Tawahus Camp

The Tawahus Camp was introduced to us by the Bateson family. The camp was originally built as a Sears Catalog Home. Between 1908 and 1940, Sears sold kit homes that would be sent out in parts by boxcar and assembled by the homeowners. Around 2011, the owners decided to renovate the camp by stripping the interior while trying to preserve the historical integrity of the camps and creating what is now the Tawahus Camp.

The kitchen in the middle camp was refinished with bleached pine boards milled on the property. Two steel beams were placed in the great room, compensating for the low ceiling that was removed during the renovation. The bleached pine was used for custom cabinets as well as shelving throughout the camp.

The galley kitchen is located in the Granny Camp. This part of the camp was an addition to the Kit Home. The red wood inlay in the center of floor was the face of a chest found on the property. (There is also a similar inlay in the middle camp kitchen floor.) The soapstone countertops used were on site and have the sense of being found in the field, while having the quality of the showroom.

Guest bedrooms were finished with the bleached pine boards and given plenty of storage space with shelving along the walls, while also keeping the tone of being a very minimalist space.