Storybook Charm: Modern Cottage

The Modern Cottage look embraces the antique aesthetic, but folds in modern elements such as moody paint colors, reclaimed wooden pieces, and chunky textiles. The goal is always comfort that feels homey and welcoming. Everyday can be a fairytale when you fill your home with the comfortability of a Modern Cottage. There is a sense of nostalgia as you walk into this intimate and airy space. Accomplish this look with warm details, vintage décor, and natural elements. Everyday can be a fairytale when you fill your home with the comfortability of a Modern Cottage. There is a sense of nostalgia as you walk into this intimate and airy space. Accomplish this look with warm details, vintage décor, and natural elements.

Modern Cottage style living room with a Pakari accent wall and full lite double doors leading to a snow covered backyard

A Look That’s ‘Just Right’

When you hear the word ‘cottage’, several fairytales might come to mind. A quaint little cottage in the woods is not only a setting in a story but a reality in your modern home.

Key Elements

Beam Mantel

Beam mantels can add a natural element you are looking for. Touches like this keeps the traditional Cottage style alive.

Stone fireplace with a wood grained beam mantel in a Modern Cottage living room

Doors

Sprinkle in wooden doors as you would fairy dust. Wood grained Interior and Exterior doors will continue your venture into the woods.

3 Modern Cottage style doors (left to right)

Moulding

The addition of simple white moulding will brighten up the space by contrasting well with the wood elements. Also, utilizing shiplap will modernize traditional cottage wood plank walls.

Modern Cottage style living room with a shiplap accent wall and white moulding, 3 cushion blue couch, wooden rectangular coffee table, and a wooden single cushion chair
Modern Cottage style back patio with 2 women sitting on 2 different sofas facing each other while the one of the left is holding an acoustic guitar and the women on the right is holding a glass in her hand

Storybook Charm

Get your head out of the fairytales and take a moment to imagine what that would look like where you live. The opportunities are endless when creating your very own Modern Cottage.