Season 4

In honor of her late husband, a woman transformed a 1957 beach cottage into her family’s dream home: the Shug Shack. She and her children celebrate his memory during a day of riding bikes, cooking lunch, enjoying the beach and spending time together.

To celebrate the beauty of Baja California Sur’s oceanfront desert, a couple built Casa Pakal. Secluded amidst banana trees and cacti, Casa Pakal blends nature with various Mexican styles into a thoughtful haven where every detail tells a story.

To fulfill a need for an escape along with his lifelong dream of building something entirely from the start, a man found the perfect location on a remote island in the Bahamas. Then, he built the Thatch House -- an off-the-grid eco-friendly surf camp.

A couple and their family of four enjoy the tranquility of Rosea Ranch, their home nestled along the northern California coast.

After falling in love with the island of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, a couple decided to transform a cliffside cottage into their own personal paradise.

Fulfilling a lifelong dream, a man revamps an abandoned cottage into a rugged yet refined retreat. He and his dogs embrace the challenges and lifestyle of the outer San Juan Islands.

First-time home builders construct a year-round escape on the shores of Cherry Grove, New York, one of America’s first LGBTQ+ communities. Enjoying a restful fall weekend, the couple reflects on the various seasons they’ve spent at Cherry Grove Escape.

In honor of her childhood summers, a woman crafts Twin Peaks -- a double A-frame cottage just steps away from the British Columbian coast. Integrating the intense vibrancy of the surrounding nature into the home, she finds serenity.

A couple who winters at their inherited lighthouse-inspired home reflects on its restoration, its quirks, its family legacy and the protection of the last bastion of Florida’s small beach towns.

Seeking a simpler life, a Portland creative found this artistic wooden cottage on the Oregon coast. Taking his position as the latest steward of the land seriously, the owner transforms the garden and creates opportunities for fellow artists.

A couple gets help from their kids as they breathe new life and legacy into a one-hundred-year-old cottage in the dunes of Cape May, New Jersey. Taking on the restoration of the 1920s beach house themselves, the young family forges a perfect escape.

A woman uses her design expertise to create the Sag Harbor Cottage. Full of music, memories, and the space to make new ones, Sag Harbor Cottage is the perfect escape for her whole family.