Swedish Cottage

  • Image of a cottage Christmas tree with a wood bead garland and blue ornaments

    Decorating for a Calm Cottage Christmas

    Every year since we’ve been married, over 17 years now, we’ve pulled out the same couple of Christmas totes. Because our wedding just happened to be in the Fall (I originally wanted a Christmas wedding, but got outvoted), we were given a fair bit of holiday decor as gifts. Over the years we have added…

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  • Image of a shelf in a Swedish Cottage kitchen filled with secondhand and thrifted pottery, dishes and baskets

    Secrets to successful secondhand shopping

    Thrift stores are nothing new. All of you have probably been thrifting, or antiquing once in your life. And if you’re anything like me, you LOVE it. There’s nothing like secondhand shopping. Combing through a bunch of somebody else’s junk, just hoping you’ll find something…

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  • Collage of images of Swedish Cottage stairway inspiration

    The Swedish Cottage stairway of my dreams

    Well friends, we did it! We have officially completed the (most recent) remodel of our 1928 cottage. We started May 31, finished July 10, and tackled a whole lotta work in the in-between. I’ve shared some of the journey over on my Substack, but I’m…

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