- The Cottage style of decor fills a gap for those who want to decorate a vacation home or a smaller home in an informal style that is in proportion to its size.
- Most all cottage styles include things like wicker furniture, doilies, floral cushions, quilts, candles, fresh flowers, hand-knit or crocheted afghans, and informal gardens. It's the accents, colors and patterns that create the differences between the cottage styles.
- Typically cottages are small, mostly under 2,000 square feet, though they can be larger.
- Cottage style decor creates a cozy, nostalgic feel, since most of the different cottage looks incorporate accents from the past.
- Touches can be added to the decor, such as stenciling around doorways, a bistro set in the garden on the flagstone walk or a pitcher full of hydrangeas on a window sill.
