| HOME | My Dream Home

I was recently reading through the lovely Charlotte Valentine's blog The Home That Made Me, and she had written a post on what her dream house would look like, and it got me thinking- what would my dream home look like? I make no secret of the fact that I adore cottages, but what different aspects of a building and interior would I combine to make it my house of dreams?

Of course, for any kind of inspiration interior/house related, I went onto Pinterest! If you didn't already know, I have a Pinterest page which you can go to here where I have hundreds of different interior ideas to suit almost anyone!

So let's start with the exterior.....

I do love a good front door! Preferably in a pale green, such as Farrow & Ball's No.19 Lichen. A porch would also be a bonus. Something that I could put white lights around to make it look really welcoming.

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I'm not too fussed on the building materials, but limestone or flagstone is always a winner in my books! I don't particularly like pokey little windows. I would really like lots of light flooding inside so that nothing feels too claustrophobic.

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A bay window with a window seat would be perfect for those wintery evenings where you could snuggle up with a good book and a steaming mug of hot chocolate. How gorgeous is this one?

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Now for the interior. I would keep everything completely neutral, as that's the kind of girl I am! I like to feel completely calm in an environment, and neutral colours definitely create that. Little pops of colour here and there would break it up a bit too. I would still need that "cozy factor" too however- after all, what is a cottage without it being cozy?!

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Wooden beams and a little fire burner are a definite must for me!

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Last but by no means least, the garden. The garden to me doesn't have to be huge. In fact, I would be quite happy with a small courtyard garden. Having said that, as this is a "dream home" scenario, I would love a walled garden, maybe divided up into different areas, such as the herb garden, the cottage garden, etc. (Think Monty Don's garden on Gardener's World).

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For now I'll have to continue dreaming, but it's good to have goals in life!

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