I had two sets of bottom cushion covers made, because those receive the most wear and tear.ģ.

Ours came from a church rummage sale, and I had it slipcovered in washable, bleachable cotton duck. A big squishy sofa for lazing around on after a day at the beach. Ours came from the Brimfield Antique Market in Massachusetts, and I based the color scheme of The Breeze Inn around it.Ģ. Bonus points for a vintage aluminum Floridiana insert. A wooden screen door that slaps open and shut. We made a point of including all these when we were restoring and furnishing our 1940s-era concrete block cottage three years ago.ġ. Or maybe this is the year you’re sticking close to home with a staycation. Whatever your summer rental plans, here are ten items I think are vital to a great summer rental experience. Maybe you’re renting a cozy cabin in the mountains, or staying cool at a lake house, or even, like me, setting off for a week at a cottage at the beach. It’s the sound of the kick-off to summer, and summer rental season. The book is set in a beach house called Ebbtide, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.ĭo you hear that? It’s the sound of suitcases snapping shut, car doors closing, kid’s excited chatter coming from the back seat, the clink of ice cubes, the lazy hum of an overhead ceiling fan. I also have a new novel out June 7th, called Summer Rental.

Now, we own our own sweet little vacation rental on Tybee Island, Georgia- a cottage called The Breeze Inn, where Kev and Layla have actually stayed. I’m pretty expert on the topic, because for many years my family and I rented vacation places at the beach, in the mountains, and by the lake. What’s that? Today’s menu? It’s a little thing I call Summer Rental Essentials. Kev and Layla are off knocking things down and fixing things up, so I’m the blogger du jour!

Summer rental by mary kay andrews