The Queen was on TV recently...the movie that is. Again I noticed the decor. Though the palace's decor regally "over the top," I've always adored the traditional English cottage look!
Some basic elements are wood floors, chintz, timeless well-worn furniture, free standing cabinets, lace curtains and dark rough beams....
None of us live in palaces (do we?), but we are happy with even a modest home that is warm, welcoming and cozy. Those three words describe the traditional English cottage look to me.
Is anyone living with English Cottage decor? Photo from top: Better Homes and Gardens; antique chintz teapot; English Cabbage Rose; Staffordshire Porcelain Dogs (I have two); English Chintz and English Garden.
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Love your pictures and English Style Decor. We have plenty of chintz, worn furniture, free stand pieces, Staffordshire dogs, some wood floors, English cottage gardens, and roses on everything from china to upholstery, so I guess I would say that we live with English Cottage decor. The cozy, accumulated over time, comfortable, welcoming feeling of an English Cottage suits our way of living.
I so enjoy all of your posts.
Hugs,
Sue
Love that first photo! I adore the whole cottage feel and look (no surprise!) - these feel like "home" to me.
I enjoy the English look also-especially in their gardens!
Carolyn
I love chintz and anything that is all English or French Country appeals to me. The room in the photo is so warm and inviting.
We can always dream.
hugs
Sissie
I loved that movie just for the interior design aspect.. along with the movie Gigi. Hubs will inquire sometimes as to why I rewatch a movie.. 'it's for the interior settings' I tell him.
Love the peonies!
Olivia
Nice nice i really love your blog !!
Again and again......
Hugs from Ria
I adore the English cottage look! Wish I could duplicate it more in my own home!
What's not to love? I am especially found of the gardens.
- Deborah
The queen, should she pay me a visit (HA!) probably wouldn't find my home to her standards, but what she would find is cozy, comfortable, and cherished! While I love English Cottage Style, I guess you would call our house American Cottage Style with a dab of country and a dash of quirky thrown in! When we moved into this house, my main goal was to make it a place where friends and family felt free to sit down, kick back, and comfortably enjoy themselves. I think that goal was accomplished.
Love the photos...I have always told my husband if we win the lottery then I am moving to England and buying thatched roof cottage,,,I just love the feel and style of them,,,have a blessed week..
Devon
The home in the first photo is beautiful. Very warm, cozy and inviting. I love the colors of it. I don't have any Staffordshire dogs, but I have the rest. Rosie
That BH&G photo is one for the inspiration page.
I'm a big fan of chintz and have a small collection given to me by an old aunt. Nothing says 'cosy' like tea from a chintz pot on a rainy day.
I love the cottage look! Cabbage roses and comfy cushions...YUMMY! Someday my husband will agree with me and I'll actually be able to have at least ONE room done in that cozy fashion. Maybe. ;)
I would say, that in the first picture, I would love to have a house look like that, then reality sets in, I have 4 teenagers at home, 5 grandchildren under 3 that visit, and too many dogs and cats. :) Thanks for stopping by Janeen, I love your pictures and they always make me smile. How are the getting bees coming on?
Farm Girl, thank you! Teen, grands, dogs, cats...isn't the English look a well-worn look? *wink* LOL!
The bees are still in our minds to do. We're still gathering information and a little extra $$$.
hugs all!
Oh, Janean, these images are fabulous. Especially the English Manor. That will do nicely. ~ Angela
English cottages are so lovely, warm and inviting.
No not really, but I could if it looked like your pictures. Love all the pillows. Have always loved the look of an English Garden too.
I love the warm and inviting room on your post. I am trying for the cottage look and what is nice is that any thing you like is just right for the look. Thanks for the visit.
It just so happens I do live in an English Cottage designed by my husband. He did a lot of research to get details as right as we could afford to do. We dearly love the warmth this cottage brings.
i've seen pendergrass's lovely, very cottage and agree it is truly English inside and out....and very FAB!
gorgeous garden!
In my imagination and dreams I live in that first picture. What a beauty!
Thank you for stopping by this morning! I wanted to answer your question about wondering if the cinnamon rolls were as soft after they were baked as they looked. The answer is yes...even after they've cooled. I tell you what, Janean, why don't we pretend that we are sitting in that beautiful English cottage in picture one, I'll run out to the kitchen and pop a few cinnamon rolls in the microwave to have with our tea, and we'll have a great chat! :)
I don't have the English cottage decor, but think it is beautiful. We may not live in a palace, but we can feel like it is a palace if we are very happy with our spaces! I choose to! Your place is as beautiful as a palace too!
Love your pictures! I also love English Cottage style decor. I so enjoy your blog and I'm signing up as a follower! I am having tea tomorrow; why not drop by for a cup? Have a lovely day.
Blessings,
Sandi
I love the cosy look and feel of an English home and garden. You know Ireland and Scotland are quite similar....only wish I could accompolish the look but I do have lace curtains in both bathrooms, and a lovely garden......:-) Hugs
Hi, Janean - Thanks for stopping by today. I put up some more flowers, with more to come tomorrow. Sadly, it isn't my greenhouse. I wish it were. http://www.plantingfields.org/ is the site if you want to take a look at the place I took the photos.
Best,
Stephanie
I am also a big fan of the English cottage decor, and loved that last picture. There is just something very inviting and comfortable about it....and don't get me started on English gardens...we have been working on ours for years and it still does not stack up.
♥, Susan
My decor is more electic, or should I say the common hodge-podge. But it's things I love, so that counts, right?
The photos are really neat, especially the first one. I think the cottage look is so welcoming.
Have a great day!
Nancy
I love the look in that first picture. I have been collecting pictures like that. We have only been in this house 3 years and only had so much to choose from. I am happy with it but I keep thinking that someday I will have that look!
Those are great pictures! OH, how I long for 'real' flowers!!! I am getting tired of shovelling snow now, ready for a change of weather!
Come check out my blog sometime, I'm having a Mercury-ish giveaway!
Oh yes I do love this too!! Aren't movies fun with great houses!!
Hugs, Lisa
I love that Kitchen -- how welcoming!
I want to live in that last photo.
Oh girl I love the English look of decorating it always looks so together without really doing a thing...I tried once to do an english kitchen but it looked more country to me ha ha!! Love Chintz now and I do have a few pieces of it...Thanks for coming by my friend...Hugs and smiles Gl♥ria
The photos are so pretty. I love the English Cottage look as well........the English Cottage gardens are also beautiful. blessings,Kathleen
Oh me too! LOVE the traditional English cottage look! Mmmmmm.......
But what movie are you referring to, by "The Queen"?
Thanks for visiting. I love the English cottage look also...and I love daisies...they were in my wedding! Have a great week!
I want that breakfast room from BH&G! Love it. laurie
Your English style is so inviting and warm, wish I could sit with you and chat about your beautiful home. I guess in a way I am right now.....
What a wonderful world where we can share so many good ideas.
Sharon K
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