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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Home and Garden Thursday



Cottage Style




1st Thursday -Home Decor:




While painting a bookshelf in our green room, 

BEFORE
AFTER
I wondered about all the different cottage styles. I think overall, my home is decorated in ‘cottage style’ but not just one type of ‘cottage style’. I am working on making my green room a Shabby Chic cottage style, but while reviewing the many different types of cottage style – I think it will be a combination of Shabby Chic, Romantic and Cottage Garden.


While shopping a flea market last week I found these 

Two's Company plates. 
I have had these on my wish list for quite a while. I actually found three at Goodwill and two at the flea market - the very same day!

There are an amazing variety of cottage styles


English Cottage
French Cottage
Shabby Chic Cottage
Romantic Cottage
Country Cottage
Beach Cottage
Cottage Garden
and two relatively newer versions
Prairie Cottage
and
 Swedish Cottage.


I think each have similar elements beginning
 with what makes you happy – what is beautiful to you.

English Cottage  is distinguished by antiques, overstuffed chairs, cozy spots for tea.







          French Cottage uses the vibrant Provencal colors with
a touch of rustic style such as the use of painted furniture and roosters.



Shabby Chic blends the perfectly imperfect, hardwood floors, white walls, flea market finds and soft pastel colors.
Romantic Cottage  is covered in floral touches, pinks and feminine touches.





Country Cottage  is a charming reminiscence of going to grandma’s farmhouse filled with rustic elements, churns, benches and blends of wood and rich colors.



Beach Cottage  inspired by the tranquil colors of the seaside with touches of driftwood, shells and comfy, relaxed furniture.







Cottage Garden  brings the outdoors inside using the range of colors from the garden, plants, and trellises giving one the sense of the indoors melding with the outdoors.


Prairie Cottage reminds one of the homemade furniture, blue and white dishes, lanterns and such used by homesteaders – a light, comfy style.






And Swedish Country light colors of white, blue and grey in an uncluttered style accentuated by the use of architectural details.







I am sure there are more Cottage Styles - 
such as Camp cottage -the possibilities seem endless!

My friend Maria has a gorgeous Cottage Home – I feel throughout it is a lot of French Country with touches of Country Cottage. I shared her home with you here.


I think it is perfectly fine to blend elements of each cottage style in your personal décor, to flow from one style to another. To me, the basic element is what appeals to you. It is what you like – your style. What makes you smile, what makes you comfortable – your home is the ultimate, welcoming reflection of you. 








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36 comments:

  1. Hi Kathy, Wonderful post today. I do know this. Cottage is charming and gracious and welcoming. :) Thank you for hosting your wonderful party. xo

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    1. Thank you so much Lynn, I love learning new things and felt some of these things instinctively, but didn't realize the many variances. I appreciate you sharing your blog with Home and Garden Thursday,
      Kathy

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  2. I love all of the cottage styles and I think mine is a combination of them all. I think your shelf looks lovely white. lovely room.
    x jeanetteann

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  3. Your home is lovely and I love the fresh white look of your bookcase. I love any style ending in Cottage!
    Great photos and thanks for hosting.

    ~Emily
    The French Hutch

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    1. Thank you Emily, I agree with you! I love any style ending in cottage!
      Kathy

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  4. I like your style, Kathy! Love the touches of red with soft white... looks so cozy and inviting! Two's Company plates look so pretty tied-up in green ribbon. Thanks for sharing this wonderful post about various cottage styles... I like french country with a bit of beach cottage thrown in:) Thanks for this week's party! Have a lovely evening!~Poppy

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  5. Hi Kathy, this is interesting, I've always wondered what are the 'cottage styles', and this was made more clear here. I will add another style...Faery Cottage! :D like mine!
    This is distinguished by things of the elements brought inside to life Ex: earth, with plants and organic textures, air with incense and blowing breezes, fire as in candles and in changing lighting usually nothing above head level, and water as in fountains. It also incorporates that uncompromising element that no self respecting Faery would be without: SPARKLE AND SHIMMER! We love things that shimmer and sparkle, as in mercury glass, clear glass, and glitter! LOL
    actually I can make a whole post about this and I think I will and compliment it back to this one if you don't mind? I've desperately needed some inspiration and I just felt a sparkle of it! blessings! Lady

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  6. GREAT POST. I do think it is a combination of Cottage styles that makes a house feel like your own home. You have some beautiful examples here. I could live with any of these rooms. xo Diana

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  7. We are getting ready to start some major projects at home as our house is 27 or so years old and the windows need replacing and the woodwork touched up and list goes on and on. We kind of dread it as we are so busy.

    Your post is lovely and I guess I like English Country and Shabby Chic best. Truly, they all are just lovely!

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  8. Hi Kathy,
    What a wonderful array of Cottage styles there are. I love them all and I guess my own home is mostly Romantic Cottage with a little English, French, and Shabby thrown in.
    If I had been feeling better, I
    would have joined you this week but I've been down with a bug off and on for a week now. I enjoyed your post very much.

    Blessings,
    Sandi

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  9. I think whatever style you like-cottage or something else should reflect you and your everyday life, and not just the trend of the week. I do love your bookcase better white, though.

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  10. You already know how much I love all of the cottage styles! Lovely post and lovely party. Thanks for hosting.

    Hugs,
    Susan and Bentley

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  11. I like every form of cottage style. I keep changing my mind as to my favorite. I try to pull it off at my house, but aside from my master bedroom, I keep flunking.

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  12. I really enjoyed your post and pictures of Cottage Styles. I think I am going in the French Cottage direction, especially with my RED dining room!

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  13. I love "cottage" style and think my home embraces some aspects of this popular and comfortable design style. I love your breakdown of the various cottage looks, even though I can't quite pinpoint my own look. I am currently working on some furniture painting to bring more of the feel to my home. Perhaps then it will be more evident to me where I fall. I'm thinking of creating a new look - "rustic cottage"....yeah, with a cowboy in residence (the hubs), we might just be blazing a path into a new design style! Great post!!!

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  14. Love the paint job on your shelves!! And those plates are so neat too!! I love cottage and you are so right about there being so many styles in that category- Still trying to figure out what exactly I am!

    Thank you for the party! My girls have their partying hats on!

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  15. I could curl up with a book quite comfortably in your green room! Thanks for hosting. ~ Maureen

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  16. Oh, lovely, lovely pictures!
    Thank you so much for sharing and for hosting this delightful party!

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  17. Various cottage looks so amazing and comfortable. Add garden and flowers outside your cottage and will surely be a beauty beyond imagination.

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  18. Thank you, I am "Delighted" you stopped by my places. Your before picture was beautiful, and the after just as beautiful. What a lovlely look. I am ecclectic cottage...is there such a thing?

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  19. Kathy,
    Your changes look lovely! I love everything about cottage style. i haven't decorated too girly because I live with all men, but I love this style! Thank you for hosting!
    Sherry

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  20. Much as I love the cottage style look, I really don't use it in my own home. I am so envious, but maybe I can start a wall or a tabletop as a start, right? I love your sweet pieced plates. I've seen them at the company's showroom at market before.
    ~ Sue

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  21. Sooo viele schöne Dinge gibt es bei Dir zusehen. Ich habe Dich eben beim Stöbern gefunden und freu mich wieder eine Kreative im Bloggerland entdeckt zu haben. Gerne guck ich wieder bei Dir rein. Vielleicht klickst Du mal rüber, ich würd mich freuen.
    Liebe Rosaliegrüße∙∙♥♥∙∙

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  22. Such a wonderful inspiring collection of cottage style cottage room pictures. I find them very relaxing. Great white plates you found this week. They settled right in to your updated cottage living room. Thanks for hosting, lots of posts to check out.

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  23. It's hard to beat a home decorated in any of these Cottage Styles... all of them make you want to sit and stay a while. Your style definitely shines in your personal decor! Great Job!
    - Geneva

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  24. This was so interesting for me, Kathy! I found myself thinking, "I'm somewhere between Prairie Cottage and Swedish Country." It helps to truly define what draws your eye and what you surround yourself with. Thanks for the inspiration and direction today! :)

    xoxo laurie

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  25. This is really nice and interesting blog.I'm glad to know. I admire the time and effort you put into your blog and detailed information you offer.
    home decor items

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  26. Kathy, I really didn't know there were so many different types of cottage style. Thanks for the great information
    and your beautiful blog.
    Linda

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  27. I wanna cottage!

    I dream about it ALL the time!

    Love this post, very helpful in defining - so many cottage styles!

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  28. This is such a great post! I'm glad I found it. I love all cottage styles. It's funny, I found a picture for a dream board I made and it was the same photo you have here for Beach Cottage! I guess that must be my favorite style. The homes you pictured are lovely! Have a nice day:)
    Jennifer

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  29. thanks for reminding me that spring is only 18 days away. I can't wait! Thank you for hosting.

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  30. hi there! just wanted to let you know that i am deleting the new linky follower tool from my side bar. Please make sure you are a follower of Fishtail Cottage using Google...(you can read about it here!)http://fishtailcottage.blogspot.com/2012/03/new-way-to-follow-bloggers.html

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  31. I think you're right, which ever style it is, if it's you, then it's wonderful. I love the country cottage mostly, with prairie cottage tucked in here and there.
    Hugs, Cindy

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  32. Wonderful - thank you for setting it out so beautifully; my style definitely tends to be shabby chic or Swedish country because of the light colours. Perhaps it is because our Winter light in the UK is not always good and those styles work best!
    Thanks for inspiration
    Dee at the Carlton

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  33. I love cottage style! Over the years, my décor has changed a bit here and there, but it has always had a cottage feel. Currently, it's a blend of rustic country farmhouse and romantic shabby European garden. How's that for mixing things up? ;)

    Thanks for linking to Time Travel Thursday. Hope to see you again this week.

    Blessings,
    Liz @ The Brambleberry Cottage

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  34. The Kitchen is just like a 1980's inspired design.

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