Since spring is upon us, now is a great time to begin brainstorming ways to freshen up your home! These trends are all unique and easy ways to liven up and re-organize the most frequently used spaces in the home. Looking at all sides of the pretty and practical elements of these trends helps to identify if they are a good fit for you and your family.
photo: New England Home Magazine This beautifully sunny living room is made even brighter by the use of warm yellows and periwinkle blues. This color palette
This beautiful seaside living room, featured in April’s issue of Coastal Living Magazine, is part of the new Beach House Hotel in Turks and Caicos! We wanted to show you that you don’t have to go overseas to create this breezy getaway feel in your own home. Seafoam, tan, and white fabrics create a dreamy feel that instantly transports you to a sandy and serene place. The casual and comfortable slipcovered sofa and chairs make this space not only beautiful, but practical too. Slipcovers are easy to clean and allow for a no-fuss living space. Another great detail in this space is the driftwood style reclaimed wood TV stand that adds diversity and interest to this calm space.
This sea inspired living room evokes absolute tranquility with the soft hues and comfortable fabrics filling the room from top to bottom. The overstuffed and causally slipcovered furniture makes the space welcoming, inviting, and friendly to all who enter. Using natural fibers for the coffee table, large area rug, and window shades adds an organic element that complements the coastal style furnishings. The large striped window treatments in coastal shades adds a breezy touch to the dramatic windows.
The combination of modern prints gives this sea glass scheme a new kick. The rug’s deeper blue & green tones help to ground the light and airy fabrics. Color placement is essential in this charming coastal decorating scheme to keep the buoyant fabrics at eye level on sofas and chairs, and place the deeper tones on the floor in the rug.
Here in Maine, the snow is starting to melt and patches of ground are peaking through. The days are longer – and the sun is warmer. After a long winter, we are all dreaming of those lazy days of summer when we can enjoy the great outdoors, so naturally we are thinking of outdoor decorating ideas.
Five benefits of houseplants for your home, whether they be decorative or useful or both! See more helpful home decorating tips at the Distinctive Cottage.
Pale peaches, rosy corals, and creamy oranges creates a heavenly environment – perfect for this classic, yet whimsical, coral seafoam green sitting room. Using the quiet seafoam to highlight the architectural details of the built-in bookshelf creates an overall understated appeal to the space, while the coral provides just the right pop of color.
A bright and bold spin on traditional cottage styles breathes new life into this colorful cottage bedroom. The embellished turned detail and the over-sized carved curls on the bed are a modern twist on the traditional Chippendale style bed frame. The upholstered bench mimics the rounded curl from the bed with high rolled arms, and is in an adorable small scaled check print. Layering color and different fabric prints gives this bedroom a contemporary, yet quaint, cottage look and feel. This room encapsulates eclectic in an orderly fashion by keeping the clutter to a minimum, and the paintings on the wall sparse, allowing the color palette to really shine!
The porch is typically an under-utilized space, but this quiet cottage porch has a clear purpose and a practical style. The relaxed linens and pillows piled high make the iron daybed a special spot, whether it’s a rainy afternoon with a book or a sunny morning with coffee and tea.
Many people consider the sofa to be the crown jewel of the living room. It sets the style for the whole room and it’s usually the item that everything else revolves around. It’s an important purchase – and often an expensive one. Before you set out to shop, do a little homework first. It can save time and help you avoid some costly mistakes.
Feeling Bold? Try combining any of these saturated jewel tones to create a colorful cottage decorating scheme. Set the tone by choosing the diamond print in the center as a rug. Then the rest of the prints and colors on the board can be used for upholstery and painted pieces!
Given the current market uncertainty, we felt it would be a good idea to provide you an update on our products. As you may know, we are a small, family-owned business that has been offering custom made furniture from our 15 US based workshops for over 20 years. Each of our custom furniture collections is made at a different workshop. We are a small business that supports other small businesses.
Fortunately for us, our workshops have minimal exposure to import tariffs. Our wood species (both new and reclaimed), iron beds, upholstery frames, seat cushions and floor cloths are all sourced in the US. Selective hardware, shoreline fabrics, and finishing products are imported but are a small percentage of our overall cost. Our wicker furniture frames are imported but cushions are all sourced in the US.
Currently, we have two collections affected by tariffs:
Cottage Wicker Furniture Collection: 6% Tariff
Shoreline Slipcovered Furniture Collection: 3% Tariff
We do not anticipate any significant price changes due to import tariffs. We look forward to continuing to create unique furniture designed by you and custom built for you.
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