Create the cottage lifestyle you love in any home with expert tips, inspiring house tours, and fun DIY tips and instructions.
Fresh Beginnings
Cottages & Bungalows
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Know Your Terms
A Grand Lady in Chicago • From bank-owned to town treasure, this home has a story to tell.
The Magical Power of Paint • Transform the vibe of your room with this easy DIY.
The Coffee Table • Set the tone for your room with a statement coffee table.
Try these fun coffee table toppers
The Prep Ford Wife
Victoria’s Must-Haves for Designing A Room
Pretty in Paint & Patina • Anchor your rooms and center your spaces with Latina Patina’s one-of-a-kind, hand-painted, stunning furniture pieces.
Refresh and Renew • Is your bedroom in need of a spring refresh? A statement bedframe can give your room a big lift.
Porch and Patio Pretties • Shades of blue, green and terracotta will warm up your outdoor spaces.
Let Your Walls Do The Talking • Give your home its own unique voice.
Define Your Cottage Style • Love cottage style but not sure which look best suits you? We’ve selected four that delight and endure.
Cheery Cottage Kitchen Renovation • Fun colors and whimsical cottage charm fill this bright, airy kitchen renovation of a vintage condo in Chicago.
TIPS FOR A Colorful Kitchen
Living Large in a Small Home • How to enjoy small-space living and entertaining in style and comfort.
MAKE A STATEMENT • How to create a room’s focal point.
Go With the Flow • A designer shares her secrets for creating a cohesive yet interesting look for an open floor plan.
Tybee Island Cottages • An empty nester finds a second act rehabilitating beach cottages on Tybee Island and also turns her skills toward renovating and styling a colorful cottage of her own.
A Little Cape Cod in California • How California homeowners with East Coast roots incorporated a mix of styles in this Los Angeles new build.
An Artist’s Cottage • A painter uses her cottage to create and display her fine art pieces and shows how to masterfully combine artwork and interiors.
For Lauren, painting and interior design philosophies go hand in hand. • Here are her top five ways for styling the spaces in her home.
Home Office Looks to Love • These 10 carefully conceived home office setups have distinct yet delightfully different personalities.
A Fresh, Fruity Table for Spring • Simple tips and recipes from a tabletop stylist.
Signature Scents for Your Cottage • Create an aromatic and welcoming scent profile for your home.
Start at the Very Beginning • Project House designer Kara Christensen gives us the inside scoop on what is involved with designing a new construction build.
Top 5 Questions to Ask a Builder About New Construction • Builder Matt Christensen shares his insights into what homeowners should be asking before beginning a new project.
Kara’s Cottage Mood Board • Get a better feel for what the cottage will look like with a few of our picks from the Project House sponsors that are included in the design.
Grow Anywhere • Tips and tricks for modern container gardening
Best of Both Gardens • Greg Loades’book outlines how to fuse the elements of a traditional and new-age landscape for the perfect modern cottage garden.
The Key Elements of a Modern Cottage Garden • Jumpstart your modern cottage garden journey by checking off these fundamentals.
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Where to Put What? • Furniture placement tips from top designer Alison Kandler