For $799,000: A Ship-Shaped Idaho Home With 30,000 Instagram Followers The 1,200-square-foot house has three decks and nautical details throughout

It has all the makings of a pirate’s hideaway: a ship-shaped house, a private island and a dock on an Idaho lake. The resemblance isn’t accidental. The home in Salmon, Idaho, was built to look like a sailing ship, with a prow—complete with an impressive figurehead—extending over Williams Lake, three decks and nautical details throughout. 

“From a design standpoint, I was constantly trying to walk the line between immersive and cheesy,” says Kristie Wolfe, the home’s owner and a builder based in Boise, Idaho. “The top floor is simply a beautiful lake house with a kitchen and dining room. The pirate theme unfolds gradually as you explore the house, which makes discovering it even more fun.” LEARN MORE...