OUR MANIFESTO
Our thoughtful approach allows us to work with the wild landscape, allowing natural elements to shine alongside old world craftsmanship.
Unique projects for unique people
Do you feel like some contractors don’t get it?
We’ve been there, too.
In fact, second to creativity, listening is our best skill. Our goal is for you to love every foot of your space, which means we’ve considered exactly how you want to use it, what you love, (and what you don’t).
We’re Lindsey & Corey,
Our love of unique outdoor spaces formed when we built our first home together in our early 20’s. We dreamed up oversized fireplaces and timeless spaces—our friends pitching in to help us build it all into reality. Our workdays turned into card games and straight-from-the-garden dinners, but we always ended up by the fire. It became a sacred spot where we could tell old stories and make new memories.
As the construction finished, the tradition continued—and we couldn’t shake that feeling; that ancient idea that spaces like this bring out the best in people.
We followed that spark and continued to build small, nature-inspired outdoor spaces. This grew into larger creative projects for our incredible clients, while still treating each undertaking with the care and attention we would our own—because each space should feel as unique as the person who lives there.
We cannot wait to help you create a place that feels like home.
Our Story
The best way we can describe why we’re so passionate about what we do is by sharing the story of our first home.
We are partners not only in business but in life and adventure, as well. It was important to us to build a home that had history, but where we could also make our own. One day, Corey found an abandoned chestnut oak log structure in the forest, about three miles from a small town, and that was it.
It was charming, whimsical, and… in need of a lot of work. But we could see all that it could become. Together, we set out to restore the “house” and land. Slowly but surely walls went up, we found and tapped a nearby spring, invasive species were banished and native plants were nurtured, and firepits were built.
This small opening in the forest became a wildlife haven, and on any given day you would find turtles, frogs, butterflies by the hundreds, curious foxes, a pair of barred owls, more bird species than we could count, deer, groundhogs, (and a few times, a rather large bear).
It was a labor of love, but it became the place we’d rather be over anywhere else. A pavilion where we hoped the table would always be crowded, a hammock to daydream in, and where we could exist alongside nature. Our home became this balance of comfort and curiosity—built almost entirely with a shovel and a saw.
Something about this was too special not to share, and it became our life’s work to create spaces for our unique clients that could offer them calm and tranquillity within this wild world.
THE CURRENT SHRADER CABIN
THE CABIN WE PURCHASED IN 2012
THREE YEARS INTO RENOVATIONS/RESTORATIONS