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The latest UK and international property market news and opinions, plus helpful guides and top tips from our renowned industry experts. Up-to-the-minute news from our press teams providing the latest developments within Savills, and across the property industry. At Savills, our most valuable resource is our people. In the late Middle Ages, the word cottage was used for a dwelling that included a barn and a fenced yard or some piece of land enclosed by a gate.
Later, these small houses got popularized. The idea of living in the country side with open fields, drew a lot of attention of the city dwellers.
According to Wikipedia, the word cottage is probably a blend of Old English cot, cote "hut" and Old French cot "hut, cottage", from Old Norse kot "hut" and related to Middle Low German kotten cottage, hut. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term cottage is used in North America to represent 'a summer residence often on a large and sumptuous scale at a watering-place or a health or pleasure resort'.
Today, the word cottage is associated with a cozy dwelling, it is now associated with a grand house unlike the original meaning of the word. People prefer to stay in these cottages during their vacations. A cottage is now not only associated with rural areas, people in the city has also adopted this term for their big houses. New Orleans has an entire subsection of homes called Creole cottages, which are narrow, one-story homes with a porch spanning the front of the house, and a side-gabled roof sloping down over it.
In the Lowcountry, quaint cottages of a similar style dot the coastline with farmhouse-meets-coastal charm , perfect for a short stay—or a permanent one. This Is the Definition of a Cottage. By Maggie Burch Updated January 18, Save FB Tweet More. Credit: Laurey W. Some cottages are so small that there is no room for an actual dining room so a breakfast nook must suffice instead.
Rather than bemoaning the loss of your dining table, embrace the cushioned seating and pull up as many chairs as you can manage for your guests. Ahh pattern. So many classic English cottages thrive on pattern.
Floral wallpaper against a traditional rug and striped curtains somehow just work in a cottage. Your cottage will thank you. Does pattern and color easily overwhelm you? Start by covering your walls, cabinets, furniture and even the floor in white.
A blank slate will help you determine what needs color and where the pattern should be without too much trial and error. A bedroom under the eaves is a common thing among cottage style houses. All those slanted walls and ceilings easily enable you to create the most charming of bedroom escapes.
Think outside the box with your decor and see how you can fill the odd corners and nooks in your space. Eschew the roses and wallpaper in favor of modern lines and neutral tones. Add some leather accents for texture and black fixtures for modernity.
In many ways a cottage is what a dream home feels like for many. Every home should feel like a cottage regardless of how it looks on the outside. This beautiful beach cottage from Florida is absolutely charming.
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