Cottage-Style Decorating: 16 Fresh + Simple Design Ideas
Cottage homes are renowned for their charm, purity and natural comfort. Add cottage-style coziness throughout your home with these 16 fresh and simple decorating ideas.

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Embrace Natural Elements
Fall in Love With White Again
The Power of a Sanding Block
Opposites (Always) Attract
If It's Not Cozy, It's Not Cottage
Flowers Can Make Any Room Shine
You'll never enter a cottage home without coming across fresh blooms of some sort in almost every room of the house. Based off rural architecture and design inspiration, plants and flowers are a natural and essential element to find within this type of home.
Take It to the Floor
Make Sure the Space Represents You
They're Not All Small
Colorful Debut
Layer and Mix Patterns
Treasure Your Found Objects
Roll Up Your Sleeves and DIY
Live by the Sea
If your cottage is by the sea or if you just want to bring the sea to you, integrate beach elements into your home. Starfish, coral, seashells and sand all pull in the soft, neutral hues associated with tranquil cottage living. Design by Anissa Swanzy