Interior designer Tamsin Saunders refreshed a Grade II listed Arts & Crafts home in Hampshire, England for a family with a light touch, an updated traditional aesthetic. She worked with the family’s inherited antiques while sourcing others, added an AGA range, customized…
Photography by Mac Jamieson, Styling by Cindy Cooper, Sweeney Cottage rental by House + Sanctuary
As another year draws to a close, we find ourselves more in love with cozy, cottage style—and extra thankful for our readers who share a fondness for this…
Photography and interior designs by Amber Lyon Ferguson
Text by Bethany Adams
Amber Lyon Ferguson describes herself as a traditionalist at heart. Whether that means not breaking out the Christmas décor until after Thanksgiving dinner or hosting a yearly caroling party with her music…
Below the surface, the root structure of each crop is also a finely tuned machine. Corn roots are shallow and take up the top layer, bean roots travel deeper, and the squash roots take residence in the empty spaces. This interlocking root…
Above: In autumn, shrubs sport all color of berries. Branches with green leaves and colorful berries make pretty garlands. In my Northern California neighborhood, there are lots of orange bittersweet berries, black privet berries, and purple privet berries. Other berries to look…
The phrase “English garden” may conjure a particular image in your mind: perhaps the neatly clipped hedges and expansive lawns of a country estate or maybe an informal tumble of blossoms spilling over a path in a cottage garden. The recently-published book…
Is the platform bed the go-to option for the creative class? Ask any hipster gent which bed he prefers, and you can bet the platform has a spot on his list. For our purposes, we’re defining the platform frame strictly as without…
Above: A cold New Year’s beach and a cranberry pie.
Cranberry Hand Pies
Makes 14 x 3-inch round pies (or 16 x 4-inch, half-moon pies)
Butter and half-and-half make the pastry meltingly tender—embrace them. Chilling is essential for a crisp texture. For the filling’s…
| Published on Dec 15, 2023
Nothing can ruin a day faster than grease splattering on your favorite jeans. Grease causes some pretty hefty stains and can be almost impossible to get out once set in. But if you act fast, you can…
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Sources: White Outdoor Lantern Light // “Post Box” Wall Planter
Welcome to the Tiny Cottage (the 400 square foot tiny cottage addition that was added to our home for my parents)!…