{"id":10816,"date":"2025-10-18T10:32:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T14:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enchantedlivingmagazine.com\/?p=10816"},"modified":"2025-10-18T10:33:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T14:33:00","slug":"the-making-of-vaughan-houses-enchanted-cottage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enchantedlivingmagazine.com\/the-making-of-vaughan-houses-enchanted-cottage\/","title":{"rendered":"The Making of Vaughan House&#8217;s Enchanted Cottage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2,\r\n                .tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }.tdi_2,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_2:before,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_2:after{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: table;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_4  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper > .vc_row_inner{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t    height: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_empty_space td_block_wrap vc_empty_space tdi_6 \"  style=\"height: 32px\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]You perhaps know by now that the ever-expanding and astonishingly enchanted Vaughan House, where this cover feature is set, is located near Lynchburg, Virginia, off an unassuming road and nestled in the backyard of married couple Megan and Mitch Vaughan. What began as an impulse on Megan\u2019s part to fill the couple\u2019s yard with plants\u2014with a whole greenhouse full of plants in the wake of a devastating miscarriage\u2014then became a hugely popular and Instagram- worthy micro-wedding venue where the couple hosts ninety weddings a year. Now it has grown into something of a mini- empire. In fact, there\u2019s a whole cottage back there too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">And by \u201ccottage,\u201d we mean <i>this<\/i>. Tower, winding stairway, and all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">It came about this way: In 2020, Mitch was on the Geographic Information System and realized the trees beside their house were owned by the couple. \u201cAlways fun to learn you have more land than you thought!\u201d Megan says. They cut some of the trees to make the land easier to access. For a year, they enjoyed exploring and letting their kids play in the creek.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">One day Mitch suggested building a small deck by the creek to put a rooftop tent on, a place to relax with the kids and maybe camp. He casually commented that such a place could work as a guest rental too. Megan proposed that this hypothetical space be \u201cworthy enough for photographers to want to rent for photoshoots.\u201d But wait, she said \u2026 \u201cWhat about a stone cottage? 700 square feet max? Nothing big! Super small. One room, a tiny bathroom. Just enough for our greenhouse couples to get ready in and have a cozy honeymoon night \u2026\u201d And the idea spiraled from there. As Megan admits now, \u201cI take something that could have been simple &#8230; to the extreme.\u201d But how <i>else<\/i><i> <\/i>does one end up with a 1,300-square-foot castle in one\u2019s backyard?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">And as you can see from our cover shoot, The Cottage, as it\u2019s now officially called, and which was finished in 2024, when this shoot took place, is full of custom details\u2014all dreamed up by Megan and Mitch and brought to life by a team of small artisans. Just a few of these include the custom hobbit door designed by the Vaughans and made by Jeremy Jessop of Lynchburg, with hinge work by Forged Commodities in Kyiv, Ukraine. The library was designed by the Vaughans and features cabinetry from Scott\u2019s Cabinet in Forest, Virginia; live edge shelving by Black Dog Salvage in Roanoke, Virginia; and a ceiling hand-painted with ivy by Elizabeth Gray (who added ivy to the kitchen as well).<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10818&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10819&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSupporting small businesses was something we were incredibly passionate about when it came to designing the cottage,\u201d Megan says. \u201cSo many of our followers ask for the blueprints, but there\u2019s nothing special about those. What makes the cottage special is the many, many small businesses who saw our vision for it and blessed us with their incredible art and hard work. Without them, the cottage wouldn\u2019t be what it is, have the charm that it has, and truly be one of a kind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When designing the cottage\u2019s atrium, Megan knew exactly what she wanted. In fact, the entire main level was designed around this space and, very specifically, the gorgeous multi-colored leaf tile you see on the right, designed by Karen of MacMillan Aimes Studios and found by Megan on Pinterest. The entire process from the first email<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">to installation took about two years, with Karen handmaking each individual tile and creating a template for the installers to use. \u201cThe way she puzzle-pieced this together was actual genius,\u201d Megan says. \u201cIt was truly a labor of love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><i>Read more about The Cottage at <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/vaughan-house.com\/cottage\"><i>vaughan-house.com\/<\/i><i><\/i><\/a><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vaughan-house.com\/cottage\"><i>cottage<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_cta css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"3a322b\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #3a322b;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10692 size-medium aligncenter has-transparency\" src=\"https:\/\/enchantedlivingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-15-at-2.50.55-PM-231x300.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/enchantedlivingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-15-at-2.50.55-PM-231x300.avif 231w, https:\/\/enchantedlivingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-15-at-2.50.55-PM-789x1024.avif 789w, https:\/\/enchantedlivingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-15-at-2.50.55-PM-768x997.avif 768w, https:\/\/enchantedlivingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-15-at-2.50.55-PM-1183x1536.avif 1183w, https:\/\/enchantedlivingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-15-at-2.50.55-PM-324x420.avif 324w, https:\/\/enchantedlivingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-15-at-2.50.55-PM-696x903.avif 696w, https:\/\/enchantedlivingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-15-at-2.50.55-PM-1068x1386.avif 1068w, https:\/\/enchantedlivingmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-15-at-2.50.55-PM.avif 1530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><i>Enchanted Living<\/i><\/em> is a quarterly print magazine that celebrates all things enchanted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Subscribe now and begin with our Cottage Witch <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/em><b style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/b><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">issue!<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_cta][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10820&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_column_text]You perhaps know by now that the ever-expanding and astonishingly enchanted Vaughan House, where this cover feature is set, is located near Lynchburg, Virginia, off an unassuming road and nestled in the backyard of married couple Megan and Mitch Vaughan. 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