Cottages and Bungalows

Create the cottage lifestyle you love in any home with expert tips, inspiring house tours, and fun DIY tips and instructions.

Dream a Little Dream

Cottages and Bungalows

Like It, Love It • Check out this month’s online exclusives.

3 Easy Ways to Add Cottage Curb Appeal • Whether you live in a 1930s bungalow or a 1980s master-planned home, you can add cottage curb appeal to your exteriors with these ideas.

Magical Places & Things • Perfect for a gallery wall, this artist’s lovely paintings focus on color, light and shadow.

RETRO TOUCH • Give your space a vintage modern vibe.

Mint and Light Blue • Soothing shades of Layla’s Mint and Mora, mixed with natural woods and a bit of brass, make for a dreamy cottage ambience.

Nautical Maven • Crisp whites, sandy neutrals and nautical finds add seafaring charm to a Virginia coastal cottage

Key Ingredients • Fill your cottage with high-quality elements that will last through the years.

Pretty Chic • One designer shares her secrets to remodeling a kitchen with lasting appeal.

Saddles and Surfboards • This dreamy Southern California beach cottage combines the best of European farmhouse style with the warmth and light of oceanside living.

European Farmhouse Musts • Want to incorporate the delicious details of a European farmhouse in your home? Here are Trisha and Lane’s must-haves for creating your own peaceful and warm European oasis.

Design Expertise • A realtor/broker and her contractor husband team up to design the ultimate coastal farmhouse for their family.

Neutral Design Is Cool • AJ’s top tips for making a neutral color palette interesting

HUNTING for TREASURE • Cherished keepsakes and new collections combine in this story-filled home.

Curated Collections • Keep your keepsakes on display and under control.

Springfield Barn Home: The Final Reveal • Our project house in Springfield, New Hampshire, is complete and ready for its grand tour!

Go Brick or Go Home • Ideas to keep in mind when choosing the right brick for your home

Words of Wisdom • Jeffrey Rosen shares his advice for those wishing to build their own home.

Editor Favorites • Editor Jickie Torres shares the design elements she’ll be taking away from this project to use in her own home.

Old -School Decorating • A teacher’s home is a study in best design practices.

Creativity in a Shed • Pattern play leads the way in this cowboy-meets-girly girl she shed in New Hampshire.

An Out-of-the-House Solution • A garage is converted into dining, entertaining and sleeping arrangements that take hosting pressure off the main house and let guests stay in style.

Trailblazing Trailer • Thinking about trying tiny home living? Why not try this retro stunner on for size?

Feels Like Home • Follow the story as we build a home with cottage coziness and farmhouse details.

Cultivating a Creative SPACE • An architect digs into the scientific relationship between creativity and design.

The Secret Ingredient for Creativity: Sleep

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White Kitchen 101 • These are the keys to making sure your all-white space isn’t washed out.