July 10th, 2010

A Lovely Little Cottage

Behold, quite possibly, the most adorable little cottage I’ve ever seen.  This sweet little cottage started out as a hunting cabin before being converted into a charming little Victorian-inspired retreat. I love it to pieces! I wish I had my own little place to retreat to in the woods to just rest, and enjoy being alone in the silence of the forest. And being in such a pretty little place such as this could only make my little fantasy all the more happiness-inducing.

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Hello, dreamland. Isn’t it ridiculously charming? And it’s white! All white! I’m giddy! (For the new-comers, I have a slight obsession with white. It’s probably a wee bit unhealthy borderline freakish, but I care not! I love white even more than a cat loves catnip!) I’m not usually a huge fan of the shabby chic style; I admire it’s effortless beauty from afar and I love that it embodies such a carefree way of life. It’s elegant and sweet. While it isn’t personally my style or something that I could live with, I still find it endearing. And well, this cute little cabin has me reconsidering my stance. All of the little details are so charming from the numerous chandeliers, to the chipped painted cabinet doors, and the ruffley sheets, my oh my! There are most definitely elements here that I could get on board with.

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Like this cozy sleeping loft! How quaint. When can I move in? And the ruffled bedding and canopied top? Oh my, oh my! Be still my beating heart.

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Victorian Cottage

Oh, and the best part? This cottage is only accessible via a stone crossing over a stream! How magical is that? As if I weren’t already positively smitten, this mini-home just keeps getting better and better. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say this place was plucked from some sort of girlish fairytale dream land. In fact, it reminds me so much of the doodles I’d make when I was younger. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say the blueprints from this cottage came from a six-year-old girl daydreaming about what her future home would look like. I know my 6-year-old self most definitely would have imagined something similar.

Victorian Cottage

All images found via The New York Times Home & Garden section. Huge thanks to reader Kelly for sending this along to me! ♥

Krissy

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Manda » 10 July 2010

The cottage looks lovely but the sleeping loft is a little much for me. It’s just so… I don’t know. Too princess-y, maybe? At least, for my taste. :P
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Krissy » July 10th, 2010

Shabby Chic can definitely become a bit princess-y if people aren’t careful. I think it’s the ruffles and pastel colours.

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Julia » 10 July 2010

My goodness, this is really magical! It does look like a fairy house… would love to live in it <3 <3

How do you even find this things? I only see such things in your blog :P
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Krissy » July 10th, 2010

I stalk a loooot of design/architecture websites. :P This one, actually, was sent to me by someone else though so I can’t take credit for finding this.

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Britney » July 11th, 2010

I love looking at interior design sites too. Thanks for finding this and sharing it. :)
(Britney\’s last blog post: From Maryland to Delaware)

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Katherine » 10 July 2010

Oooh my gosh this is too much *_* I think I’m dizzy like woah.
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Isadora Filkovic » 10 July 2010

Oh my holy goodness!

Krissy, thank you so much for sharing this magical retreat with us. It is absolutely amazing! I can so easily see myself living there, all tucked away in beauty and nature…

One word: sublimity!

Hope you have a great Sunday!
♥ Isa
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Harriet » 11 July 2010

This is absolutely adorable! It looks like it’s about the size of my bedroom in total! I bet the owners have to be really tidy!
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Ally » 11 July 2010

Oh, I love it! When can I move in? Some of the items are a bit out of my taste as well, but I think I could definitely live here… on my own – a space this small with someone else would drive me nuts after a while.
I saw a few of these photos on tumblr the other day and I fell in love, so it’s nice to see the rest of the photos.

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Eleanor » 11 July 2010

Oh my goodness. I genuinely don’t know what to say. This is an absolute dream. Plesae can I reblog later this week? I will fully credit you and the original source :) xx

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Krissy » July 15th, 2010

I apologize for the super late response (it’s been one of those weeks!), but most definitely! Feel free to reblog all you want. :D And don’t worry about crediting me.

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Britney » 11 July 2010

That has to be one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen! I love the sleeping area.

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Abby » 12 July 2010

It is so pretty and magical! My little house would be near the ocean.
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Angie » 12 July 2010

The first picture kinda threw me off because it looks like an itty bitty doll house! I almost wish my bedroom had a roof like that (my husband wouldn’t be able to stand up) so I could tack a ruffly sheet up and make a canopy like that. I love the shabbiness, but I’d have to preserve it somehow so the paint wouldn’t keep chipping and I’d have to keep cleaning it up off the floor. hehe Very pretty!
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Krissy » July 25th, 2010

It is, no lies, one of my life-long dreams to have a canopy bed. A peaked roof like this one would be good enough for me too, though!

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Heather » 13 July 2010

That is so perfect to live in!
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Ginela Gonzalez » 13 July 2010

OHHHH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!!
Oh dear this is far too beautiful. My dream, oh I wish the world made its houses and cottages like this, such a majestic little place!!
I am so ver jealous, and utterly delighted at the same time :)
Thanks very much for the post. Tis such a lovely treat :)

- peace and love!
Ginela
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Thomas » 14 July 2010

I don’t understand it myself but my girlfriend loves this sort of thing. There’s something about distressed wood painted white that sends her crazy!
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Krissy » July 25th, 2010

You know, my brother says the exact same thing! I showed this to his girlfriend and we were both squealing with delight. He just rolled his eyes at us. Must be a girl thing. ;)

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Thoughts Appear » 14 July 2010

This is so adorable! I’d love to live here…except I think my black cat would stand out too much.
(Thoughts Appear\’s last blog post: Chapter 2- Don’t Shout “Earmuffs!”)

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Malin » 15 July 2010

It’s so magical. I want to live there! :D

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Evelyn » 15 July 2010

I would be happy to just have a forest to go to! Having a litle cottage would be the most wonderful thing ever!
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Joanne Angelina » 17 July 2010

OH my- that made me bounce a little in joy! That has got to be my dream place as well! Oh the days that will be lovingly spent in such a place! Gosh its been awhile since I last dropped by a note, how have you been??? Things have been quite a bit busy, but I do miss our correspondence, how’s everything been? Take care and lots of love!!
xoxo
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Krissy » July 25th, 2010

Hello, hello! You know, I was just thinking of you the other day, too, and meant to drop you a line, but it kept slipping my mind. Terrible of me, I know. This summer semester is absolutely murdering me in terms of eating up all of my time, and killing off my memory cells! haha. I can’t keep things straight any more.

But anyway, aside from the all-consuming school work, things have been really good here! How are things your way?

I’m actually coming up to Toronto at the end of August to visit my parents. I’m only there for a few days, but if I have time, would you like to go on our super belated adventure? :D

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Aury » 17 July 2010

This is soo beautiful! IF only I could live there!
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Eileen » 23 July 2010

Beautiful and oh so dreamy! When I see little cottages like this…I Want One!…I start to think, maybe I can downsize.. :) or be lucky enough to call it a studio! {How on earth does she get up into the bed?}

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Krissy » July 25th, 2010

Oh gosh, wouldn’t it be lovely to have one of these in your backyard as a little studio?

And you’re right – how *does* she get up to that bed? I don’t see a ladder in sight! Perhaps they just moved it for the pictures? Otherwise she’d have to be a pretty good jumper to get up there. haha.

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