Book at a Stay at This European-Inspired Winery Cottage

Margit Chevalier grew up in the German countryside, so it was only fitting that she and her husband, Mark, drew on that European inspiration when creating their vineyard in the hills of Creola. Although the couple has grown grapes since 2010, they established Le Petit Chevalier Vineyards and Farm Winery a decade later, along with their first on-site Airbnb, the Winery Loft. 

Visitors immediately gravitated toward the experience: Enjoy a bottle of wine, order charcuterie and say hello to the flock of Southdown babydoll sheep. In September 2024, the Chevaliers unveiled the property’s second and most recent on-site Airbnb, Le Petit Chevalier’s Winery Cottage. 

“This is our life now … because we can share all of this,” Margit says. “We could’ve just been a farm, but we have so many amazing, great, beautiful people come in here, and they can have a part of it.”

The two-bedroom, one-bathroom cottage is inspired by the Chevaliers’ time in England, where the couple first met before moving to the United States in 1999. Margit and her daughter, Clarissa, largely designed the interior of the Amish-built structure. It features authentic Spanish tiles in the bathroom, furniture hand-built by a friend’s father and a beautiful fireplace with a mantle found at Columbus Architectural Salvage. 

The wallpaper in the bathroom is emblematic of classic English cottages, and the stained-glass-inspired windows often create rainbows in the south-facing bedroom. Mark’s mother donated the rocking chairs in the living room. 

“There’s a lot of furniture in here that was given to us. … Everything has a story,” Margit says. “It was a real communal kind of project in a way. We tried to go to a lot of salvage stores. Even the lampshades and lights give that feeling that it’s not brand new — it’s cozy.”

For more information, visit lepetitchev.com.

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