Press — Found Fancy

“When it comes to design and decorating, most of us rely on a haphazard sense of budget and taste. Tereasa Surratt relies instead on a philosophy she calls 'found, free, and flea'”
“Martha Stewart for the flea market set”
“Surratt, 37, a creative director at Ogilvy Chicago, opted for a complete remake, (her house) accommodates all aspects collections of furniture and other items purchased from flea markets and yard sales”
“Surrat has not only mastered her chain say, she's learned to install drywall, reglass windows and drive a forklift. ‘She has a gift for creating dreamy tables-capes and interiors that feel plucked from the pages of an Anthropologic catalog — and it's all done on the cheap”
“Think you camp days are over? Not if Tereasa Surratt can help it. When she's not busy as a creative director in Chicago, Surratt spends time at a former summer camp complete with shuffleboard, Andiron-Deck chairs, horseshoes, and a tree swing”
“Tereassa has great tips for how to thrift and junk you way to domestic bliss”
“The tall, stunning brunette and author of the new book A Very Modest Cottage is far too humble. Camp Wandawega reads like a curated thrift store paradise. Her interiors put together like a page from the world of interiors, play a crucial part of the camp-as-creative-outlet experience with Surratt as the consummate set designer, stylist and storyteller.”
“Terease who is now the creative director as advertising and marketing agency Ogilvy & Mather, used her creativity to plan their camp-themed wedding. Mixing in seersucker, sunshine, and daisies with traditional elements of summer camp, the wedding turned out even better than planned. The lake resort now serves as a fully functional event space where Tereasa and David host annual events and weekend escapes with their friends.”
“Get campy-literally-at Camp Wandawega. Tereasa Surratt refurbished the former latvian summer camp and resort into a laid-back escape. Say ‘i do’ in an open-air chapel overlooking the lake. Then party on the 35–acre property, complete with rope swings, canoes, and a tri–level tree house.”
“I think of her as the martha stewart of cottage style”
“Tereasa Surratt advises people to ‘look for the abandoned souls,’ and once you know the story of this cottage, you'll understand what she means. An event with retro style to spare! Holiday party inspiration abounds in a feature all about a soiree pulled together by ad execs Tereasa Suratt kitschy fun for now food and drink selections, it's got all the making for a smashing success”
“The treehouse – just the latest in a long string of amazing projects the crazily talented Tereasa has been involved with”
“Author, mother and creative genius”
“Surratt also combed through 80 years worth of stuff at the bucolic haven, then went hunting for period correct items. ‘I am obsessed with getting the right pieces’ she says”
“Cottage Chic at it's best”
“Style Maven”
“Tereasa has amazing taste. Her curatorial chops and personal collections really intrigue me. She has this crazy instinct for Americana that I don't ever see homed to so fine a point.”