Our story

An island girl’s cottage

“I only buy things for the shop that I personally love.”

Calypso Cottage reflects the eye of its owner, Stacie Hill Meislohn: a lifelong coastal girl with a jeweler’s eye and a retailer’s instinct.

The journey

From the Vineyard to the tin roof

Childhood

Martha’s Vineyard, the Bahamas & Palm Beach

Her dad owned Saltwater Sportsman magazine; her mother held numerous big gamefish records. The ocean was always home.

Age 19

Her first store, CHEZNU

Opened in Palm Beach and an immediate success.

The big names

Worth Avenue & Tiffany & Co.

Courrèges, Valentino and Yves Saint Laurent on Worth Avenue, then Tiffany & Co. in New York, including time in jewelry under designer Elsa Peretti.

2005

A tin-roof fisherman’s cottage

Stacie, her husband Pete and their mini dachshunds left NY for the Outer Banks, spotted a weathered cottage at the entrance to Beaufort’s main road and thought, “what a perfect spot for a shop!”

Today

A loyal, discerning following

Once an insider’s secret, now discovered through Instagram and the website. We dare you to leave empty handed.

The Hat Bar

Choose a seasonal hat, then make it yours with ribbons, feathers and pins.

Our front room became a Hat Bar, with custom shaping and branding, a favorite for self-expression and travel style.

Handpicked

Small makers & her own designs

The shop champions small female artisans from South America, Mexico, India and Africa, alongside hard-to-find treasures and well-edited major brands.

Stacie designs her own one-of-a-kind and limited-edition jewelry, from gemstone and gold-filled pieces to fine jewelry with diamonds and South Sea pearls, including coastal oyster charm necklaces.

In the press