Small and Idyllic

A classic ranch cottage stays true to its rustic charm, while adding a dash of city polish.


Christine Pittel: This looks like a sleepaway camp for grown-ups, right in the middle of Napa Valley wine country. Where’s my bunk?

Ken Fulk: Take your pick. There’s the original 1940 rancher’s cottage. My partner, Kurt Wooton, and I didn’t have the heart to tear it down, despite everyone’s advice. Then there’s the huge barn we put up, thinking we’d eventually move out of the cottage and live there. But it’s more fun to play in it – like a Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland movie. And up on an oak-wooded knoll overlooking the whole valley are two tent bungalows, terribly romantic, with big fluffy feather beds. That may be your spot.