A Manor House and a Schoolhouse in Germany, Available for Stays
Photography via Gutshaus Rensow
Tucked in the Mecklenburg countryside, the Schoolhouse and Manor House are the project of Danish/German couple Christina and Knut. The couple was living in Copenhagen, where Christina is from, before finding the late 17th-century Manor House (“almost ruinous,” Christina says). The couple now lives in the Manor House and rent out rooms and the Schoolhouse in the nearby village, all under the name Gutshaus Rensow.
Inside, the couple opted for Gothic, rough-hewn grandeur: dark walls, bare floors, and threadbare rugs.
Antique furniture and paintings pair throughout with shelves of old glassware and brass candlesticks.
The Manor House can sleep 21 people, “spread over four holiday apartments and three simple double rooms,” the site says.
In the rustic old Schoolhouse, Christina and Knut were inspired by the concept of imperfection.
Exposed, stripped-back walls stand in lieu of wallpaper or paint.
The Schoolhouse is heated entirely by wood stoves.
A bedside is adorned with a foraged pine branch and small candle.