Once the holidays are over and the decorations are put away for another year, I enjoy casting an eye over areas of my home, taking in all the pretty things. One favourite corner of my home is our cottage landing. It is decidedly diminutive and I like to make the most of the character and display some of my much-loved pieces.
The old timbers in the wall show the original height of the eaves (the cottage was originally thatched but a fire in 1906 stripped the thatch away and the level of the roof was then raised and recovered with tiles.) The exposed timbers span the width of the main bedroom - very nice to look at but the wall also slopes away dramatically so we aren't able to stand any tall furniture against it!
I have many collections; well, there are so many lovely things to collect aren't there?! Here are a few of my old talc tins.
The Goya and carnations talc are both English examples and the red rose talc is an American one. One of my pretty tins is shown, propping up some vintage books. I also collect religious prints and this delightful chipped pink framed example is one of my most treasured. The old hobnail milk glass lamp is American and the runner is a rescued piece of eiderdown fabric.
Roses paintings can be found everywhere in our cottage; propped on shelves, hanging on walls and even here, where I have placed two Victorian roses paintings behind the leaded glass of the doors.
The cupboard is very old and I am reticent to paint it - but who knows, I may do one day!
The light streams in from the bedroom window highlighting the cupboard. The floral curtain softens the corner of the staircase and the handmade rug is soft and comfy to stand on, making this a very relaxing space.
Do you have a favourite corner of your home?
What a delightful corner! My hallway has shoes, abandoned bags and muddy footprints! Sons just don't "get it" - the need for charm, light and tranquility.
ReplyDeleteYour favourite corner is gorgeous. I can't say that I have a favourite corner in my home - it all needs decorating and sorting out and also has a teenage son and friends rampaging through it most of the time. Nevermind, I can look at your lovely cottage and dream of loveliness.
ReplyDeleteHello Clare,
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year. I loved looking at you landing, it's lovely and I am very much hankering over some of those vintage talc tins. M fave corner has to be my "den", I love being in there surrounded by all my goodies and am loathe to leave it when my other half comes home each evening!
Hen x
Hi Clare, that whole corner is scrummy, I want it all!!!! Seeing a proper cottage always makes me wish we lived in one! I just love the rescued eiderdown runner and the pink framed picture the best. My favourite little nook of my house is my little shelf in the living room. Nothing too fancy but all mine and completely how I like it :)
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That looks so beautiful, I love all the floral patterns !
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous corner, so full of beauty.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! I like the corner in my bedroom best.
ReplyDeleteI do as well, although it's not much of a corner. Along a wall I have an antique secretary desk, with it's pull down flap to reveal the pigeon holes inside. It's white, and crackled, and I have all manner of vintage nicknacks about it. I love it.
ReplyDeleteooohhh Claire...every corner of your cottage is a feast for the eyes!! this one is so cozy and femine !! My favourite corner of my house is the upstair which I have decorated with all sorts of old laces , embroidered pictures, antique dolls and many of my craftworks! your photos are so inspiring for me I hope you'll take some other ones of your lovely home for sharing with us!
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stefania
Hi Clare
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you. I had that exact same cupboard inherited from my grandmother. Many years ago I took off the doors and painted and distressed it as it had shelves inside which then gave me more surfaces to display things on!
Ruth x
Hi Clare,
ReplyDeleteWhat a charming spot. I don't really have a favourite corner, though I do enjoy the space where my chiming clock sits alongside family photographs.
Happy New Year!
Marie x
Beautiful corner!! I would have done it in the same sort if theme as you I think, nice and Oldie Woldie!! X
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ReplyDeleteI would be hesitant to paint that cabinet too. I think it's all well and good painting things, but it's very hard to go back. I love the cabinet as it is. The whle corner is gorgeous!
Sian
I love that gorgeous cupboard! The exposed timber is also gorgeous, and the original roof line was pretty low! Please, more photos!
ReplyDeleteSue
I like the look you are creating.
ReplyDeleteAre you any where near Peppard Cottage. Used in the film Howards End?
How pretty Clare, the light, the colours,the roses,it's all just so lovely, particularly the gorgeous vintage lampshade!
ReplyDeleteI dont think I actually have a favourite corner..corners in this house are usually filled with clutter!
What a beautiful corner! I LOVE your pink framed picture :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty display! So charming! I love it all!
ReplyDeleteMichelle
these photos are amazing! your home is so lovely, I am in awe!
ReplyDeleteFirst, congrats on getting your Holiday decorations away, ours are mostly down but some are still not in storage. Second, the old timbers in the walls add some great character. In terms of a favorite corner in our home, I am not sure. We had some built-ins recently added that I like very much ...
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely little corner.
ReplyDeleteOoh your home is so charming !!
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Ooh your home is so charming !!
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Very lovely decorating! I love that cabinet and your collections are fabulous.
ReplyDeleteOh my - now I am depressed...how cute is your home
ReplyDeleteI have house envy!
Samxx
Clare, I am in love with your home. Those talc tins bring back so many memories from my childhood, and the rose prints and table runner, a treasure of keepsakes. I love diffent parts of my home at different times. Currently it is the work space (it recently got a spring clean). hugs Margie.
ReplyDeleteI do so like the vintage talc tins! What a pretty collection!
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Mademoiselle M.
Ohooo how adorable, I am in love with your cottage, so sweet and happy, do you rent it out :)
ReplyDeleteWe are refurbishing so are lacking in pretty corners though am loving my bedside area right now, I have my home made lampshade, some beautigul cut glass sweetie bowls, Romantic Homes magazine, a couple of glass candlesticks, which are lit at night, so for now I am happy :)
X
It looks so cheerful and happy! I love all the colors. I would say my fav corner in my house right now would be in my dining rm where I have a rose painting sitting on an easel (;
ReplyDeleteHugs~Kelly
I'm ready to come live with you. Your home always looks so lovely, calm and warm. Not to mention that you live in the most beautiful part of England. :) Hope you are doing well.
ReplyDeletexo Lidy