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Cottage Living Room

14th February 2022

A bright but cosy county cottage interior, that invites you to retreat by the fireplace at the end of a long day. Checks, embroidery and splashes of paint, make up this charming living room. Neutral walls leave space to feature some characterful upholstery and stylish home furnishings. Get inspired below with our hand-picked selection of the perfect country cottage items.

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Curtains and Cushions

Elvaston fabric is a colourful embroidery, perfect for this style of interior.  Cushions can be made in any shape and size you desire through our made to measure services.

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A strong pattern on the curtains creates an additional focal point in this cosy cottage interiors that’s complements the stunning fireplace. Adding plain colours around stronger patterns brings out the main colours within the scheme.

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A clever trick to balance out a busy interior is to match florals across the zones. Curtains paired with the cushion fabric balances out the scheme and harmonises the colour combinations. We found the Grandiflora Cushion a pretty design to tie in with the other florals.

Paints and Rug

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This Zoffany Wedgwood Blue paint is a soothing duck egg blue and is ideal for extending the colour palette to the wooden furniture.

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Light neutral walls in Sanderson Silverflake paint allows you to have fun mixing patterns with fabrics and accessories around the rest of the interior.

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A neutral floral rug is great to centre the room around and for adding softness. Cantaloupe rug is an ideal cottage style rug, with its bold large scale design in warm neutral tones.

Armchair and Throw

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Checks and tartans are a stylish and homely option when deciding on your main room features. It works well with modern and classic furniture pieces, and is idyllic for a fire side retreat. Beachcomber Tartan fabric gives the Rusper armchair a fitting look for the country cottage style scheme.

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Coffee Table and Lighting

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A rustic wooden table sits nicely amongst the traditional designs and cottage patterns. Raffles coffee table has a charming wood finish, mimicking a woven linen surface. Two tier coffee tables allow you to keep your favourite trinkets and books in reach, while keeping display surfaces clutter free.

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An ideal reading light, the Grafton Swing Arm standard lamp in brass it a great solution for extra lighting over the armchair.

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Soft colour tones on lampshades is enough to warm up this style of space. With the mixture of patterns around the room a simple two-tone lamp design, like Wicker Gathered Bedwyn Lampshade, fits neatly amongst the other room features.

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