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Wisconsin Cabin Revival
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051909cabininterior.jpgThis 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.

 
 

051909cabin.jpgWith upgrades including a new roof and new electricity, this cabin will serve Surratt and her husband well, as an idyllic, simple, humble getaway. There's nothing we don't love.

Read the full article, "Lake Effect", here; See more of the cabin's details here.

Images: Aimee Herring

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The is just too cute. I would love a tiny getaway like this -- but not if it was too cold to go outside. My husband and I couldn't make it in that tiny space unless we could get away from each other. Still, it's absolutely adorable.

posted by Lesley @ www.TheDesignFile.net on May 19th 2009 at 1:41pm
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Go Wisconsin! What a cute little space. Makes me want to use the tax credit we'll be getting to go buy a little piece of property up north.

posted by Erin Lang Norris/Yellow Canoe on May 19th 2009 at 1:47pm
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What a perfect little place. And kudos to them for doing the work themselves.

posted by michpc on May 19th 2009 at 2:12pm
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Awwwww....this is so perfect!

posted by baileyb on May 19th 2009 at 5:40pm
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Hiya, Leslie. Ditch the husband and get a dog, cat, or parrot! :)

Only (half) kidding.

posted by Rick Roberts on May 19th 2009 at 9:34pm
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It looks great, but the lack of kitchen, bathroom, and running water really turn it into a short-weekend cabin, no?

posted by brozek on May 20th 2009 at 7:45am
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Love it, but yeah, a bathroom and running water are a necessity, even for a weekend.

posted by jooly on May 20th 2009 at 9:18am
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Nah, you could totally spend more than a weekend here! Solar shower hung from a tree and a pit bathroom by another tree. Seriously!

posted by Erin Lang Norris/Yellow Canoe on May 20th 2009 at 7:23pm
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