Our first winter of cabin life inspired some updating. A custom leather sofa for 8 and a dining nook crafted from a live-edge dining table and extra-long dining bench make it easier to host a crowd.
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On a recent trip to Tomales Bay, we introduced a third generation to the wonders of clamming. Hunting for cockles is like hunting for treasure. It requires a journey, discomfort, hard work, and a lot of faith that all the effort will turn up gold. Not only did our hard work pay off, our kids loved the thrill of the hunt.
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Hang a holiday wreath on your front door to welcome guests, add style, and spread cheer. Consider making the wreath yourself, particularly if you have some tiny helpers looking for a holiday project. Here’s a simple tutorial for making a basic holiday wreath without a lot of fuss.
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Happy Cabin is a clean slate when it comes to holiday decor. We are still making our traditions as we go. In the meantime, I’m feeding my imagination on other people’s visions of a log cabin holiday.
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I longed for hand-thrown ceramic mugs from local potters in a variety of shapes and colors, each one signed, each one with a story. The kind of mugs that warm the hands and pique the imagination. Gorgeous mugs.
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In the far corner of the closet in the downstairs bedroom of Happy Cabin, there’s a hand-written note tacked to the cedar log wall. The paper is weathered, browning and curled at the edges. It seems it’s been there for a while, maybe even since the cabin was first built.
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Grandpa toiled for weeks in the hot summer sun over built-in redwood bunks, crafted by hand from pieces of redwood he'd been saving for a special project. Not only are they functional and fun, the smell of linseed oil and old wood takes me back to another happy place we discovered on a trip to Turkey we took when Anaya was only 4-years-old.
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