vacation home
noun
: a house that someone lives in during vacations
His parents have a beautiful vacation home by the lake.
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White Shiplap Even in coastal vacation home projects, Heather Chadwick, senior designer at O’Hara Interiors in Austin, Texas, still isn’t seeing white shiplap as often.
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Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
Though hardcore downsizing types have certainly lived full-time in smaller homes than this, it's probably best suited as a vacation home or rental.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2026
Our family of four stayed in Flomarine, an elegant five-bedroom villa designed in the style of Oliver Messel, the interior designer who worked on Princess Margaret’s vacation home, Les Jolie Eaux.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Cody Ko picked up Reese Witherspoon’s former Malibu vacation home in the foothills just above Malibu’s Zuma Beach in early 2023.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
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Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
Though hardcore downsizing types have certainly lived full-time in smaller homes than this, it's probably best suited as a vacation home or rental.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2026
Our family of four stayed in Flomarine, an elegant five-bedroom villa designed in the style of Oliver Messel, the interior designer who worked on Princess Margaret’s vacation home, Les Jolie Eaux.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Cody Ko picked up Reese Witherspoon’s former Malibu vacation home in the foothills just above Malibu’s Zuma Beach in early 2023.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Vacation home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacation%20home. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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