"My husband and I bought it over 10 years ago when we were living in Brooklyn. We were looking for a retreat from the city, and I have always really loved western Massachusetts. We didn’t look for too long. We loved the bones of this place, and it’s cozy year round. It’s only about 600 square feet. We never really thought we could fit a family of four and a dog in it, but it’s totally perfect."

Tiny moon.

"This little modern saltbox was built in 1980 by the woman we bought it from. We loved the look of it and have kept much the same. I think the changes we made only make it feel more like from that time period. It has beautiful post-and-beam construction, and lots and lots of wood."

Anna wears a vintage Danskin leotard, Jesse Kamm pants, and an heirloom necklace from her grandmother. Izzy wears a Misha and Puff sweater and Soor Ploom dress.

Precious toes.

Nadav wears Rudy Jude.

"Both homes are similar. The cabin is more minimal. Less everyday clutter. I love that. They both have open common spaces. That is the way we like to be in our house with our kids."

"I just want to be comfortable. I like things with history. 99% of what is in my homes is 'pre-loved'—finds from yard sales, thrift stores, etc. They are nice, and they are imperfect. I hate that feeling of being uptight that you might ruin something. I don’t like it in my house, clothes, children's clothes, anything. I want things to be loved and enjoyed."

"I think the structure of the house is the real artwork here. We try to keep the stuff to a minimum in the cabin so it feels serene and like a retreat. I like having interesting textiles around that have meaning. Many of the rugs are from Peru. The quilt was Izzy’s baby blanket. We have another quilt made for us as a wedding gift. Things like that."

"It doesn’t bother me at all. We don’t have a separate playroom intentionally. I like being around my kids while they play. I like to see them busy while I work or do house stuff or read. It’s the same at our home in Boston. The kids have tiny bedrooms and then the common living area is for everyone. It usually has a box structure in the middle of it or something else in the process of being built."

That mama love.

"In Boston, they are small and peaceful. Most of their toys are in the common room. So, their rooms are about quiet time, and winding down. My son is older, so I just put a low work table in his room. He has just started spending more time in there alone, working on Legos and other building stuff. At the cabin we don’t have any rooms. The upstairs is an L-shaped loft with a bed in one nook and a bigger bed in a more open area. It’s like a big sleepover party when we come here, and no one ever ends up in the same bed they started out in. We keep minimal books and toys here and try to keep it creative with open-ended play. Block, paints, and outdoor stuff."

"There isn’t tons of stuff and no real rooms. I like that my kids could play with anything. A rope and flashlight. A pile of pennies. We build things outside, pretend to fix stuff. It’s pretty fun."

"I wish we were at the cabin more. These days we are mostly in Boston, and the cabin is for weekends and vacations. I hope when the kids are a bit bigger that we end up here all summer."

"Packing up is tough with little ones. I haven’t mastered it yet. And the weather is more extreme here. There’s always more snow, so it’s everyone’s snow gear, etc. That’s my least favorite part. But once we are here it's totally worth it."

Anna's amazing vintage sweater.

"Boston is a very manageable scale with a lot of green space. You don’t have to drive everywhere. However, our house has no yard, not even a little one. The park down the street is my kid’s yard. Being in the country is so nice for them. Spending a day at the stream, having a picnic, exploring, chasing frogs is my idea of childhood. It’s nice to have a place where that can happen."

"I have lived a bunch of places in this country—San Francisco, Brooklyn, Seattle, Maine. I've driven across the country and back many times. I like Boston as much as any place here. If we move it would be for something really different. And I am open to it. I am in Peru a lot for work. I had thought I could do an extended stay there in Lima with my family. I really love it there. I think my kids would dig it."

"Nadav Wallack is my first born. He has my last name as his middle name. Isadora Rae is our second. We call her Izzy. Sadly, my Dad died while I was pregnant with her. Just a few months before she was born. I gave her middle name the R initial for my dad (his first name was Robert). She told me last week that she would like her last name to be Wallack like mine. I didn’t change my last name when I got married, but the kids have my husband’s last name. I’m not into the hyphen, is there another solution? I feel like maybe I messed up here."

"I like the adventure and learning. And being in awe of my kids."

"I don’t think I am a very nervous person."

"So great. My parents were great and very real role models as parents and married people. Even though (and maybe because) they eventually divorced when I was 13. I have no misconceptions about how hard it is to be a parent and to have a successful relationship. I think that that was a really valuable thing to have seen as a kid. My parents loved being parents and took it really seriously."

"They definitely did. They were sensitive to our interests. Exposed us to lots of different stuff early on and followed our lead. I was really encouraged to pursue my interests. The first college I went to, a small liberal arts school in western Mass, wasn’t a great fit. My dad knew it before me. I was really unhappy. He drove out to visit and encouraged me to apply to art school. He wasn’t an artist himself, and didn’t know much about it, and yet he still wanted that for me. The next year I was at Mass Art in Boston. He was right. I carry that with me as I parent my kids. What they need may not always be what I had imagined they would need. What they become will be different than who I am. I love that. I just hope I can pay attention enough to what they are showing me they need."

Anna wears Misha and Puff sweaters, Acne jeans, Annie Costello Brown earrings, and Chloé boots.

"Oh my gosh. I can’t imagine I could say anything that they haven’t already heard. How about this: Don’t buy anything. Can I say that? I don’t really mean it, but seriously, it’s very easy to get caught up in the idea that you need so many external things. I was never into gear. My favorite times were having a baby in a sling and that’s it."

"I can’t think of any, but as far as parenting icons go, my husband really inspires me. I like his style. It’s different than mine, and I think that’s cool (and good for the kids)."

"I will answer these together, as I don’t think it’s much different, even though my two own kids are quite different, I am not sure how much has to do with gender, and how much is birth order and personality. I think I am most excited to see their distinct personalities emerge and develop. That’s exciting. My son is such a combination of my husband and I. It’s uncanny. And Isadora is just a little nut. I joke that she runs Misha and Puff. She walks around the studio like she owns the place. In both my kids I like seeing a little spark of interest and nurturing it, helping them to nurture it and seeing what happens."

Nadav wears an East End Highlanders top and Crewcuts pants. Izzy wears a Misha and Puff dress, Fith top, and Collegien tights.

"I don’t think so. It’s hard to close the door completely, but I am so grateful for what I have. There doesn’t feel like anything is lacking. My sister just had a baby, so I get to get my baby fix there."

"I am the designer, creative director, and founder of Misha and Puff, a clothing line for babies and kids."

Mother's helper.

"I think above all, I like that it’s mine. I like working for myself. I like that it is what I make of it."

"I grew up in Massachusetts in a small coastal town. I went to Hampshire college in western Mass and then to Mass Art in Boston. It took me a long time to finish because I kept taking time off. I had been a modern dancer, and at art school my major was in an interdisciplinary studio called the studio for interrelated media (SIM). I tell people I majored in performance art, which I essentially did. I loved it so much and thought I would just be in school forever, and study and make art. But that didn’t happen at all. For money, I had been working as a stylist assistant, and by the time I graduated I was being booked as a stylist, so I kept with it. I did it for 10 years. I liked it enough, but for sure something was missing. Having my son was really the thing that made me feel like I needed more. I missed making things. He was 9 months when I started Misha and Puff."

Tools of the trade.

Pattern play.

"Our first collection launched in fall 2012. The space did feel smaller then. I had no idea Misha and Puff would become this. I made all the samples myself while I was taking a year off from work for maternity leave."

"For the first few years it felt very short sighted, like we were just doing the thing in front of us and putting out fires, tying to keep up with growth. Now we finally can take a little step back and look at what we have accomplished and where we are going. The goal is to run a nice company that makes nice things. That is the ultimate goal. It’s always about quality, it’s always about working ethically. That is the baseline. And I am excited to see how we grow from there as we add new means of production and continue with collaborations."

The rabbit on the left is apart of the Misha and Puff x Polka Dot Club collab we just can't get enough of!

Anna wears Misha and Puff's famed Popcorn Sweater, now in adult sizes.

"Yes, but since Misha and Puff is as old as my oldest kid, I feel like the two have grown together. I got to learn how to do a new job and be a mom at the same time. I never did this job without kids, so it feels really natural and authentic to do it this way."

Nadav wears a Soor Ploom top and Crewcuts pants.

"I was ready for a change. It inspired the next step for sure. I think it gave me the confidence to do that."

A beautiful dining and artwork nook.

"Well, the first time around, I started a company on maternity leave. And the second time around, I was running a company. It wasn’t that crazy actually. With my second, I was lucky to have her at a good time in the season. I had good help, and as a company we were still small enough so I could take a few months off."

"Oh yes. With Nadav we did try for a while. We didn’t know why it was taking so long to get pregnant. In the end we tried everything. All the things. Including diet and acupuncture. We ended up leaving NYC and moved back to Massachusetts so we could do IVF. It took us three years I think. Once pregnant it was totally fine. I mean the pregnancy was fine. The hormones at the beginning of each pregnancy are totally rough. I wish my doctor or anyone had warned me about that. With Isadora that feeling of anxiety and depression that hormones can trigger never really went away. It was a pretty sad pregnancy, but the moment I had her, that feeling went away. I loved being a mom for the second time. It feels like you are a total pro!"

Artistic touches everywhere.

Anna wears a Maison Mayle top, vintage sailor pants from Reliquary in S.F., and an Indian-print bandana from Misha and Puff. Izzy wears a Soor Ploom dress, Mini Rodini collar, Collegien tights, and Pepe boots.

"Perspective. Sometimes it's great, sometimes it's not, and that’s ok."

"Definitely. My mom lives pretty close. She is with the kids most weeks for at least 1 overnight at our house."

Tea towel by Mother favorite Jenny Pennywood.

"Yes, you have to do it. It doesn’t just happen. It was easy before kids. Now you have to carve out time, just like you have to carve out time for yourself. We are lucky to have my mom around once a week, so we get a date night weekly."

"Casual, textured, colorful. A little messy."

"Not really."

"Pants and jeans. Earrings. Boots. Big sweaters. Good undershirts."

This face.

"I’m not sure I am as into brands as I am into certain pieces. I get really attached to pieces. Once I find the thing I love I want it to last for a long time. Even t-shirts. I don’t like throwing things out. I want everything in my closet to be working and be relevant. My usual uniform is a sweater, jeans, or wide-leg pants. I wear Kamm pants now, but for years I have been wearing actual sailor pants, and Acne jeans did a style called the A pant that I adored (of course they cancelled it and I bought all the old stock I could find on eBay and Yoox for years). Clogs. Boots. The favorites in my closet now are Margiela boots, Hanro undershirts, and vintage Levi's. This is pretty much how I have dressed for a long time. And I love vintage. Always have. I love hunting for things and I love, love, love finding something so good, and one of a kind."

"It’s not a trend (and it’s not a secret) I love knits. So, so much. Maybe I am not that aware of trends. I like ideas, and love fashion. I also love really good stylists. I get excited about that mostly. A really artful combination."

Hat and mittens by Misha and Puff.

Mommy-and-me furry footwear.

"Online mostly. It’s not my favorite, though. When I am on vacation or traveling I will shop. Then I enjoy it. I like shops that feel curated, like Judith in Maine or Oroboro. I don’t want to see everything under the sun or even every piece by all the designers they carry. I want to see the clear vision of the buyer. For me that’s a fun shop to shop at."

"Minimal. Always has been. I just asked a makeup artist friend to ramp me up as I approach 40. Not makeup so much. Just skin care mostly. I have always been super lazy when it comes to that stuff."

"Pilates. For me an hour a week to focus on my body and placement and alignment is like therapy and meditation all in one. I feel my mood so connected to the way I feel physically, that this has become so important."

"It could be as simple as drinking coffee and reading the paper on the couch on a Sunday morning while the kids play. Also, I am pretty good about wandering off for an afternoon and going to a museum or thrifting when my schedule allows. I’m big on a 'personal development' day. I consider it part of my job."

Anna's coat was made from a vintage Issey Miyake sewing pattern. Izzy's bloomers, coat, and mittens are Misha and Puff.

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