1950's Time Capsule

Blue Lake cottage was  built and decorated in 1956 by Ally and Paul, my great aunt and uncle. It has had few (if no) updates since, like a 1950's time capsule.

It has glass all around, with these great fishermen's net curtains. The Noguchi paper lantern has always been there but the original fell apart, and has been replaced with an Ikea one.










I've recently seen the designer Marni copy the chairs. The furniture is mostly from the AKA store in Montreal, which my aunt co owned. My aunt kept it more or less this way, with the Finnish hand made rug hung on the wall. Check out the Calder-like mobile. The chess table top is propped in the corner. The beam was added to stop the roof from sagging.

Rearrangements have been made. My mom got the atom rug from a garage sale. Sadie is relaxing on the day bed.

The dining table and chairs, all AKA furniture. 

The kitchen, with its mini fridge that I loved as a child. I thought it was for me. Turquoise poodle curtains framing the window that looks out over the forest.

The table that Paul built just so that he could play chess on the balcony:

Ancient radio and 1950's Estonian dolls. The driftwood piece was a decoration my uncle Paul made.

Liivi's cottage is seen here, her father, the other AKA co owner, built their cottage back when all of the Estonians built up there and woud meet up on weekends and play bridge all night long.

The sauna, a good place for Porter shandies and gossip.

The pond, which my dad painted many times.

From the outside