CHICAGO HOME AND GARDEN! “Just as we were closing our annual second-homes issue, Tereasa Surratt’s book, A Very Modest Cottage arrived in the mail. (Actually, it arrived in an adorable metal vintage-looking picnic basket.) The book chronicles the moving and rehabbing of a small cottage that Surratt and her husband transported to Sugar Creek, Wisconsin, from Beardstown, Illinois. We featured the cottage in our last second-homes issue . The book, which Surratt designed herself, is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other booksellers. It has great tips for how to thrift and junk your way to domestic bliss; it…
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Saturday, April 10th 7pm-8 pm Webster place Barnes & Noble.Snacks, libations. yay! its finally here 🙂
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the longest gestation period known to man… years in the making. pre-order here: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/A-Very-Modest-Cottage/Tereasa-Surratt/e/9781588167972/?itm=1&USRI=a+very+modest+cottage
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we had the pleasure of hosting jacob hand this weekend up at wanda. he is a photographer who’s work we love. check it out at jacobhand.com. in an hour of downtime from the film shoot, we coaxed him into shooting a couple of rooms for us. (he shoots for everyone from Chiat Day to Random house, so we consider ourselves very lucky.) thanks, jacob!
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our friend & photographer / director CHRIS STRONG is up at camp this week with a crew shooting short film. we dont know the title yet, but the premise is that an ice fisherman loses a toe in an auger miss hap, only to spend the rest of his days searching for the fish that stole his toe. it also involveslate night shooting with flaming minnow buckets full of kerosine. stay tuned here for a film clip we hope to post soon- in the mean time,here are some shots of said toe & the fisherman having a camp breakfast before…
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HOW TO BUILD AN ICE RINK:1. plow the lake2. drill a hole in the ice3. drag a huge ass water pump down the hill4. hook up a fire hose.5. flood the sucker.6. wait. wait more. wait some more.7. skate! * (this is our impromptu hockey team testing the ice) HOW NOT TO KILL YOURSELF ON A SNOWMOBILE:1. helmet. helmet. helmet.2. refrain from alcohol consumption3. butt, knee, pads are a plus.4. stick to the trails and avoid the slush. * (and get a neighbor as great as joe to help you keep them running if they are geriatric like ours) thanks,…
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they wanted to know where to get good thrift. check it out at:http://www.zinio.com/browse/publications/?productId=500328597&offer=500157047&bd=1&pss=1 here are some of the best places in town (lots of cabin + camp finds came from here) * SALVATION ARMY ON GRAND* PISOL BAZAAR ON CHICAGO AVE* FORT PITT FURNITURE IN PILSEN* STOP! LOOK! ON WESTER* JAN’S IN THE MEAT PACKING DISTRICT
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our friend + photographer Vince Cook paid us a visit last weekend & took some great shots. check out his work at VINCECOOKPHOTOGRAPHY.com.
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we picked up a massive box of boyscout stuff at the Walworth County flea market. (This patch above is one of my favs.) a piece of plywood, fleece blanket, nail gun, 3 glasses of wine and 2 hours later we finished our little ‘ode to camp’ collage. (rescued frame from an old yardsale find).
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shaun owens-agase and tyler peterson are two of the lead treehouse builders(seen here in winter attire) and also the owners of stone blitzer.(a Chicago-based design and fabrication firm)they’re amazing work has been featured in everything ranging from their solo exhibition at the MCA, to the treehouse they are building for us next to cabin. this month in CS Interiors and Chicago Social.go, boys! check out their awesomeness at: stoneblitzer.com
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