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Handpicked houses in the land of love, music and art. Explore what we found, take a tour of the best vacation rentals in Italy. Music by Leo Major Edited by JAL Curated by Heinz Legler & Veronique Lievre Vacation rentals in Italy featured: Historic Boutique Hideaway, Sicily, Italy Follonico, Tuscany, Italy Eco-Community Retreat, Umbria, Italy […]

Thanks to Allegra Rose B. and Samuel Elkins for featuring our Black A-Frame in this great video tour of Yosemite. The couple stopped by in mid-October, on a journey that also took in Mammoth and June Lakes. Samuel, an LA-based portrait and commercial photographer, and Allegra, a photographer, graphic designer and stylist, are deeply inspired by “the whimsy of […]

Thanks to Joseph and Andrea of Connection Photography for this great video from their recent visit to the Weaving House in Lakeland, Florida. Discovered by author and design authority Andrew Weaving, this heritage house was created by the lesser known Sarasota School of mid-century architecture. Developed and founded by famed architects Paul Rudolph, Gene Leedy and Mark Hampton, the school […]

It is becoming apparent that when it comes to architectural gems, treasure often lies at the end of an old dirt road. In the Castellon Hills of Les Usères, Spain, is one such road leading to an immensity of land that serves as a large, earthy canvas. At the center is the house that Dutch […]

Joseph and Andrea, the creative minds behind Connection Photography, recently visited our cabins in Far Meadow – and sent back this great video. The couple describe themselves as “adventurous wedding photographers” and travel the world capturing moments in time. We love this particular moment — thanks so much for sharing it with us! Far Meadow […]

Take flight over one of our most striking properties… Andre Antunes, journalist, TV producer and owner of Modern by the Sea in Comporta, Portugal, shared this great video of his property with us. A contemporary villa just minutes from the ocean, it was designed by Pedro Ferreira Pinto and built in 2010 to blend into […]

We’ve found, for you, a very special place. On top of a hill near the charming village of Lumio, Bergerie Above Calvi is a stunning historic property set in 16 hectares of olive groves and immortelle flowers, with views of the amazing island. Take a tour of the landscape in this short film, and find out […]

Thanks to Jenny Mustard for this great video of Casa Solo Pezo in Aragon, Spain. She visited in November 2017 and had this to say: … let me introduce to the coolest house i’ve ever seen – casa solo pezo ! tucked away in the eastern spanish mountains, it’s every modern minimalist’s dream, with huge sliding window […]

Photographer Laura Austin recently travelled to Base Camp Yosemite – our go-to cabin in the woods. It’s located just 14 miles from the south entrance to Yosemite, making it very convenient for visiting the National Park. But as you’ll see from Laura’s video, it has its own special appeal…

We’re Heinz Legler and Veronique Lievre, and we created BoutiqueHomes to fill a gap in the vacation rental market, to share homes that stood out from the crowd. In this video, we talk about how it all started, and travel from BoutiqueHomes headquarters in Topanga, California, to Verana in Mexico, and the Geodesic Dome House […]

Our site curator Veronique Lievre developed an eye for design exploring flea markets with her father. And the treasure hunting continues today in her work with BoutiqueHomes. Join us as we explore Verana in Mexico as well as gems from the past, including the Train Station in Bioul, Belgium and Torre di Moravola in Umbria, […]

This beautifully restored former convent in the heart of the mountains and the maquis of Corsica reminds us of why we keep going back to our island home. In this video, we take a tour with the property’s owner, Emmanuelle Picon. To find out more about Il Convento, click here.

A place imagined and then found. I am Verana, meet me. In this video, we take an aerial tour of Verana, our unique boutique hotel in Yelapa, Mexico. To book Verana, click here.       .