6 cozy homes for cottage lovers
Featuring a screened porch in South Carolina and a sleeping nook in California
Charleston, South Carolina
A covered porch overlooks the landscaped front yard of this 1935 Southern-style cottage. The updated two-bedroom house features an airy living-dining space with a vaulted shiplap ceiling, two-sided brick fireplace, and open kitchen with eat-in granite island; a primary suite with walk-in closet; and a second bedroom opening to a roomy screened back porch.
Beyond are a patio, lawn, orange tree, and blooming jasmine; downtown, dining, shops, and Hampton Park are all nearby. $820,000. Leslie Turner, Maison Real Estate, (843) 367-3722.
Seacrest, Florida
Lucky Sevens cottage sits just off 30A's scenic strip of beaches in Florida's panhandle. The 2017 four-bedroom home has a main room with shiplap-accent walls, exposed beams, open kitchen with eat-in quartz peninsula, and dining area; three en suite bedrooms; and upstairs bunk room sleeping eight.
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The lot has a patio with palms, Alys Beach is a five-minute drive, and dining, shopping, a huge lagoon-style pool, and trails are walking distance. $1,485,000. Lisa LaFlure, Scenic Sotheby's International Realty, (850) 685-3408.
Sag Harbor, New York
Dating to 1940, this three-bedroom coastal cottage is just across the lane from John Steinbeck's former home. The two-story house features a galley kitchen with period details, a window-lined sunroom with water views, and a wood-floored living room with graph-sheet wallpaper and a white-brick fireplace.
The property, on Bluff Point overlooking Sag Harbor Cove, includes a lawn, yard, garden beds, two docks, and a sandy beach; town is five minutes' drive. $6,500,000. Dana Trotter, The Agency Hamptons, (631) 379-3236.
Bodega Bay, California
This cedar-shingled coastal cottage perches above Bodega Harbor, 90 minutes north of San Francisco. Built in 1910, the updated, furnished studio has a living room with Douglas fir floors, water views, exposed beams, and a custom ladder to a sleeping nook, and a downstairs kitchen and dining area with French doors to a deck.
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Outside, a hot tub nestles in a hillside garden with a winding path to the water. $925,000. Lou Rosenberger, Artisan Sotheby's International Realty, (415) 518-5286.
Gleneden Beach, Oregon
Part of the Salishan enclave, this 1968 cottage-style house stands in a forest of evergreens. The furnished two-bedroom home features a two-story great room with wood floors, wood-shake walls, oversize windows, skylights, and fireplace; updated kitchen and bath; upstairs lofted den and berooms; and deck with woodland views.
Ownership gives access to community beaches, pool, and tennis courts; Gleneden Beach is a five-minute drive. $499,000. Karla Kuhlenbeck, Windermere West Coast Properties/Luxury Portfolio International, (541) 270-2965.
St. Paul, Minnesota
This 1931 Cape Cod–style cottage sits on a corner lot in leafy Saint Anthony Park. The three-bedroom house has a living room with wood floors, valences, and built-ins and a brick-arch fireplace; separate eat-in kitchen; dining room; top-floor bunk room and bonus space; and screened porch.
Outside is a grassy wraparound yard with mature trees; Langford Park is walking distance and downtown 15 minutes by car. $439,000. Katrina DeWit, Engel & Völkers Minneapolis Downtown, (612) 381-7194.
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