San Juan Island — In an ideal world, Tom wouldn’t have purchased a Modern-Shed.

Here at Modern-Shed, where every employee works remotely, we completely understand the needs of our customers who want to find a quiet space where they can work from home in peace.

PORTLAND — Stepping into Marc and Jeanine’s Modern Shed Airbnb, you will immediately feel like you’ve found a little nook of heaven.

As the rise of AirBnBs and other vacation rental sites like HomeAway and VRBO can attest, when people take a vacay, more and more they want to stay at a home away from home.