labor, she’s now a shiny happy little house.
Her location can’t be beat – a quiet country road yet close to the city and nearby adventures. In a short drive you can have lunch downtown, sample the local breweries, visit the Biltmore Estate, enjoy a concert at the Orange Peel, LaZoom, ski, hike, tube, kayak… whatever makes you smile! Then come home to our comfy little cottage, kick off your sandals (or ski boots), and rest up for the next day’s adventure.
The benefit of starting with an empty house is that now almost everything is new. We has fun adding things we felt our guests would enjoy – new HVAC for those dog days of summer and the cold winter nights, covered deck with views of the distant mountains, red chairs and a red door to match, gas grill and monster fire pit, toys and balls for the big yard, colorful mugs and our favorite coffee we discovered in Honduras, shiny stainless steel fridge, comfy beds with plush soft blankets and quilts, big lcd tv, and a chaise lounge in the big window with a few good books.
Creative touches throughout add to the character – beautiful new hickory cabinets in the kitchen topped with oak butcher block counters we salvaged from old truck beds, nostalgic farm theme of the dining room with an antique oak table that extends for more room, the tree wall in the lavender bedroom, our favorite JRR Tolkien quote in the blue bedroom, and a big compass rose in the living room for folks coming from all directions.