**Sellers calling for highest and best by 7/19/ at 5pm** Located just down the road from the renowned Penland School, this property is an incubator for creativity. The captivating cottage is a perfect blend of then and now. Many special features adorn this unique home - antique Italian tile, soaking tub, vaulted ceilings, original bead-board and one of a kind artwork . Enjoy one of several inspirational garden areas. Steps away is the workshop - listen to the babbling creek while you work on your craft. Traverse through the impeccable gardens up to the second studio and apartment - currently used as short term rental. Stroll past the garden shed gallery to the covered 2 chamber wood kiln. Lots of love and ingenuity went in to shaping this compound into an oasis for making, creating and living well.