Before & After: Our Cottage on Beasley Lake Got a Make Under

There are entire television channels dedicated to home makeovers - everyone loves a before and after. Sometimes the most impactful change to a space can be more of a make under. Paring things down and streamlining can allow the home’s structure and setting to shine. When we purchased our Cottage on Beasley Lake in Waupaca, WI, we fell in love with its rustic Chain O’ Lakes cottage feel and immaculate lakefront views. However, we wanted to elevate the space and give it a cleaner design that celebrated its surrounding natural beauty. The before and after photos below truly speak for themselves.

Staycation in Waupaca for Less with our Fall Discount

Thanks to an incredible summer, our guests have made it possible for us to extend our season through fall. To show our gratitude, we’re offering a Fall Discount throughout the entire month of October 2020 for our Historic Cabin on Miner Lake and our Vintage Trailer on Grandview in Waupaca’s Chain O’ Lakes.

Staycations, Travel, Vacation HomesKristin KaneAugust 31, 2020Cabins, Waupaca WI, Chain O' Lakes, Vacation HomesComment

Our Chain O' Lakes Cabins are Now Open Through Fall

We’ve lucked out this summer with exceptional weather for lakeside getaways. The days have been hot and the nights clear, which means we can spend all day on the water and evenings around the bonfire. We’re keeping the momentum going from this summer’s bookings by offering up our Waupaca vacation rentals until October 31, 2020. Our guests who haven’t been able to get enough of our Chain O’ Lakes properties can look forward to an extended season this year!

Staycations, Travel, Vacation HomesKristin KaneAugust 14, 2020Cabins, Cottage, Waupaca WI, Chain O' Lakes, Fall & autumn cabinsComment

This Chain O' Lakes Cottage is our Ideal Fourth of July Retreat

A lakeside cottage in the woods is about as perfect a Fourth of July setting as they come. Our Cottage on Beasley Lake in Waupaca, WI was made for warm summer celebrations. Days are filled with boat rides and popsicles while the nighttime brings sparklers and s’mores. It’s the place of first swims, stories by the bonfire and family reuniting around the table. While gatherings are a little smaller this year, we’re still able to fill every corner of our home with memories and celebrate moments big and small.

Chain O'Lakes Homes Available for Memorial Day + Pre-Summer Discount

Memorial Day is just around the corner and we still have a few of our homes in Waupaca’s Chain O’Lakes available for rent. If you’ve been keeping an eye on our Facebook or Instagram you’ve also seen that we’re running our Pre-Summer Discount.

Vacation Homes, Holidays, Travel, StaycationsKristin KaneMay 21, 2020Memorial Day, Waupaca WI, Chain O' Lakes, Cabins, Cottage, Vacation HomesComment

5 Stay-at-Home Activities that Make Your Space Feel like a Hotel

Being safe at home during this time is a privilege the Elsewhere team does not take lightly. We truly value our ability to work remotely and be with our loved ones during this time. Quite frankly, making lists of “things to do at home during quarantine” feels frivolous and trivial when there are bigger issues happening in the world. However, from the start, our hope was to be an escape and provide content that feels like a retreat. If we can offer some free and cost-effective options to make your living areas feel more like a retreat as well, then SO BE IT, we’re going to do it. How are you making your home feel like an oasis at this time?

How Quarantine is Changing the Way We Celebrate

Social distancing has required us to get creative in the ways we commemorate life’s major milestones. Many have had to turn to virtual meetings, FaceTime and even greetings through windows for events like birthdays, engagement announcements or baby showers. NPR highlighted some of the ways in which folks are celebrating the most important moments in their lives in the time of COVID-19 quarantine.

3 Staycation Homes that Encourage Social Distancing

As we’re all avoiding travel in these uncertain times, many of us are looking to get creative with our social distancing routines. This new normal can feel overwhelming and isolating. We’re hoping that by sharing these three staycation homes in Waupaca, WI, we can help folks get a little creative with their time off the grid. For those in Wisconsin looking for a change of scenery that feels thousands of miles away, but is accessible by a quick, in-state drive, look to Elsewhere for spaces that bring some comfort to the unknown.

Vacation HomesKristin KaneMarch 16, 2020Vacation Homes, Airbnb, VRBO, Waupaca WI, Chain O' Lakes Comment

Welcome to Elsewhere

There are places that take us back to moments in time we don’t want to lose. When we think on those memories of comfort, adventure or exploration, we are often transported back to the exact locations where those moments began. At Elsewhere, we aim to share spaces that contribute to the influential milestones in your life - your honeymoon, wedding, first time traveling alone, first time traveling with your growing family. With vacation rentals available in some of the most beautiful cities in the country, Elsewhere hopes to be the destination for memories made.

Kristin KaneFebruary 11, 2020Vacation Homes, Airbnb, VRBO, Chain O' Lakes, Savannah Historic District, Oshkosh WI, Lake Winnebago, Waupaca WI, Savannah GAComment