Now connected by a breezeway, the main house (right) and kitchen (left)originated as two separated cabins.

John walking among the shade trees he raises for commercial landscaping.

The secluded one-room guesthouse behind the main property.

An unintentional living wall outside of the kitchen.

Fig vines growing wild in the kitchen.

Open-shelving showcases a collection of ceramic pottery.

The main house’s back porch.

An oxidized lantern doubles as a rustic sconce.

A fabric-draped table topped with a few natural accents creates a serene work space in the master bedroom.

A fish painting by artist Katherine Bell McClure.

Gear for exploring.

A light-filled guest room.

At home outside Madison, Georgia, John and Carolyn Malone relax in their most recent acquisition, a Tennessee dogtrot built in 1840s