Sylvan House is a Forest Luxe Design + Hospitality Brand with locations in France, Portugal and North Carolina.

  • SH Signature Stays.

    A curated collection of beautifully restored, design led homes in extraordinary settings. Each property blends history, modern comfort, and exquisite details to create a stay that feels both meaningful and unforgettable. Optional à la carte concierge services enhance each experience with ease, personalization, and care.

  • SH Immersive Retreats

    Our retreats are immersive, design-led gatherings that celebrate the art of a life well lived. Each experience is shaped by the character of its region, its seasonal foods and exceptional wines, its craft traditions, wild landscapes, historic markets, and the quiet beauty of daily rituals. Guests enjoy chef guided culinary exploration, intimate tastings with local vintners, floral foraging and perfumery workshops, antique markets, equine excursions, and mountain adventures from hiking to world-class biking. These curated journeys bring together beauty, culture, nourishment, and meaningful connection in unforgettable places.

  • SH Inspired Design

    Spaces shaped with intention, beauty, and a signature Sylvan House aesthetic.
    Guided by principles of timeless architecture, natural materials, and sensory harmony, our design approach honors the past while elevating modern comfort. Each space is curated to bring clarity, warmth, and inspiration to those who enter.

  • Visionary, Design Creative and Founder of the Sylvan House Brand

Sylvan House was founded by designer and creative entrepreneur Gini Marshall, whose work has long centered on the artistry of home, the emotional resonance of place, and the transformative power of intentional living. With a background spanning interior design, luxury lifestyle and experiential hospitality concepts, her career has been built on elevating spaces into environments that inspire beauty, connection, and a deeper sense of self.

Gini’s vision for Sylvan House emerged from a highly personal calling… a desire to create sanctuaries that reflect a more soulful approach to living well. Places where creativity is reignited, where nature restores clarity, and where design becomes a catalyst for renewal. As she observed a growing collective of individuals seeking a more meaningful, health forward, and globally connected lifestyle, the concept evolved into a model that merges creative living, real estate investment, and regenerative retreat experiences.

Her leadership is rooted in a belief that luxury is not defined by excess, but by intention through environments that expand us, ground us, and invite us back to ourselves. Sylvan House is the embodiment of that philosophy, brought to life through thoughtful design, curated experiences, and a global perspective shaped by lived transformation.

Sylvan House Forest Luxe Philosophy.

“ Luxury is not defined by excess, but by intention through environments that expand us, ground us, and invite us back to ourselves” -Gini Marshall

Forest Luxe is the signature design and lifestyle philosophy at the heart of Sylvan House offering an elevated approach to living that blends the grounding essence of nature with the sophistication of considered, artful design.

It is a response to the pace of modern life and the growing desire for spaces that restore rather than overwhelm. Forest Luxe celebrates environments where natural materials, refined craftsmanship, and biophilic principles come together to create a sense of calm, inspiration, and sensory richness.

Rather than ornamental luxury, it embraces intentional luxury rooted in texture, nuance, authenticity, and the quiet poetry of place.

Contact us

gini@sylvan-house.com

1-828-230-5651