You’re driving down the road to your Innsbrook property and you see creative signs hanging at the end of driveways or next to front doors. Why? People come up with names for their cabins, cottages, or lake homes just for the fun of it, to showcase their creativity and to stake claim to their property by branding it with a little of their unique personality. If your place is lacking a little moniker, have some fun and start brainstorming; get creative!

Here and Now
What are you calling your place now? Do you refer to it by location? i.e. The Lake? Do you refer to it by type? i.e. The Lake House? If you can’t decide between calling it a cabin or a cottage, then settle on “The Cabbage” (a true story!).

What is the Story?
Names don’t have to be a location or object. There’s usually a story behind every vacation home purchase. Why did you choose it? How did you find it? Consider a name like “Paradise Gained.”

How do you Feel?
The name may be a feeling of “Bliss” or “Nature’s Harmony” that best describes what your home-away-from-home offers you.

X Marks the Spot
Key landmarks like “Majestic Pines” or “Split Oak Acres” may inspire your creativity. How about those four-legged or winged visitors that show up on a regular basis? “Deer Ridge” perhaps?

Sounds Like…
An easy way to come up with a catchy name is to alliterate your last name: “Robinson Retreat,” “Camp Calloway” or “Kelland’s Kottage.”

-Excerpt from “Cabin Life” article by Kara Polyner

Do you have a name for your Innsbrook chalet, custom home, or cottage? Share it in the comments! If you have a sign for it, you can even send us a picture at information@innsbrook-resort.com, or post it on the Innsbrook Facebook page.