why is it that everything looks so much more idyllic onscreen? clean kids.spotless couch.model wife. perfectly art-directed life. much to our dismay, there’s not a hint of that in our reality 🙂 we were watching the tube and saw a stack of suitcases that looked oddly familiar. then a house that looked looked sorta familiar, too–. (and then after a second cup of coffee realized that the hot blonde in the commercial was actually sitting in our livingroom.) here’s the spot
we found her in the weeds.no engine.on blocks.she’d been sitting there for over a year- through the winter. a few years, lots of dollars and even more elbow grease, she became part of the family.and ten years later, its time to say goodbye 🙁 (thanks, steph for taking good care of her)
my brother & sister in law own horse stables in my hometown of Beardstown. 2 kids, 35 horses and a full time job later means that last thing you have time for it to decorate your office. everything was sourced via found, free & flea: COUCH: $550 craigslist SIDECHAIRS: $15 each, Goodwill BLACK CENTER TRUNK: $30 walworth flea DESK: handmade from wood scraps & sawhorses SADDLE STAND: $5 yardsale (quilt rack) MENS VALET: $10 thriftstore TV STAND TRUNKS: $5, $10, & $15 barnsales ARTWORK: big black horse Goodwill WALL ART: junk sales, yardsales, salvation army, all $10 or less RUG:…
my dear friend, author and mother of two Meghan McEwenwas recently featured in Gwyneth Paltrow’s blog GOOP. Meghan’s design travel blog DESIGNTRIPPER turns out to be a favorite of everyone, celebs included. so we were super jacked to see that Wandawega was the first thing that poped up on the link that was included. and because I am personally Gweneth-obsessed, i wanted to spread the love: check it out here they describe Designtripper as:“TRAVEL A seeker of small, distinctive hotels, I love the tips found here”
super excited to see the book is getting a few inspired readers :)…. The Denver Post did a great little write up & a friend even tried it at home, which makes me super happy. Weekend Project: Hardware-store decor nails it when it comes to unique design Between the popularity of eclectic, “thrift store chic” and this generation’s eco-friendly thrust to reuse old things, there’s newfound enthusiasm for hardware-store decor.Hardware stores — with their shiny pipes, clamps, locks, screws, nuts and bolts — inspire good design. Simply by trolling the aisles in search of items that will make interesting…
turn your volume down for this.
check it out: tereasa.com
an earlier post here featured the story about the old drag racing car (‘Cheater’) we found in a barn and our process of bringing her back to life. here are some shots from the dragrace reunion show we went to last weekend…the roadtrip was incredible. a tiny town in southern illinois.filled with gearheads, hotrods…and (bonus!) it was also city-wide yardsale day as well. life is sweet.
our friend the talented Lisa Predko shot the Wanda Woodie for a feature for TIMEOUT –featuring a bag we LOOOOOVE: the Mill leather Wayne duffle, $395 at Jack Spade HAIR & MAKEUP: Martina Sykes WAGONEER: Camp Wandawega ASSISTANT: Joanna Patterson & Sean Gallagher INTERN: Elizabeth Neurater PHOTOGRAPHER: lisapredko.com