50 | Oregon Home THE GAZEBO was already there down next to the water when Lisa Haukom, a creative director, and her husband, Mike, a screenwriter, bought their 1985 Florence home on Mercer Lake 10 years ago. Shrouded in shadows from towering conifers, the structure didn’t get much use until Lisa and Mike turned it into the ultimate setting for late-night summer movies. “Musicals are in high rotation—Grease, The Music Man, anything by John Waters,” Lisa says. “Pop culture and movies are really our shared language.” As the sun sets, the air cools and the stars come out, the Haukoms open up the accordion-style screen, light up a fire table, air-pop some popcorn and cue up the next perfect-for-the-season hit. “We call it summer camp,” Lisa says. thegoldenbrand.co Starlight Cinephile PHOTO BY LISA HAUKOM
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