Inspiration

Drive By: Gathering Autumn Porch Ideas

When looking for autumn decorating ideas for the front porch, ideas are often just around the corner. Ideas and inspiration can be found simply... Read more »

Luxurious Vintage Glamour

Cottage style is known for its light and airy quality, but cottage can also be luxurious, as in this bedroom designed by Jennifer from... Read more »

Shabby Sunny French Cottage

Aside from white, yellow is one of the most often used cottage wall colors. It can be bright and cheery, warm and cozy, or... Read more »

Fresh & Charming, Green & White

Pale green walls are a classic choice for a cottage room. They can be nostalgic, edgy or everything in between. Paired with white, as... Read more »

Driving By Houses

A brief note before I begin. THANK YOU, everyone for your awesome support. Between being sick (again!) and thinking my entire blog was lost... Read more »

Craft Room: Cottage Style Ideas From IKEA

This weekend, at IKEA I was struck by this craft room display. It's highly efficient, yet very charming. I also noticed that three primary... Read more »

Kitchen: A Modern Antique

In our Home Improvement section, there is an article on how to paint, trim and update dated oak kitchen cabinets, featuring the process and... Read more »

Valentine Cottage Entry Garden

This is the front entry garden at my previous home, Valentine Cottage. When I bought the house, the front garden consisted only of tattered... Read more »

Dining Room: Cottage Style Ideas From IKEA

IKEA has always been heavily weighted toward modern & contemporary styles, but they've always had a good selection of more traditional / cottage-style items... Read more »

Iris the Womberscootch

I promised you a mysterious artist, and I'm going to deliver. By way of introduction, let me tell you about Iris. She's not really... Read more »

Liquid Sky Arts

Ooooooh! Look what came in the mail today! I bought this from Liquid Sky Arts, whom I discovered blog surfing, and I am SO... Read more »