Mousetrap vintage
ummmmm… i think i am in love. this is the most beautifully curated etsy site ever. MOUSETRAP VINTAGE not just all things camp. but lodge / country / cottage / cabin. my favorite mix.
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4 inspiring things i saw today in london…
This is sort of a mini travel journal. I’m here for work and gleaning as much inspiration as possible… ONE: a gorgeously illustrated book cover. TWO: a storefront collaged with antique photos. THREE: the sweetest, most english-looking houndstooth-clad boots. FOUR: a shirt with pheasants on it (be still my heart!).
for Charlie on her birthday…
(I realize that this is completely uncamp-related…but sometimes you just have to post gratuitous shots of your family) Moons ago, when Charlie was still a baby, we found an elderly lady who had saved all of her children’s clothes. In one visit, I bought Charlie 20 dresses (posted here). Now here we are, just over a year later, and she has outgrown many of them. And while we love to see the kid she’s becoming, we’re heartbroken to see her outgrow her baby seat, her dresses, and, inevitably, her mom’s & dad’s laps. So this post is dedicated to the most…
the Bird Apartment…
A project from Japanese design firm NENDO… “A treehouse designed for the Ando Momofuku Center, a facility devoted to promoting and increasing access to nature activities. The facility is located in a forest in Komoro City in Japan’s mountainous Nagano Prefecture. Our treehouse is collective housing for many birds and one person. On one side, the treehouse has entrances to 78 nest spaces for birds. The other side has an entrance for one person, who can look into the birds’ nests from inside the treehouse” My friend Shaun from stoneblitzer sent this to me…he was also the builder of our treehouse….
CHATAŘSTVÍ / SUMMERHOUSES
I am in love… With a book. Sitting here in prague, I discover that I am surrounded by all of these amazing little summer houses, and that the author of the book, Veronika Zapletalova, lives right here. what it’s about:SUMMERHOUSES – Devoted to original self-build summerhouses, a disappearing Czech phenomenon. The Czech “chata” – or “summerhouse” – is a simple, small, out-of-town dwelling, often improvised and self build by it’s owner. This project documents summerhouses, that mirror the extraordinary personalities of their builders, in both negative and positive way. These summerhouses dot the Czech landscape in their thousands, yet, very often they are forgotten,…
what would you rather drive under?
a 1950s ‘moonrise kingdom’ sorta entryway sign, or a 1920’s style YMCA summercamp entrance sort thing? we need a new entryway at camp. and a new (old school) bulletin board structure. here is some of the inspiration weve found online so far… stay tuned photos courtesy of: * camp lichtman, feather river camp, camp bird, camp miniwanca, frank spain scout reservation, camp daniel boon, alpine camp for boys, camp wokanda, and camp babcock – thanks!
Dee Duncan: Camp Illustrator
Hipster meets vintage meets camp by Dee Duncan. Raised in Kansas, based in Chicago, Dee rides a fixie, works on cars, runs marathons and creates some of the wittiest art ever! I worked with Dee for a couple of years and he was always, ALWAYS coming up with another art project. I’m also lucky enough to have been the recipient of a few pieces that live in my living room. He doesn’t focus solely on camp, but when he does, it’s fab. Thanks Dee for being a great inspiration and for always making things interesting. Dee created and this photo of himself and his…
HUNTING THEMED nursery?!
found this. and love it. time for a new room, charlie!
MEET HILLARY. your new camp counselor.
And finally, third in the ‘camp counselor series’ is HILLARY SCHUSTER! Chicago-dweller, party-thrower, crafter, information designer, pop-culture obsessor, coffee drinker, nerd, recovering engineer, cat owner, beer lover, wife, daughter, sister, friend (and I have to add: lovely style maven + bundle of inspiration) Here’s a little something about Hillary: RESIDING AT…An apartment in Ravenswood with my husband Michael and our 2 cats. We live near Lincoln Square and close to many many parks and the North branch of the Chicago river. FAVORITE SUMMER CAMP MEMORYMichael and I got married at a camp in West Michigan (I grew up near Grand Rapids)….
3 fun sites you can lose an hour each on…
meet the FOX:“Apothecary Fox is the outlet for my lifestyle and design passions, and most importantly my love for all things handmade.”check out this cute post on vintage photos- ‘living outdoors’ here round up:ROGUEGALLERY favorite: a green pouchette the insanely cool new spring line for LL BEAN signature line: