Newlyweds Jared and Shellee Smith are likened to HGTV’s convivial, gifted Chip and Joanna Gaines with their popular show Fixer Upper, which recounts the processes of turning potentially dilapidated houses – fraught with potential – into charming, livable homes.
While the Gaines usually work with mostly already-standing structures, the Smiths recently built pretty much from scratch a quintessential remote cabin along the Coosa River in Wetumpka that is now available for rent year-round as a quaint, quiet getaway.
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