Our family was able to visit some of our great friends this weekend. They had just purchased a 1960's split level.  I fell in love with their house.  One of the best features of this home, besides the floor plan, are the large picture windows.  The view from their kitchen is similiar to this picture of the mountains.
She asked me for some advice about what she could do with her home.  I have been looking online for her style which she said is more cottage.  So here it is modern cottage ideas for your new home! Courtney, I hope you like them and it gives you some inspiration.






Sara Richardson Design

Glass banister

Modern furniture mixed with cottage fabric

Straight lines with mirror and glass

Clean with cottage style backsplash

Modern fixtures cottage cabinet

Modern art and lamp with vintage pieces

Better Homes and Gardens

Modern light and chairs in a cottage style kitchen

Warm floors and white paint are cottage the filing cabinet is modern

Everything in this room looks cottage except the addition of the coffee table.

A set of  tables give this room its modern feel.  The plantation shutters still look modern in this mix of furniture.

Halloween

Simple white pumpkins from the grocery store are my favorite fall decoration and I don't even have to store them.  These oversized paper pom poms are from a wedding.  I was helping decorate a backyard for a Saturday wedding.  The budget for the decorations was $0.  The colors she chose were black and white.  I thought newspaper is black and white and free we could make Martha Stewart pom poms.  I asked if I could have them back after the wedding hoping to find a use for them for Halloween.  I hung them in my kitchen and linked them together with paper chains.  The cost of this project was less than $2.  Here is the link to the pom poms.

The new closet is complete!  I was able to throw out those awful closet doors. The backpacks and coats are getting putting away (most of the time).  The colors are a little crazy.  It reminds me of my Mom's kitchen from the 70's.  She had her appliances in the green color of the bench and an orange and brown wallpaper.  Complete with orange curtains with pom pom fringe.  Everything always comes back in style.  The paint was selected from HGTV's new line at sherwin williams.

Mudroom Inspiration

Martha Stewart Living always has the best ideas.  I love the look of this beachy mudroom.  Our house is filled with closet doors that glide back and forth.  They are awful, never install these doors in your home.  They break all the time and they are terrible for kids.  In our kitchen we have a closet that holds the trash can, vacuum, mop, broom, coats, mittens and backpacks.  After finding this photo, I have taken off the doors to the closet.  Relocated some of the cleaning items and added a bench and 5 hooks.  I am just waiting for my numbers to be printed and I will post the new closet space.  In the meantime, enjoy this beautiful image.

Photo courtesy of Martha Stewart Living