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COOL THING WE WANT #397: A Gulf Island Cabin Built For The Enjoyment Of Sunsets

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(via) Last year Milwaukee-based photographer Nick Olson and fashion designer Lilah Horwitz quit their jobs to build a glass-fronted cabin on a particularly pretty piece of the Olson family’s ancestral lands in the mountains of West Virginia. Why? So they could take in the sunsets. What they came up with is gorgeous; the frontage is a puzzle of antique reclaimed windows found at garage sales and in old barns. And the interior is just as pretty as the view (looking in is just as transfixing as looking out). If we were ever to score a few acres on Pender or Savary, this would be pinned to the very top of our idea board and circled in red ink.

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Sign Us Up for ‘Bad Summer Camp’, June 14-16th!

The Bad Academy has brainstormed up their ideal adult summer camp scenario that factors in everything from bonfires, crafting, hiking, paddleboarding and lake dips, to morning sound bathing and yoga sessions, a cedar weaving workshop, and even a visit to Shady Hazel Farm.

The St. Patrick’s Day Collab Between The Irish Heather + Mello Has Our Name on It

If you're the sort to write off St. Patrick's Day celebrations due to stereotypical associations with the messy, rowdy, green-beer-binge-drinking brand of partying - not so fast!

We Can’t Get Enough of Nata’s Food-Inspired Candles

London-based makers of food-shaped candles, Nata, are dropping their new collection this week, on February 27th (tomorrow!) and they're even more decadent than ever...

Surrender to a Snow Day with This Big Bowl of Goodness

Hungry for in-doors activities to keep you amused during the coldest days of the winter season? This Tonkotsu Ramen 'little puzzle thing' seems like an apropos place to start.