I'm excited to be sharing all about English Cottage style with you today, and 12 easy ways to incorporate elements into your own home! *Feature Photo Credit : Making it in the Mountains I love studying different styles, breaking them down and showing some of the individual elements that the style is known for, because
The English are remarkably good at creating lovely cottage interiors and exteriors. The one thing both these spaces have in common is flowers. Who doesn't love an English garden? The English cottage interior follows suit and brings that English garden inside through the use of pretty floral chintz fabrics. Add in a touch of lace, some needlepoint, framed art hung on the walls, a surplus of books, your cherished collectibles, and some wonderful English antiques and you will have succeeded in creating that cozy, layered, relaxed and feminine English cottage interior. Floral chintz has always been the go to fabric for the English cottage interior and with it's recent rise once again in popularity, now is a particularly good time to design that English cottage look you have always dreamed about. Don't mistake the look for Granny or Shabby Chic, as authentic English interiors are not loaded down with ruffles, lace, and doilies. Yes, you can use a bit here and there, but restrain, restrain, restrain, from "going Granny". I hope the pictures I have collected will help you if this very distinctive look is what you are after. Be sure to incorporate chintz to bring your English cottage interior into bloom! via Pinterest Chintz is a glazing that is applied, usually to a floral cotton textile, that gives it a crisp texture and a muted shine. This wonderful fabric can be used formally or dressed down for a casual English cottage appearance. myfairylily.tumblr.com You can create the English cottage look by using a saturation of chintz......or simplify the look with small touches of floral chintz in the form of pillows, lampshades, footstools.....you get the picture. Chintz works well with ticking and other stripes, plaids, toile, and paisley so be sure and use an interesting mix. posy.typepad.com Here a bit of chintz at the cottage window, some pretty antique china, and of course a bouquet of flowers guarantees a soft feminine vignette. madeliefje-madelief.blogspot.com dailymail.co.uk A comfy floral chintz upholstered side chair is almost a requirement for the English cottage interior. google.com yorkshirelife.co.uk Of course a chintz covered sofa is equally as pretty. One thing I love about the English cottage look is it's livability. It's not about a decorating style as much as it is a life style. architecturaldigest.com Genteel clutter and colorful rooms with floral chintz is what you are looking for. Don't forget to treasure hunt for a pretty tea set. You can't have the English cottage look without one! theenglishhome.co.uk I prefer touches of chintz as opposed to saturation. However, the English cottage room can go either way. Look for colorful handmade rugs! This is a great color for walls in this type of interior. Nicky Haslam countrylife.co.uk bhg.com The quintessential element of any pretty English cottage room is a floral print. Here you can see a variety of ways to bring florals to your space. periodliving.co.uk The English cottage is usually a home brimming with personality, charm, and lots of chintz! Sister Parish style via architecturaldigest.com You might choose to let your walls be the bearers of chintz by using a pretty floral wallpaper. English cottage interiors wear paper well. decordesignreview.tumblr.com instagram.com decorisme.co via Pinterest Floral chintz pillows........ WollWorks.com and handmade needlepoint pillows are the perfect partnership for an English cottage interior. I was fortunate that my mother taught me to needlepoint so I can make my own. You can find them at antique malls, flea markets, estate sales, or on Ebay. They are out there and can be found at good prices. via Pinterest sharonscrapbook.blogspot.com I love this English cottage interior. Chintz floral fabric at the window and on the pillows livens things up a bit. Florals don't have to be vivid to be pretty as this room points out. preppyemptynester.blogspot.com The homeowner of this English cottage interior has used floral chintz slipcovers. If you are crafty, make some for your chairs to help you with the cottage look. Also decorating with canine art lends to the English feel of a room. touristbee.com Rose Cumming Chintz saturation can be lovely as it creates a wonderful seamless effect. But it has to be done well or it can really go south on you. Even though I normally am not crazy about all over chintz, this space is gorgeous and would make a great English or French cottage bedroom. Anthony Baratta Chintz chair and sofa in an English cottage interior that incorporates an equestrian theme.....typically British!! A lovely chintz covered window in British textile designer Louise Townsend's cottage home. Roger Banks-Pye of Colefax & Fowler Chintz at the window and many other wonderful patterns throughout give this English cottage interior it's warmth and charming appeal. You want many patterns but just be sure that they complement and don't fight each other. louisejonesinteriors.com via Pinterest Collecting old boxes covered with different chintz patterns or making them as a fun DIY project will provide you with some accessories for your English cottage interior. deliasphotos.com connie-livingbeautifully.blogspot.com A pretty mix of floral patterns. I love the chintz covered sofa with bullion fringe trim but would lose the ruffles on the pillows. frenchcountrycottage.net Here in this English cottage space several patterns are at work. The chintz is brought into the mix with the addition of floral pillows. If you decide to mix several patterns remember the rule of thumb to start out with the one primary pattern that you want to see the most of, then chose the secondary patterns that bring out colors from the first choice all while mixing large and small prints for maximum visual interest. houseandgarden.co.uk Wallpaper is a good idea for an English cottage bedroom. Here the same pattern is present on the bed skirt, headboard, curtains and chair upholstery. Designer Betsy Speert Small rooms look fantastic in a wall-to-wall chintz style paper. Choose a larger coordinating print for the windows and bed skirts. Antique iron beds and solid colored quilts complete the look. thisisglamorous.com English cottage style is all about creating a charming relaxed atmosphere. Light and airy floral chintz in soft colors can be instrumental in making that happen. via Pinterest A four poster bed dressed in chintz is another good look to create if you are trying to achieve an English cottage interior. houseandgarden.co.uk Make a chintz headboard for your English cottage bedroom. A gallery wall is also a good addition. Be sure and mix in a few florals! via Pinterest scenetherapy.com Oscar and Annette de la Renta’s chintz covered sitting room of their English country house in Kent. via Pinterest A cozy space with a mix of floral chintz textiles. cotton-garden.com architectureartdesigns.com If you want your bathroom to reflect an English cottage look try using chintz fabric for your window treatment. Geranium' by Colefax & Fowler on the windows of this cute English cottage style bathroom. houseandgarden.co.uk Or maybe a colorful chintz table skirt will help give your bath English flavor. The botanical prints are the perfect accessory for an English cottage. kitchensihaveloved.blogspot.com A kitchen is a great place to add English cottage style to your interiors. Windows treatments are a good place to include some floral chintz. thecottagemarket.com thisivyhouse.tumblr.com Or paper your cottage kitchen walls in a chintz pattern that makes the room feel neither too polished or too rustic. warmheartcozyhome.typepad.com romantichome.blogspot.com If you want to incorporate floral chintz into your English cottage space but not necessarily with fabric or wallpaper, start a collection of Royal Albert Chintz china to display. bellasecretgarden.tumblr.com indulgy.com If you are a Minimalist this look is definitely not for you. The English cottage interior's charm lies in it's eccentricity and clutter. It's a style to have fun with and enjoy immensely. And chintz is at the core of the look. So I say "welcome back old friend, glad to see you appreciated again"! via Pinterest To see my other blogs posts about chintz visit https://eyefordesignlfd.blogspot.com/2019/01/decorating-modern-traditional-interiors.html and https://eyefordesignlfd.blogspot.com/2012/11/romantic-chintz-interiorsthe-mario.html Click here to see the previous post https://eyefordesignlfd.blogspot.com/2019/02/decorate-with-furniture-trimmed-in.html This blog post was published by Lisa Farmer
Well it’s mainly about the magazine shoot but lots of Christmas photos – ok? I wrote this blog last year when the glamorous magazine people came to shoot my house for a Christmas magazine feature. The English Home magazine Christmas edition FINALLY came out this week (I had to wait an ENTIRE year!!) so I…
20 minutes- and a completely different look- that is my kind of decorating. If you saw yesterdays post about the refresh in the little cottage- you saw the drama we added with the charcoal painted bookcases, the delicious sparkly chandelier and brass table- and the vintage modern inspired chairs. And you also saw one of…
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Ever wondered how much you can squeeze into a petite end-of-terrace house where an open fire is the sole source of heating? Well, here’s your answer. Furniture restorer Guy Marshall’s mid-19th-century cottage in north Shropshire is all of one room wide and two deep and yet he has still managed to accommodate an abundance of mainly Georgian antiques
This must be Rose Cottage. I've never even heard of this hamlet but now I must go. Blaise Hamlet is a hamlet in north-west Bristol England, composed of a complex of small cottages around a green. They were built around 1811 for retired employees of Quaker banker and philanthropist John Scandrett Harford, who owned Blaise Castle House. The hamlet was designed by John Nash, master of the Picturesque style. He had worked for Harford on other buildings. The cottages are now owned by the National Trust. They are still occupied and not open to the public, but the ensemble may be viewed from the outside. All the cottages, and the sundial on the green (which is accessible to the public), are Grade I listed buildings. Rose Cottage is now rented out by the National Trust as a holiday cottage. image source There is a composit of all the cottages HERE on Flickr. What a wonderful man John Harford must have been. The whole concept gives me goose bumps, and knowing he carried it out is simply wonderful. This must be one of the most charming places in all of England. Have a great weekend.
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As promised in my first post upon returning from England, I would post pictures of my Aunt's garden. And here are just a few of many I have on my computer. Her garden is serious eye candy and a gardener's dream not to mention a superb example of all the possibilities out there! Above: is an elegant flower arrangement in a vintage ISIS ceramics pitcher. (My aunt is the creator and artistic genius behind ISIS.) Here's the ISIS website. Yes, that is corn! And the House with another shot of the layout of the garden. She does a fabulous job mixing in the veg with the flowers, making everything feel seamless and natural! It's a truly lovely home, a beautiful setting and proved the perfect place for my cousin's wedding.
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Well it’s mainly about the magazine shoot but lots of Christmas photos – ok? I wrote this blog last year when the glamorous magazine people came to shoot my house for a Christmas magazine feature. The English Home magazine Christmas edition FINALLY came out this week (I had to wait an ENTIRE year!!) so I…
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