Wandawega Blog Archive

We love to collaborate with our Wisconsin neighbors- and are geeked to get the chance to partner on the Hillhouse with our friends Mario & Cathy (husband and wife team & founders of the @LaLuneCollection #sponsored). LaLune is housed in a century-old Milwaukee campus of gorgeous buildings that are their factory. They designed & hand made our custom headboards & kitchen table on the machines that where once used to build some of the mosts beautiful churches in Wisconsin. Link on today’s profile line (for full story on our blog)photos: @nathanmichael @nicksrichter @LaLuneCollection

LaLune Collection in the house…..

We love supporting and collaborating with local Wisconsin businesses- one of our favorites is LaLune Collection in Milwaukee. The latest Husband and wife team Mario & Cathy Costantini for the past 35+ years…. All their furniture is handmade in their  century-old factory (that we are obsessed with). Best part: they can make anything custom, with so many different finishes- it was so hard to pick our favorite: (see range at  LaLuneCollection.com & instafeed: @lalunecollection We ended up choosing a simple black countertop style island table… they brought to life a napkin sketch in the most beautiful way: (some of the inspiration…

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For years, our friend Tristan of @gaslightcoffeeroasters has provided a really special coffee for all of camp…. he roasts, packs + stamps each bag ‘CAMP WANDAWEGA pretty good coffee since 1925’ …. we finally have a coffee machine that is worthy of your beans, Tristan! Thank you, @lamarzoccohome for the new mini set up for the #WandawegaHillhouse #ad #sponsored #campsocialhouse / shots by @nathanmichael & @nicksrichter. Big thanks to our other partners : @rejuvenation (pulls) @kohlerco (sink and faucet). @fireclaytile (tile) #kohler #kohlerideas

A girls best friend portrait shot by our newest lady creative crush:@kristenlnorman (love seeing talentedwomen in photography) She shoots portraits for the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, NPR, The Guardian & more.So inspired by her work documenting the womens march- but all time favorite is her series on “Camp Courageous” … a special Summer Camp forindividuals with disabilities. See it and more of this amazing woman atkristenlnorman.com (portrait shot for @chicagotribune me my shelf and i Interview link in today’sprofile)

Weve been called a lot of things over the years (one of our personal favorites was 1945 edition of Milwaukee Sentinal the Wandawega hotel is a disgrace to the state of Wisconsin – But THIS is a first…The April issue of @mspmag tells the whole truth and nothing but…

This June 15-17. For 50Creative women – sold out except for a couple spots! Hosts the lovely duo @feminest.co & @theglossaryco – cant wait to welcome all the lady boss entrepreneurs again this summer. Photos by @anna.zajac__ and @Karina_mettsphoto.

THRIFT SCORE! We found this old growth single slab redwood 17 foot pew at the local church charity thrift for $100. // Paired with a half dozen @beehivechicago for MCM chairs for $80 a pc & a couple amazon generic trestle tables for $150 each. #wandawegahillhouse thanks @nathanmichael for the shot!