Cottage Living

I had a hard time settling into what things were right for my pueblo style home until I finally realized I was living in a cottage.

There is a fair amount of space overall. But the old house had been added onto in a u-shape surrounding a court-yard, Santa Fe style. The rooms are small.

This one consideration solved so many decorating problems for me. Instead of trying to be like suburbia, we settled into our old world style home like it was sitting in some ancient village.

Lucky thing--because I love all the different interpretations of "cottage" so much! What you find here on the table is not much of what you see inside. My floral plates and linens are mostly reserved for bedrooms or patios. But a little goes a long way!

My pink cottage-ware tea pot and sugar and creamer stack in a tower.

My rose cup is from Germany with a Limoges saucer, and sits on yet a different Limoges pattern in the dinner plate.

I have a few very old garden trellises that I find for almost nothing, with missing parts, but with all of their CHARACTER intact. They make a good backdrop for a garden setting, and are easy to relocate wherever the mood strikes you.

Drape a couple of yards of vintage fabric over a chair and you can imagine you are in the English countryside!

Thanks so much for stopping by to my little corner of the world! Ciao! for now!

Jacqueline

I'm linking up with The House in the Roses for Show Off Your Cottage Monday!
and Artful Affirmations and Martha's Favorites for Teacup Tuesday!