The Cottage at Spindle Hill Farm
Our cottage is built of locally salvaged materials and sustainably forested Virginia timber, hosts a rotating selection of original art, and has been featured on various design blogs — though it's very low-key and chill. Beautiful but not fussy. Private, stylish, and comfortable. A total getaway.
THE SPACE
An airy, vaulted great room with a Jotul woodstove, a supremely comfortable feather-filled sofa, and a lovely kitchen stocked with quality basics and cocktail necessities — including ice bucket and crusher. The 1950s stove is a workhorse and a genuine pleasure to cook on. Fresh eggs from our hens, homemade granola (back by popular demand), yogurt, and locally roasted coffee will be waiting for you.
The primary bedroom has an organic latex queen bed. The bathroom is a destination in itself: a generous antique claw-foot tub with handheld shower, surrounded by two antique stained-glass windows. A sleeping loft above the living room has a double bed of bamboo-based memory foam. The sofa works beautifully as a third bed — we include spare sheets. (The loft opens to the living room, which makes this ideal for a family or two couples who like each other very much.)
Outside
The vaulted covered porch has a dining table and a Komodo-style grill/smoker. Off the porch: a hand-built cedar hot tub. The large deck opens to views of the mountains and a majestic 200-year-old White Oak. There's a small vegetable and herb garden just for guests — help yourself to tomatoes and herbs in season — and beyond that, one of our rose gardens and a memorable hen house with an assortment of beautiful chickens.
THE DETAILS
Record player and LPs. Board games, puzzles, and books — including an extensive collection of nature guides. OEKO-tex certified European linen and organic cotton sheets. Homemade soaps. Sustainable bath and cleaning products. Pure, delicious well water — leave the bottled water at home. Fast fiber internet for the work-from-farm dream. Roku TV. A small laundry room off the bathroom.
A curated micro-store carries farm products, art, pottery, and textiles. Lots of guests buy Elise's paintings right off the walls — she's happy to give you a tour of her studio next door.
A cozy bedroom with a large bed, white bedding, multiple decorative pillows, a small bedside table, a black desk lamp, and two rectangular windows above the bed's headboard, with a curtain on the left window.
A cozy living room with a white sofa adorned with colorful patterned pillows, set in front of three large window panes showing lush green foliage outside. Floral decorations and houseplants sit on the window sill and beside the sofa, with a rustic wooden bench in front.
A cozy kitchen and dining area with wooden floors, a yellow door with glass panes, a small white table with three chairs, and a pink patterned sofa with colorful pillows. The kitchen has rustic wood walls, a white oven, a small refrigerator, and green and turquoise cabinets.
Interior view of a vintage-style bathroom with a small wall-mounted sink, round mirrors, a clawfoot bathtub, and stained glass window, featuring wooden accents and rustic decor.
Living room with wooden beams, a wooden ladder leading to a loft, a bookshelf filled with books, a cushioned armchair, and decorative items on shelves.
A window with vintage print curtains in a rustic wooden frame, allowing natural light to brighten a cozy interior.
A bouquet of pink, white, and purple flowers in a blue vase on a wooden dining table with yellow chairs
A bathroom with a clawfoot bathtub, two stained glass windows framed by rustic wooden trim, and a green wall painted above white beadboard wainscoting.
Person relaxing in a hammock hanging from a large tree outside on a sunny day.
A rustic kitchen with wooden walls and ceiling, featuring a central window above a blue sink and a black hanging light fixture. There is a white stove on the left, teal cabinets, a small refrigerator, and a wooden dining table with four chairs, two of which are wooden with polka-dotted cushions and one painted yellow. There are flowers in a vase on the table and various kitchen items around.
A cozy bedroom with a bed in the foreground, decorated with a pink floral pillow, white and beige pillows, a white textured blanket, and white sheets. In the background, there are colorful abstract paintings on the walls, a blue desk lamp on a white cabinet, a small window letting in natural light, and wooden accents around door frames and furniture.
A bowl and a carton of mixed colored eggs placed on a rustic wooden table with a cloth underneath.
A green glass vase on a window sill holding yellow daisies and red dried grass with a background of a wooded landscape visible through the window.
Open field with hay bales, surrounded by trees and mountains under a partly cloudy sky.
Living room with a cream sofa decorated with colorful pillows, positioned in front of three large windows with a view of green trees outside. A small wooden table is in front of the sofa, and potted plants sit on the window ledge, with a vase of flowers in the center.
A cozy bedroom with a large window covered by curtains, a bed with white bedding and two floral pillows, and a small blue bedside lamp.
Decorative mosaic wall art featuring various botanical illustrations, surrounded by pink, yellow, and blue tiles, with a face at the bottom.
A small, green house with a metal roof surrounded by trees and shrubs, with a partly cloudy sky overhead.
A small green house with a metal roof sits in a yard surrounded by leafless trees and bushes, with a driveway and other houses visible in the background.
A white hammock hanging from a tree in a backyard with a green house, leafless trees, blooming shrubs, and a partly cloudy sky.
A gravel driveway leads to a white house on a hill, surrounded by leafless trees, blooming pink and yellow flowers, and partly cloudy sky
A small house with a green roof, pink and yellow walls, green window frames, and a green door, surrounded by leafless trees and bushes, under a clear blue sky.
Living room with large window overlooking green trees, beige sofa with colorful throw pillows, yellow door with glass window, wooden ceiling beams, and wooden floor.
Living room corner with patterned armchair, bookshelf, small wooden stool, painting, and vintage fan, next to a stove and textured wall.
Pink and red geraniums in a pot on a porch railing, with a garden and white flowering bush in the background under a green tree.
A vintage-style bathroom with a white clawfoot tub placed under a decorative stained glass window with purple, pink, and yellow panes and a small potted plant on the window sill. A side table with a telephone and a gray towel hangs over the tub. The walls are painted a soft mint green with white beadboard paneling.
Cozy bedroom with white walls, wooden accents around a window and bed headboard, a white bed with multiple decorative pillows, a small blue bedside lamp, a vase with flowers on the headboard, and two small framed landscape pictures on the wall.
Open-concept rustic kitchen and living area with wood walls and ceiling, yellow dining table, yellow chairs, a black hanging light, a white sofa with colorful pillows, hardwood floors, a small refrigerator, and large windows letting in natural light.
Cozy bedroom with white walls, wooden accents, a large bed with floral and gray pillows, a small blue bedside lamp, and two small windows above the bed with a flower vase on the window sill.
Living room with a record player on a wooden table, a lamp, a large potted plant, a window with curtains, and a seating area with cushions and a blanket.
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Absolutely! We are delighted to host one pet at a time. We do ask that you keep dogs leashed outside to protect our livestock, and that animals are crated when left unattended in the home. However, most businesses are dog friendly in Nelson, so you can bring your pooch pretty much everywhere!
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Yes! We love our micro-weddings! The cottage has very limited parking, but there is room for three cars, and we have hosted many private elopements with an officiant, photographer, and no guests. Please let us know what’s going on, though— we promise we won’t tell anyone!
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BY CAR:
Devils Backbone Brewery: 2 min
Blue Toad Cidery: 3 min
Bold Rock Cidery: 4 min
Caihailian Vineyard: 5 min
Three-Notch'd Brewery & Distillery: 6 min
Nellysford (grocery, restaurants): 7 min
Blue Ridge Parkway & Appalachian Trail: 9 min
Hilltop Berry Winery: 10 min
Wintergreen Resort: 10 min
Silverback Distillery: 13 min
Blue Mountain Brewery: 15 min
Wild Man Dan Microbrewery: 15 min
Veritas Vineyard: 20 min
Afton Mountain Vineyard: 22 min
Hazy Mountain Vineyard: 22 min
Flying Fox Winery: 23 min
Skyline Drive / Shenandoah National Park: 30 min
University of Virginia Central Grounds: 35 minutes
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Probably! Just schedule it with me in advance— as a busy mother of 3, my schedule fills quickly, but I have a few single-day classes I can offer, including my Wildcrafting Art Supplies class, and an introduction to landscape painting.