While in Cashiers for the showhouse tour, my friend, Betsy and I stayed overnight which was fun. It’s 3 hours to get up there from GA, so it made for a more leisurely adventure to spend the night and head home the next day. Cashiers and Highlands are both well know mountain towns and they both have lots of shops and restaurants. I’m definitely not an expert on either town, but we enjoyed the brief time we were there.

We stopped by a few shops in Cashiers after the showhouse and it was fun to browse. This photo op was perfect outside the shops. So colorful!

This shop, Objet d’ Art was especially enticing as we headed through the door to see what was inside.

It was filled with lots of colorful home decor items and we enjoyed browsing around.

Beautiful glass bowls.

Blue and white pottery

Lots of gorgeous home decor items.

I loved all the color.

Love the wicker chairs and pillows.

Colorful artwork

Lots of pretty displays.

We headed over to Highlands and just drove through there, but didn’t have time to stop a long time. We passed this antiques place on the way and stopped in and it was full of goodies.

Sourced is the name and it was between Cashiers and Highlands. They had so much!

A little of what we saw inside. We weren’t looking for anything in particular, but there was a lot to see.

Outside too had lots of salvaged architectural pieces.

Lots of furniture, looks like imported.

And another big building full of old things.

We also stopped by Dry Falls too, such a pretty waterfall.

For dinner the night we stayed there, we wanted to find something that had a view and wow, did we score on that! We looked up a few places and Canyon Kitchen came up so we headed there around 5 and hoped we could get in. We did get in, even though later when talking to a few people, they said we were very lucky that we got there when we did and they could seat us. It was fantastic and the views were amazing!

I should have taken a pic of the inside where we ate and I forgot to do that, but here’s a blurry screenshot from a video I did inside.

The inside is gorgeous with soaring wood ceilings a stone fireplace and beautiful ambience.

Outside is a gorgeous view of the canyon and meadow surrounding the property. What a treat it was to have dinner here.

We were seated just inside the patio area, but the whole thing was so open it felt like sitting outside.

I ordered panko catfish with a chile sauce and it was fantastic.

Field pea salad with tomatoes and onions.

We split a peach melba dessert and wow was it all good. I would highly recommend this place.

We enjoyed after dinner walking around and sitting for a bit in the Adirondack chairs outside, taking in the views.

Those views!

The line of chairs was perfect for before or after dinner sitting.

Looking back at the restaurant. The section to the right was separate from the restaurant and had drinks and small plates we heard.

Canyon Kitchen was a hit and we are so glad we got to experience it. I will definitely want to go back. Hope you enjoyed this little visit to Cashiers NC.

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Hi friends, Courtney here (Melissa’s daughter!)! I’m so excited to welcome you to our new home today. After years of renting, my husband and I (along with our son) have just moved into a new-to-us house with my parents-in-law!

A few years ago my parents-in-law brought up the idea of us living together and it immediately felt right to us. We continued renting our townhouse and took our time house hunting until we found just the right house for sharing.

Enter….The Lake House.

This is just the type of home we were looking for and even better than we hoped. There’s a basement apartment with a separate entrance my parents-in-law are living in, and my husband and son and I are living in the main house.

Such a special gift to have 3 generations under one roof!

This view was such an unexpected blessing. My husband and I used to drive around imagining how fun it would be to live near a lake, but we never imagined we’d end up with such a beautiful view. Every rental I’ve lived in has looked right into parking lots or big buildings…so the sight of a lake, mountains, beautiful trees and wide open sky out our windows is such a peaceful delight. We are very grateful.

We are so excited to be beginning this new chapter of home ownership. We plan to be in this home for a very long time–a family home we can really settle into and slowly make our own for years to come!

We don’t expect to be doing major renovations (thankfully we like so much of the home to begin with) but we definitely have long term visions and lots of little projects ahead. And of course, just making a home cozy and personalized is one of my very favorite things to do. The thought of being able to do that in a home we own and expect to STAY in is thrilling!

This is a first look at our lake home…just a peek! There is so much more to share, and I can’t wait to take you along as we make this house feel like us.

I’ll be sharing so much more behind the scenes as we discover our “lake house style” inside HomeBody Gathering Place!

It would be so fun to have you join us in the HomeBody community. You’ll get access to cozy decorating guides (the Room Recipe decorating method is so helpful whether you’re just starting out in a home like me and have a lot of decisions to make, or you’re ready to settle in and enjoy your home or make progress in pulling your style together). There are also other signature HomeBody Methods, plus a whole community of kindred spirits who are all creating sanctuaries of their own.

I’ve already started sharing some extra peeks of our home in HGP (plus some design mockups and even a few design dilemmas!). I will be so appreciating all the input from fellow HomeBodies as we begin the journey of turning this house into our home!

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Location: Pupuya, Navidad, O’Higgins, Chile

Price: $270,480,000 Chilean pesos (Approximately $289,172 USD)

Year Built: 2024

From the Agent: “Located on elevated terrain in La Vega de Pupuya, Chile, just 10 minutes from the popular and windy beach town of Matanzas, Casa RWO is perched atop an exposed ridge, conceived as a bridge that extends toward the valley landscape. The repetition of a wooden rib system defines the structure, creating a long exterior walkway that connects the entrance to the common areas. The steel-framed house rests within these wooden ribs, which reinforce the main facade and emphasize its linear form. Inside, the layout features two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, and an integrated living/dining area. Each room opens to the surrounding landscape, combining functionality with a strong sense of connection to the environment.”