Our friends kelly & dave got hitched at camp this past summer- and we are so excited to see their nuptials just featured in Martha Stewart Weddings! (congrats, guys xoxo) The film. The photos. Martha’s story “When wedding talk began, Kelly Marie and Dave spoke about their desire to tie the knot at his family’s cabin in Minnesota. But with its small size and far distance, they looked into other options and after seeing Camp Wandawega, a storied lake resort in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, they fell in love with the property, its magical lake, perfect sunsets, and history. They took their cue…

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  the fine folks from Jayson Home & Garden moved into our house for a day to shoot their spring catalog. The result is such a radical change, we can barely make out our pad! These folks take interior design, styling and retail merchandising to  a whole new level. Its so hard not to walk into their store and want…. everything. ** thanks Jayson, we are totally crushing on you right now **   A few of my favorites from their current FLEA market finds- (that would fit right in at camp)  

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And at the risk of folks knowing I’m a bit crazy, it makes me freakishly happy. I’ve been obsessed with collecting vintage hotel soaps from seedy roadside motels since…well, forever. So we’re happy to report that after literally years of searching for a maker, we finally found a company to hand-make a custom line of the mini hotel soaps for us. The Greenwich Bay Trading Company soaps: “America’s soap maker since 1962” ITS ALL IN THE BAR: They call our bar the “THE EARLY AMERICAN SOAP.” It’s made from Fresh Milk & Shea Butter, crafted from an Old World recipe blending virgin olive oil with traditional…

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We were just sent a really nice surprise, and are still in several layers of disbelief about it’s contents… We never would have imagined in a bazillion years that buying a decaying old summer camp (& fixing it up with duct tape and a prayer)  would lead to it finding its way into pages of Elle. (the one magazine that I pretty much consider the holy grail of interior design). Even more unusual, it’s the South African version. All we have to say is hats off thrift stores and Craigslist. And in this case, BEHOMM. ‘Cause the story isn’t even…

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We are super honored to have been included in the new Adventure Journal ‘weekend cabin series’. READ THEIR CAMP REPORT HERE WHAT THEY ARE ALL ABOUT: Weekend Cabin isn’t necessarily about the weekend, or cabins. It’s about the longing for a sense of place, for shelter set in a landscape…for something that speaks to refuge and distance from the everyday. Nostalgic and wistful, it’s about how people create structure in ways to consider the earth and sky and their place in them. It’s not concerned with ownership or real estate, but what people build to fulfill their dreams of escape. The very time-shortened…

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Most of us take it all for granted.  We walk by our local VFWs, historic buildings and cultural institutions and boys and girl’s clubs. Behind every charity there more often stands just a small handful of folks responsible for doing most of the heavy lifting. I forget this sometimes, and then something small reminds me to open my eyes to. Recently, that ‘something small’ for me was the local Walworth County Genalogical society’s efforts on our behalf. By chance, we ran into representative at the local Elkhorn library. We explained that we had very little documentation on camp prior to…

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It was an honor to be asked to write a book jacket quote for the release of a new book that I love: “SALVAGE SECRETS AND DESIGN DECOR- Transorm your home with Reclaimed Materials” . BUY IT HERE ABOUT IT: (Amazon) “A visually sumptuous idea book, showcasing an eclectic array of interior design possibilities using salvaged goods. Packed with over 350 color photos, Salvage Secrets Design & Decor offers a trove of salvage ideas to inspire, proving that you need look no further than your local rebuild center, architectural salvage shop, or flea market to transform your living space.   

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