What Is Cottagecore Design?

Written By Lucy Small

Cottagecore is a style that’s all about celebrating countryside living, romanticizing the English cottage life and old-school agricultural living. It’s nostalgic, whimsical, and romantic, extending from fashion and crafts to interior design. Here’s how to bring a little bit of cottagecore into your home design.

When we think of old country cottages, the kitchen truly is the central feature of the home. Cottagecore is all about recreating that “heart of the home” feeling. Think vintage furniture and kitchen fittings, with rustic copper elements, farmhouse sinks, cast iron ranges, and quirky ceramics.

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For this farmhouse kitchen aesthetic, use rustic wooden shelving to proudly display vintage china sets, vases of fresh flowers from the garden, and fresh fruit and cakes reminiscent of your grandma’s house.

Architecturally speaking, cottagecore celebrates the old farmhouse style with exposed wooden beams, stone walls, and hardwood floors. Other rustic elements like heavy wooden furniture and handmade crafts bring this look together.

For a cottagecore bathroom, vintage fittings like freestanding baths and sink basins come together with rustic furniture for an old-timey aesthetic. Decorative elements like Victorian candle holders and ceramic soap dishes really finish off the look.

Delicate floral patterns add soft, feminine touches that really make the cottagecore style come to life. In the bedroom, this can be incorporated into wallpapers and soft furnishings like pillows, throws and curtains.

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The most important part of a cottagecore design is its harmony with nature, which is all about lush and romantic gardens. Create the English countryside aesthetic with a garden overflowing with wildflowers and untamed greenery. Pick flowers and cuttings from your garden to fill the home with color and freshness, finishing off the cottagecore look.

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