A Ship-Shaped Idaho Home Needs a New Captain A pirate-themed lakeside home in Salmon, Idaho, built to look like a ship sitting over Williams Lake, is on sale for $799,000.Known as the Ship Wreck House, the 1,200-square-foot property earns about $80,000 a year as an Airbnb rental. The listing was reported in the Wall Street Journal Homes newsletter.Located near the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, the house has three decks and detailed ship design features. Inside, the home has a captain's quarters, a bunkroom with built-in beds, and a secret door leading to a treasure room with a skeleton and a chest of gold coins.Boise-based builder and owner Kristie Wolfe designed the home to be fun without going too far.“From a design standpoint, I was constantly trying to walk the line between immersive and cheesy,” says Kristie Wolfe.Wolfe runs the property with help from an Instagram account with 30,000 followers, which brings in most of its bookings. She hopes the new buyer keeps renting it out to guests.“I love the idea of thousands of families making memories there instead of just one,” Wolfe said.Unique builds and high-end homesThe listing is part of broader trends in the high-...









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