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“The name has a special, historical mean-
ing for us,” explains Sharon. “My husband’s
family owned an iconic resort with the same
name here in New Hampshire — a famous
retreat in the 1960s where even the Beatles
had stayed. We wanted to pay homage to this
part of his past, and we filled our new home
with original artwork, menus and postcards
from the resort to create a nostalgic flavor.”
The idea for a log home was born as a result
of the couple’s experience in the hospitality
business. After owning a hotel for a number
of years, they decided to sell it, but opted to
keep the two-and-a-half acres of lakefront prop-
erty across the street on Lake Winnisquam. A
log home was a natural fit for the site on the
sandy shoreline — a setting that boasts a private
beach, boat launch and six boat slips.
S
earch for the meaning of Shangri-La, and you just might
fall in love with what you find: “A remote, beautiful, imagi-
nary place where life approaches perfection.” Homeowners
Sharon and Peter Spanos are certainly fans of this de-
scription, for they recently blessed their idyllic New Hampshire
log home with the legendary label.
“We wanted to build a place that we could
rent out for the time being but eventually
retire to someday,” shares Sharon. “We didn’t
want a lot of fuss with painting or wallpaper,
and that led us to a log cabin.”
Finding a log producer was fairly simple.
The couple looked at a number of different
companies, but as soon as they met with the
staff at Coventry Log Homes, they immedi-
ately felt comfortable and confident.
“Though we’d been in the hospitality busi-
ness for many years, we never actually built
anything of our own,” recalls Sharon. “We
came in as newbies, but Richard Titorenko
at Coventry was so helpful. He put us at ease
right away.”
After visiting a number of Coventry’s
homes and perusing many floor plans, the
