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This Just In: Brett Favre Lists His Wisco Quarters

CasaSugar — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:15:01 -0700

Quarterback Brett Favre has put his 3,000-square-foot, four-bedroom, three-bath Ashwaubenon, WI, home on the market for $475,000, according to Real Estalker. The property description reads:

Outstanding spacious ranch home on a beautiful landscaped lot. 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths and 1st floor laundry. Enjoy the formal dining room w/ FP & wet bar. Large 3+ stall garage.

This makes perfect sense, as Favre was recently traded from the Green Bay Packers to the New York Jets. I heard from a friend that Favre had moved to Morristown, NJ, which is a few minutes away from the Jets training camp in Florham Park, NJ. After a little detective work, I learned that this is exactly the case; according to The Star-Ledger, Favre told the paper in early September, "We just bought a house in Morristown and (daughter) Breleigh started school on Wednesday." Sayonara Midwest, hello Jersey!

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Jamie's Antique-Boho Wedding

CasaSugar — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:00:23 -0700

Textile artist and Wisconsin girl Jamie recently tied the knot with her long-time sweetheart and fellow artist, Joe. Jamie imbued the backyard wedding with great vintage touches and lots of beautiful ideas, noting that, "Our entire day was an epic collaboration of friends, family, grandmas and grandpas,neighbors, and friends of friends who were all so generous in offering helping hands." Check out some photos from the wedding to explore her unique, lovely style.
Photos by James Stukenberg

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Nice and New: The Sulis Table

CasaSugar — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:30:15 -0700

If you love the look of rustic furnishings, then you'll be excited to hear that San Francisco-based design atelier Varian Designs has just added a new piece to its Timber Collection. The new Sulis table ($3,500) is the perfect occasional table for the green-minded set. Using a wedged tenon design and laser-cut steel brackets, this beautifully crafted table is actually built from fallen trees. Utilizing fallen ash trees in San Diego, CA, and a fallen walnut tree in Seattle, WA, for the table's top, and salvaged red oak from Wisconsin barns for the legs, this table proves that beauty often emerges from the most unexpected of places.

The Hottest Stuff at ICFF 2009

CasaSugar — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:49:05 -0700

As part of the 21st annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York, 16 companies were honored with the 2009 ICFF Editors Awards. Misewell, a Wisconsin-based furniture company owned by these two cuties, was one of the winners. Find out about who they are and what they won, and what else caught the judges' eyes, including eco materials, American-made furniture, and stunning accessories.
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Open House: Holiday Flowers

CasaSugar — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:00:25 -0800

One of my friends presented me with two forced paper white narcissus bulbs a few weeks ago. The bulbs had barely started to sprout, but they'd sunk down roots into the watery pebbles in their container. Then, a few days before our annual holiday party, the bulbs had a growth spurt, and sprouted delicate, white flowers for the party. What perfect timing! Unfortunately, some of the other bulbs that I'm forcing look like they're going to bloom right around Christmas - when I'm in Wisconsin visiting my extended family.

Have you forced any bulbs this holiday season? Have you made it a tradition to do so? If not, what holiday flowers do you decorate with? Do you have favorites, or do you range all over the floral map?

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The Greenest Building in the World

CasaSugar — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:47:52 -0700

As if I didn't have enough reason to be proud of my home state of Wisconsin-it's also now home to the greenest building in the world.
The Aldo Leopold Legacy Center has received Platinum LEED Certification, the highest possible recognition for green buildings in the United States. Following a rigorous assessment, LEED awarded the Legacy Center 61 points, more than any other building yet rated in the world. The Aldo Leopold Legacy Center is the first “net zero energy” building in Wisconsin and the first carbon neutral building certified by LEED.

Aldo Leopold was a Wisconsin conservationist and writer (and also one of my longtime heroes) who defined conservation as a way of life in which land does well for its inhabitants, citizens do well by their land, and both end up better by reason of partnership. Aldo Leopold recognized that no matter how sophisticated we become, people will always depend on the land-“the land” being shorthand for the community that not only includes and values people but also plants, animals, soils, and waters.

Some of the center's green features include photovoltaic panels, earth tubes that naturally ventilate the building, a radiant floor system, locally sourced, sustainably harvested wood, natural daylighting, and wood heat.

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Link Time!

CasaSugar — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:15:25 -0700

Decor8 tells you about artist Dolan Geiman's new website.
Scrappy Girl gets inspired by wine with her pressed tin ceiling.
Re-Nest tours a barn-inspired Wisconsin retreat.
Daily Dose is all about saving your pennies.
Craft shows you a room decorated with Sharpies.
Danny Seo answers some FAQ.
Shelterrific tracks down some good sales.
YumSugar introduces you to an in-season veggie.
geeksugar tells you how you can turn your digital snaps into wall art.

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Inspired: Blue Sky For the Inside

CasaSugar — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:00:47 -0700

When I recently spent some time in my home state of Wisconsin, I was wowed by the gorgeous skies. It seems as if we never get the same dramatic, cumulus cloud formations in the Bay Area, so I was excited to stare at the sky in the late afternoons, enjoying the view. Of course, these clouds also made me think of ways they could be adapted into your home.

To see some of my favorite finds, read more.

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Steal of the Day: Crate & Barrel Dane Pendant Lamp

CasaSugar — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:00:40 -0700

Faux bois may be a fading trend, but vrai bois (real wood) is not likely to ever lose its edge. That's especially true when it comes to handsome designs like the Crate & Barrel Dane Pendant Lamp ($64.95, reduced from $129). Made of a beautifully grained Brazilian sandalwood veneer shade, it will make a dapper focal point above your kitchen island or dining table. There's obviously something rustic about it that would assimilate easy into a Wisconsin lodge, but its drum shape gives it modern lines that would look just as at home in a SoHo loft.

Summer Style: Dermond Peterson Design

CasaSugar — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:30:29 -0700

Want to integrate some Summer style into your home without going overboard? Then pick up one of these pillows from Dermond Peterson Design.
These pillows' prints are sophisticated, toned-down versions of the cliché Summer motifs that abound, and won't need to be switched out once the leaves turn color. To find out more about these designs, as well as the sisters who formed the company, read more.

Founded in 2001 by sisters Sandra Dermond and Susan Peterson, Dermond Peterson Design is an artisan/manufacturing company that uses fine-art printmaking techniques to create fresh, functional textiles for the home, including pillows, tea towels, table runners, guest towels, and dinner napkins. Each of their products is block-printed by hand in their Milwaukee, Wisconsin, studio on exceptional linen and cotton fabric using environmentally sensitive, water-based inks that are free of solvents, lead, and heavy-metals.

A coral pillow in black (not red), a palm leaf pattern with no pink in sight, a school of sardines, boiled shrimp, and a few acidic citrus hint at summer, but don't obnoxiously scream about the season. I'm actually the proud owner of a pair of Dermond Peterson Lotus Leaf pillows. The company's website currently only sells wholesale, but George Watts & Son has a large collection, as well as Tonic Home, and a variety of retailers nationwide and online.

arne jacobsen Series 7 Barstool - Colored Ash - $744.00	Ibride Cirrus Cloud Shelf - $350.00
Vitra Cloud Lamp - $428.00	Modern Basics - Reed Pillow - $64.00
Rooftop Garden Sheet Set - $168.00	Marimekko ® Marrakech Sheet Sets - $149.00
Vitra limited edition panton chair - hive exclusive - $262.00	Thimble Sketch Pillow, Sky - $118.00
Chickadee Giclée Print - $279.00	Areaware Cloudscape Balsa Wall Hanging - $275.00
Blik Cloud Wall Decals - $35.00	zid zid kids Mini Poof Cloud - $78.00
Facets Cloud Quilt by Nicole Miller - $79.99	Eyres Shower Curtain - $118.00
Vitra cloud pendant lamp - $400.00	Earth & Sky Prints - $139.00