WE LOVE PITCHDESIGNUNION! (Margot is an insanely talented graphic designer) that joined us for ArtCamp, hosted up at the cabin’s home on lake Wandawega, here’s what she had to say: “Friends, meet Wandawega. By the time you’re reading this, I will be enroute and I’m so beyond honored & excited to be there. And it’s not just for fun, relax, play in the woods times, but for ART CAMP!! Organized by Tereasa Surratt (incidentally, her house is on the cover of Dwell this month too) and Angela Finney-Hoffman of Post27, it’s a total-all-out art freakfest and we are building a treehouse(!) in the woods. There’s also going…
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“I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage, with my books, my family, and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.” props to A PRETTY PILL & KELLYANDOLIVE for picking up the story! http://skyetruax.blogspot.com/2009/06/very-modest-cottage.html + http://kellyandolive.blogspot.com/ “tereasa surratt rescued a run down cabin, hauled it hundreds of miles, and then renovated it, creating this cute 11 x 11 cottage that is now nestled on a quaint lake in wisconsin. lucky for us, she scrap booked the…
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– and we love apartment therapy! they picked up the cabin story and shared it. read more about it here: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/country-house/wisconsin-cabin-revival-chicago-home-garden-085116 “This amazing small Wisconsin cottage featured in Chicago Home + Garden is steeped in history and sincere care about restoration. The one-bedroom tourist cabin from the 1920s has been brought back to life by Tereasa Surratt, who purchased (for $500!) and revived the 11-by-11-foot space after moving it to a plot of land in Sugar Creek, Wisconsin.”
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We are very fortunate to have Katy McColl, Frances Bailey and Bjorn Wallander of Country Living come visit us and do a lovely story on our camp and cabin. check out the whole story here: (http://www.countryliving.com/homes/house-tours/wisconsin-lake-home-1009?click=main_sr) and an excerpt: “A LIFELONG COLLECTOR, Surratt put herself through college by working as a bartender and, on weekends, would take a catnap after her shifts in order to hit the yard sales bright and early. Armed with tips from her job, she paid for some of the couple’s best furniture with quarters. To this day, she’s fascinated by anything old — ledgers, matchbooks,…
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Late post, but better late than never, right? The trib sent Bill Hageman to cover a story on Wandawega, including a very nice plug for our modest little cottage: “The cabin is the crown jewel of the lake”Bill Hageman, reporter, Chicago Tribune
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We replaced the lake swing this weekend, and while we were at it, decided to add another one. It soon became the favorite pastime. (thanks to sam, mike, dave and brandon for the tree trimmin’ & swing hangin’!)
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Sarah Gray Miller, the Editor in Chief + the CL crew have really outdone themselves this month… My favorite issue yet! (It just keeps getting better)This month, I tagged no less than 20 pages for their ‘127 Fresh ideas’ theme.Including a fab story on the history of picnic baskets-types + sourcing + history. (who knew they were once built-in features in a Rolls?)L.O.V.E.
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The President of Landmarks, Illinois gave a very nice plug for the book + project:“Tereasa’s journey of renovation and resurrection proves that anyone of us can make a difference when it comes to preservation” My husband, David, serves on the board of directors for Illinois landmarks preservation council-an amazing organization dedicated to the preservation of our state’s most endangered examples of amazing historic architecture.pay them a visit at: http://www.landmarks.org/ Landmark’s mission statement:“In the more than 30 years since its founding, it has gone on to save countless architectural and historic treasures throughout the state of Illinois. The organization has established…
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Amiee Herring photographythe amazing & talented Aimee, the photographer who spent the afternoon in the rain shooting our little cabin also shoots, well- everything beautiful. she is a doll to boot. check out her work here:http://www.aimeeherring.com/
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The lovely folks at our beloved local magazine paid us a visit last fall to shoot a 10 page feature on our little project. It rained. and rained. and rained. But they were all troupers! We were amazing that they were able to capture some great shots in between downpours…. quote: “Talk about a labor of love. The resurrection from near-collapse of this modest one-room cottage is a perfect example of such a labor. The last remnant of a 1920s Beardstown, Illinois, “cabin court” composed of multiple tiny frame houses just like it, it is a relic of an era…
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