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current fav aesthetic: cottage core (part 1)

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hey lovers! sorry for the mess that is this episode but this week i discuss my current favorite aesthetic for the spring/summer, cottagecore. tune in next week for part 2


home:

  • exposed building materials (bricks and stone)
  • use of raw materials
  • one mans trash is another mans treasure
  • vintage and thrifted feel
  • try second-hand shops, vintage fairs, flea markets and house-clearance businesses.
  • needlework cushion covers
  • Pine dressers, sideboards, shelves and farmhouse tables
  • Chintz curtains and fabrics
  • Voile curtains
  • Porcelain ornaments such as Staffordshire dogs
  • Fairy lights
  • Wooden or brass candlesticks
  • Old oil paintings
  • Baroque-style picture frames
  • Vintage books
  • Wicker baskets and trugs
  • Striped or microprint wallpaper
  • Matt, water-based wall paint
  • White cotton tablecloths and doilies
  • Vintage cutlery
  • Mismatched ornaments and memorabilia
  • Record players and vinyl
  • Dried flowers
  • Rocking chairs
  • Chandeliers and lanterns
  • Oriental rugs
  • Vintage floor lamps
  • Wool throws and blankets for chairs, sofas and beds
  • Grandfather clocks
  • Iron or French-style bedframes
  • Antique sofas or chaises
  • Armchairs and snugs
  • Wreaths
  • Vintage china such as Blue Willow or Asiatic Pheasant
  • Linen or cotton bedspreads, eiderdowns, quilts, ruffled valances and voile or cotton bed canopies
  • houseplants (boston fern, pelargoniums, lemon tree, myrtle topiary, herbs, ivy) and flowers from a farmers market

    • hobbies:

    • gardening
    • baking and the essentails of it
    • soap making
    • candle making
    • foraging:
    • bathing in the forest
    • cross stictching, quilting, and embroidery

      • food and drink: cook based on the season (seasonal food guide or usa agr, based also on your state)

      • tea time
      • baking: breads, pies, and cookies


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        • https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Cottagecore-Traditional-Simpler/dp/1507214634
        • https://www.amazon.com/Escape-Into-Cottagecore/dp/0008458782/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11CAL2DH6PEVQ&keywords=escape+into+cottagecore+by+ramona+jones&qid=1687317929&s=books&sprefix=escape+into+cottage%2Cstripbooks%2C73&sr=1-1
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