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The Distinctive Cottage | Staff Pink: Lynne's Laundry Room
Cottage Style

Staff Pick: Lynne’s Laundry Room

The Lake Pontchartrain Cabinet is an organizer’s dream, offering endless storage in a stylish way. The large bins are perfect for off season table and bed linens, while the drawers are small enough to house sewing needles, thread, and button jars. And everyone needs a place to fold laundry! The sky blue console table is the perfect size to properly spread out and fold piles of laundry. This piece also has shelves that are big enough to nicely fit baskets for additional storage.

Color Board: Seaglass
Bedrooms

Color Board: Sea Glass

Any home can become a coastal retreat by incorporating these vivid blues and greens. By mixing and matching sea glass tones, it’s easy to create a lively and energetic scheme with a unique layered look. The awesome round rug is a fantastic jumping off point to help build a fun and cheerful space. Reminiscent of the sparkling sea, these hues are sure to be as alluring in your home as they are on the coastal shores.

The Distinctive Cottage Blog - Get the Look: Punch O'Color Coastal Living Room
Coastal & Beach House

Get The Look: Tropical Brights

This lively tropical living room is full of personality that we just can’t get enough of! The neutral walls and the white slipcovers are a fantastic backdrop that sets the stage for the bright accent colors to really shine. The symmetrical layout makes the room easy on the eyes, and allows you to really enjoy the small and lively details of the space.

Bedrooms

Color Board: Bittersweet

This bittersweet palette boasts a perfect balance of cool and warm colors, sure to inspire coastal decorating ideas for your coastal cottage home. The splashy notes of coral and zesty lime are cooled off with a dose of soft seafoam. What’s wonderful about this palette is the versatility of the colors! You can emphasize the coral and the lime for a punchier look, or really play up the seafoam. Either way, the colors will create a harmonious atmosphere in any space.

Inspiration Boards: Blue and Green Room
Bedrooms

Inspiration Board: Lime & Aqua

Mixing together bright blues and zesty greens while maintaining a neutral color, such as white, creates a clean and inviting palette to invigorate just about anyone. In addition, blues and greens together to help to make a small room feel larger than it is. Add some eye catching details, such as prints and wall decor, to complete this fresh and fun room!

The Distinctive Cottage - Get The Look: Comfy Cottage Bedroom
Bedrooms

Get The Look: Comfy Cottage Bedroom

This comfy cottage bedroom is the perfect place to relax at the end of the day. One of the best things about this cottage bedroom is all the different textures that work together – wicker, wood, fabric – they are all here. The fabric prints are warm and inviting, while the lamps add a little bit of contemporary cottage style. Don’t forget about the artwork on the wall – it’s just the right bit of detail that helps to tie the room together!

Inspiration Board: Beach House Bedroom
Bedrooms

Inspiration Board: Beach Bedroom

Bring the beach into your home with this coastal inspired bedroom and cottage decorating ideas. The aqua bed frame provides just the right pop of color to be the focal point of the room. Surround this with beautiful lighting fixtures, such as the shell themed chandelier and the nautical Capiz Shell Table lamp and Voila! – your own private getaway. #cottagedecorating #beachhousebedroom

Inspiration Board: Turquoise, Teal and Aqua
Bedrooms

Inspiration Board: Turquoise, Teal, and Aqua

Turquoise, Teal, or Aqua, no matter the name you use, this color remains a popular trend today, in hues from light to dark. When considering aqua decorating ideas for your home, aqua may be best used to create pops of color in your living room, dining room, bedroom, or kitchen. In the kitchen, you could place the wicker chairs around a beautiful neutral colored table under the aqua chandelier, allowing all the pops of color to speak for themselves. Alternatively, we could imagine using some of these pieces in a living room. The airiness of the color provides a soothing sense of calm, all the while, providing beauty. Aqua blues also making a soothing bedroom choice in more muted tones.

Coastal & Beach House

Color Board: Artful Argyle

A playful spin on a traditional print, the harlequin cotton hooked rug offers a kaleidoscope of colors for cottage home decor. The look and feel of this daring rug is an ideal choice for a living room, study, or office, as there are endless options for choosing coordinating fabrics. You can pull out the light tones for a fresh palette, or the darker tones to create a cozier feel.

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Collaging Upholstery Pieces

The collage application for upholstery has been around for years, but has gained the reputation of being a predominately country look.  In this post, we