Stay: The Salt Box
Harbour Island, The Bahamas
I’m always excited to learn about vacation rentals owned by designers (this Travel + Leisure piece I wrote about designer’s own homes you can rent could use an update). Last week, during Remodelista’s dedicated coverage to the summer vacation rental, this list of their 33 favorite spots included a handful of places that have been featured on designtripper, as well as this breezy high-low beaut I’ve never seen before. Awash in the kind of lived-in, always-been-there details only a seasoned designer can pull off so effortlessly, the Salt Box is an old Bahamian cottage that interior designer Tom Sheerer brought back from the brink.
With reverence to the loyalist architecture and original materials — that weather-beaten, whitewashed-looking coral limestone and local Albaco pine — Scheerer’s renovation is an unaffected ode to the rustic charm of this 200-year-old cottage. There’s an old stone hearth in the kitchen and paint peeling from the clapboard shutters. Thonet bentwood chairs, a clawfoot tub and iron canopied bed command a simple elegance, and the rest is in the prime location: the middle of the historic Dunmore Town and a short walk to Pink Sands Beach. Book it at vrbo.com (sleeps six, $3,000 a week); I plan to.
17 July 2014 | Stay: The Salt Box | Said:
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05 August 2014 | Charles Said:
Incredible stay. Absolutely love the charm of the place, especially that bedroom.
08 August 2014 | Jamie Herzlinger Said:
I absolutely love this salt box home! So charming and quaint!
Love,
Jamie Herzlinger
12 August 2014 | Lumar Interiors Said:
This place is amazing. Loved the article.
25 August 2014 | Keep: The Salt Field | brainyseo.com Said:
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24 November 2014 | Westbury UK Said:
Love this – the bedroom is enchanting!
18 February 2016 | Jackie DiCi Said:
West Indies, bahamia style instantly transcends you to a vacation desitination! Thank you for the inspirational pictures.
18 February 2016 | Jackie DiCi Said:
West Indies, Bahamian style instantly transcends you to a vacation destination! Thank you for the inspirational pictures.
30 June 2016 | waleed Said:
woow amazing decor
thanks
20 July 2016 | Nathan Will Said:
Their fireplace is without a doubt the as cool as it gets. Well done.
31 January 2017 | Michael West Said:
Wow! I 200 year old home! I am jealous – I love the ceiling in the bedroom and the fireplace.
31 January 2017 | Lucy Said:
This is amazing! Thanks for sharing! How long can I stay?
25 April 2017 | Craig Kessler Said:
I agree with Michael – I’m jealous too of being able to stay here!
11 August 2017 | Olivia Marsh Said:
The Salt Box is simple but elegant. Uncluttered with “stuff”, I could “move in” and stay forever!
Thank you.
14 June 2020 | Miko Said:
Hi, thanks for sharing your blog, It’s simple and relaxing. I hope i can stay there. Also i want to try this for my next project in Drywall For Philadelphia. So nice i really loved it.