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  • What makes an English Country Cottage?

    The article in Period Living Magazine (May 2020 with ME in it…well, ok,the house…) has made me think about what makes “Effortless rural style” (Period Living May 2020 about MEEEEE…the house). I was quoted as saying: ” ‘I wanted (to create) an English country homewith lots of textures, fabrics, rugs, thick curtains and comfy, sink-insofas.’  Thankfully they didn’t misquote me or force me to take them to court fordefamation of…

    June 4, 2020
    What Makes an English Country Cottage?

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By the power of roses I demand sunshine!!!! Ok, it’s not quite the She Ra cry but it’s very similar and possibly more powerful given that it was always sunny in The Masters of the universe world. She Ra didn’t need to plead for sunshine, she had a flying unicorn for goodness sake!!! Although these days I expect she would probably hang up that increasingly tight gold belt and settle for a sunny spot and a nice cup of tea. She and I are very similar (well my hair is in this ridiculous weather, it appears to be unable to employ gravity and is rising daily), I shall sit here and gather my rose powers to summon more sunshine. I need heat! I need warmth! It is wrong that I am clung to a radiator (however chunky and sweet it looks) surrounding myself with rose blooms and pretending that it is June. For the honour of Grayskull!!!! I am Cold but powerful Rose Ra!!!! Bring me sunshine!!!!! Erm…the sun has come out…now I am a little frightened of my powers…and I might switch the heating off, it’s quite warm. Happy weather watch Wednesday x #florallove #booklover #bookshelves #bookobsessed #romanblinds #roseslover #countryliving #periodhome #oldhouselove #oldhousecharm #bibliophile #cottagestyle #cottagedecor #cottage #cottagecharm #cottagefarmhouse #countrydecor #countrycottagestyle #countrycottage #interiordetails #englishcottage #englishcountryliving #loveofcountryhouses #countryfeatures


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Ok, it’s not quite blue sky bliss but there is definitely sunshine behind those clouds (not my husband with a torch - he didn’t seem so keen on this ground breaking idea of mine!!). I am still pretending that this is June- the month of sunshine and roses, the month when one really gets to enjoy the garden and revel in the warmth - perhaps giddily leaving one’s cardy inside!! Perhaps stepping through long grass in sandals (on constant look out for fox poo). Perhaps a sun hat is required to save one’s head from the punishing heat of the day (and to look glorious of course). I KNOW all these things happen in June, I am just a little confused to find myself in a rain mac with two jumpers and considering a blanket for my lap. This is most discombobulating. Happy teeth chattering Tuesday x #climbingrose #rosegarden #rosearch #roseflower #roselover #rosearbor #rosestagram #roselove #hiddengarden #hiding #secretgarden #climbingrose #lovelyroses #thedecoratedcottage #cottagecore #countryflowers #alfresco #modernrustic #gardentable #rusticliving #climbingroses #shabbychicstyle #myroses #alliseeispretty #mygardentoday #englishgarden


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It’s not just a pretty hamper under this bed. Oh no!!! This bed harbours all the camping gear that a family could ever need for at least a year if one were capable of living in a tent for that long and needed to survive Armageddon. It also harbours a mallet that leans gently against one of the bedside tables - which probably looks a) a bit strange and b) a little guest threatening. Oh and also all my son’s birthday presents. 12! 12 today! How has this happened? I fear I may have been a child bride without realising. I shall stay here for a little while, looking at the massive bike that looks like I could ride it if I wasn’t so terrified of cycling (I simply tip over sideways and it really hurts) all the weird books that he has asked for (when did he start reading books that I have never heard of? Can we go back to the Magic Wishing Chair or even Northern Lights please?) and a crazy skateboarding ramp of impending doom (since approximately the age of two my son has brilliantly tripped over actual air, goodness only knows what a ramp that positively encourages him to leave the ground is going to achieve). I have a horrible feeling that today could be rather painful for everyone. I suspect it may well be a wafting kaftan, tossing feather boa and sobbing into my Prosecco I am so young day. Oh and also an eat lots of cake and don’t drink too much Prosecco and attempt to ride a bike or skateboard on a ramp day. Happy mind the air Monday xxx #guestbedroom #panellinginspo #summerdecor #shabbydecor #stylingtheseasons #bedroomstyling #modernfarmhousestyle #countryinteriors #flowerstyling #floralhome #countryliving #charminghomes #mycountryhome #bedroominspo #springinspiration #cottagestyle #cottagedecor #cottage #cottagecharm #shabbylove #countrydecor #countrycottagestyle #summerstyling #loveis #howihome


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A victory!!!! Not the war but todays battle has been won!!! Another blue skies four days ago photo - was it only 4 days ago that we were happy? That we were skipping though sunshine fields of joy, breathing in the heady scents of warmth drenched roses and laughing at the untold bliss brought by blue skies and jewel green grass (apart from the bits where the ants have exploded and left dry heaped dirt…actually…that’s quite a considerable amount of lost grass…)? We are down to our last few images but I shall persevere. Is it awfully cruel to ask ones husband on Father’s Day to ascend a ladder and shine a large torch down as if recreating the sunshine? Surely he will enjoy the sense of adventure coupled with gadgetry? For those still needing more sunshine fixes, head over to my website for today’s Sunday cottage @home.at.appletree - does it get any more delicious? Well wait until you see Katie’s stunning interior choices - Antique Gustavian furniture blended with elements of French farmhouse, a brand new light soaked extension creating a sun drenched sitting room and a wallpapered bedroom of retreatful bliss. Link in bio. Enjoy x Happy still sunny Sunday x #homeandgarden #cottagegarden #junegarden #roses #insta_garden_lovers #jardin #inmygarden #englishcottage #romanticgardens #cottagestyle #rustic #englishhome #houseandgarden #pinkroses #sundayvibes #gardenlove #gardenroses #romanticliving #englishcottage #countrycottage #cottage #thatchcottage #gardenlife #cottagecoreaesthetic #cosycottage


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I write this with no idea of how much longer we can hold out. Sustenance is dwindling (just a few slices of lemon drizzle and a handful of brownies chopped into tiny pieces to prolong the inevitable), moral is low (hands and faces pressed to rain streaked glass) and I am yet to account for our losses in the field. We knew the risks, the reports were damning, rain was forecast for weeks but we had no idea of the bombardment that we would receive in just three days. I lost good roses yesterday, they fought hard, battling bravely, but the power of the enemy was too mighty, heads drooped by mid afternoon and by evening it was all over, their petals strewn for all to mourn. Even the cannibalistic hollyhocks have suffered casualties and indeed fatalities. We are three hocks downs…what is this beast that can take out good hollyhocks before their prime? This is nothing I have encountered for at least four weeks. I am at a loss. I don’t know how much longer we can hold out. Thank providence that Alan in his lemon van delivered a shed load of Sauvignon Blanc. This is the only option left to us. I have filled the house with the brave casualties, lit candles in cosiness and shall neck wine in their honour. Ah the life of a leader is a hard road to travel (particularly in a wonky house after diminishing the wine supplies). Happy send out for more supplies Saturday x Ps: 10% off with “MYENGLISHCOUNTRYCOTTAGE” the divinely scented @homecountycandleco - ‘Suffolk’ with it’s amber and sweet orange scent is filling the kitchen with its uplifting heavenly perfume. #kitchendesign #kitchendecor #kitchenisland #cottagekitchen #farmhousekitchen #farmhousekitchendecor #cottage #farmhouse #cottagekitchen #countryhousekitchen #vintage #shabbychic #nestandthrive #countrystyle #cottagefurniture #flowersfrommygarden #cottagehome #painteddresser #home #homedecor#homeinspo #interiordesign #interior #dresser #interiordecor


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Is she actually out of her mind????? Another shot from 2 days ago????? This is absolute craziness!!!! This is the work of a maverick, a person that lives life on the edge, a rule breaker, a mind bende…oh..maybe not that one…but I am definitely a rebel without a cause. Actually I do have a cause - I simply cannot condone grey skies on here. I need blue. The garden is junglefying as I write but so is my tiny brain…it had sunshine and warmth and friendliness two days ago…where has it gone? Rather like my missing basket. Where the actual heck is it? I have searched high and low, I even climbed a chair to look on top of the wardrobe - I am not sure if the wobbly chair or the dust on top of the wardrobe was more scary. Having discussed this great mystery at length with a very loyal (nodded and looked worried in appropriate places) friend, I have reached the heights of my Marpleing powers and deduced that it must be under the stairs - this is my default “argh! I have slung all the mess over to one side of the room for a tidy calm photo and now it won’t go back, ah well, I’ll stuff it into here for now and sort it all out probably tomorrow when I will be a more brilliant housewife who is excellent at filing and editing”. This is the only logical explanation for the case of the missing wicker basket. You see? Living life on the edge. What a renegade, I’m virtually dangerous to know. Happy firecracker Friday x Ps if you aren’t too frightened of associating with such a life led on the edge then please head over to my website where @flowersandlifestylebymargot has written a brilliantly simple blog on late lazy cosmos seed sewing!!! You see? Almost anarchists! xxx #idyllic #gardenroses #summer #alfresco #simplepleasures #whiteroses #cottageliving #mygardenthismonth #cottage #englishweather #englishcountrygarden #gardenliving #heatwave #thatch #actualinstagramhomes #outdoorliving #gardenlife #sunshine #climbingrose #country #countryliving #countrycottagestyle #countrycottages #countryhomes


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Ok, it’s a fair cop! This is blatantly yesterday but I am refusing to look at the rainy greyey good for the garden sky. I am holding onto sun & roses for as long as possible thank you very much. The garden is rioting with roses, including those that inspired my curtains. I shall savour every second of their presence in the garden…& my jars & vases. Second guilty “me! Sorry!”: these are the self same shock horror flowers that appeared in yesterday’s post. I am so sorry, please pick yourself up, dust yourself down & try thinking of it as reusing recycling & repurposing - this time they are filling a sitting room with their glorious scent, not just mere table decoration, what an upcycle! I expect this will be the next big trend “repurposed roses”, I am so grateful to have been here at the beginning of this whirlwind journey…although if the rains have their wicked way it will be my only entry so I might just repost this every other day - it’s just reusing!!! Erm the recycling bit comes when I try to put their exhausted petals into the composter & my husband slightly less patiently than the 87 hundredth last time talks me through what can & can’t go into his 3 section composter of actual spiritual joy. If you are a Suffolker do head over to @stonedwaisted fabulous pop up shop with @farohomeuk in Bury St Edmunds today (address in stories). I am looking forward to a morning of serious wafting in all her glorious clothes - I may even give a wafting class depending upon how many people beg me (I have a friend primed with magazine ready to hold up my best waft photo & ask how on earth one wafts so dreamily through cow parsley. Hmmm I better go & pick the last of it to bring with me for an accurate recreation of wafting in linen genius masterclass. Happy through the door & WAFT Thursday x #mycountryhome #myhouseandhome #myhomesanctuary #englishdecor #shabbystyle #shabbyhome #countryhome #cottage #thegreatindoors #loveofcountryhouses #countrycottageinteriors #mycountryhome #myhomesanctuary #myhouseandhome #englishdecor #englishcottage #countryhome #charminghomes #cosyhome #countryliving #countryhome #oldhousecharm #windowview #englishcountryhome #flowersfrommygarden



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