WOODLAND WONDER
Pattern of Life Case Study
PHASE 1: INSPIRATION
A whimsical guest cottage in the piney midwest draws from the homeowners’ vision and Chisel team member Sara’s memories of summer camp.
PHASE 2: DESIGN
The owners’ vision for their cabin from 1930 was to make it modern and livable without sacrificing its charm and historic character. While it’s a secondary structure on a larger lake property, it should provide a self-contained, generously comfortable living space. Sara’s nature “collage“, made from foraging around the property, informed first steps in the design process.
PHASE 3: LIFESTYLE
The north woods cabin is revived with lively colors and blended styles, cozy pine paneled interiors, a stone fireplace and yellow cabinets inspired by the color of the sun on the lake. Sara and the interior designer drove into the nearby town’s hardware store, where they bought mugs for hot cocoa, hooks for swimsuits, lanterns for nighttime walks and other thoughtful details to make the cottage feel like camp.
