French Cottage 2023 (#1)

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Phyllis Hoffman DePiano EDITOR Katie Ellis MANAGING EDITOR Bethany Adams ASSOCIATE EDITOR Elizabeth Czapski ASSISTANT EDITOR Holly Seng EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Claire Pool SENIOR COPY EDITOR Meg Lundberg COPY EDITOR Adrienne Davis CONTRIB
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Innovative Interiors
Bethany O’Neil discovered the home on her daily walk through her neighborhood in Naples, Florida, when she happened to take a different path. “One of the things I loved about it was that it had French doors off the back when just about every other ho
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Provençal Repast
Enjoy the joie de vivre of an afternoon spent alongside friends inside a dreamy French-inspired hideaway. Imagine a gentle breeze as you sit surrounded by European ambience, with an easygoing vibe and carefree conversations taking place. While the su
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Room to Grow
Situated amongst the rolling hills of bucolic Brenham, Texas, a beautiful farm found its way back to a Houston couple whose family had owned it from 1968 to 1999. The current homeowners were high school sweethearts when the husband’s parents purchase
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French Flair
When Kim McDivitt and her husband moved just outside their hometown of Houston, Texas, they were eager to incorporate the French ambience they both enjoyed from their years living abroad. However, the couple’s 2006-build home was dark and dated and d
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A Place to Call Home
When Elizabeth and Christopher Frost decided to renovate their kitchen, they didn’t have a specific style in mind. “We wanted something lighter than what we’d had,” Elizabeth recalls. One thing was certain, though: it would be tailored to their famil
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Elegance Meets Ease
When interior designer Mary McCollister Finch began her full-scale redesign of this Alabama home, her client provided only one stipulation: for the interiors to be a blend of traditional and contemporary styles. Opting for more relaxed furnishings wi
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Editor’s Letter
Bienvenue! This special issue of The Cottage Journal is one our team looks forward to all year long. French-cottage style exudes a classic timelessness; it transcends the seasons, and each design element tells a story. This issue is filled with elega
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A Southern Chateau
For Sharon and Gary Avants, this Château-inspired new build in Athens, Georgia, was designed to be their forever home—and with a long list of enchanting architectural details, it certainly fit the bill. But once the contractor’s work was finished, it
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Clandestine Charm
Francie and Ogden Deaton’s ranch-style house might appear to be a classic American abode from the outside, but as you cross the threshold, you’ll find yourself transported to a modern European retreat. Decked in neutrals and accented with vivid color
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Passion for Styling
Melissa and Tyler Smith moved into their 1980s home in 2016 and spent the next three years giving it a French-country face-lift. From improving the exterior landscaping and adding shutters to refinishing the floors, removing a few walls, and overhaul
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Drawn To The Outdoors
After moving into this charming cottage-style abode more than 25 years ago, one of the most important aspects for this family was creating an additional outdoor room. What started as a large, sloping hill of a front yard was reimagined and reconstruc
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Grand Revival
Breathtaking landscapes enhance the striking architecture of Cindy and John Wise Jr.’s 1929 Georgian home, located in historic English Village in Birmingham, Alabama. With six distinct outdoor spaces surrounding the home—from a terraced garden overfl
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Credits & Resources
Pages 11–14—Interior designs by Mary McCollister Finch, Mary McCollister & Company. Floral designs by Jan Miller, Jan Miller Designs. Pages 15–16—Tablecloth from Julia Amory. Striped linen napkins and yellow stemless wineglasses from ALKMY. Salad pla
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Lilac Luxury
Often found in luscious French gardens, emanating a delicate fragrance into the air, lilacs symbolize memories of home and mark the transition of spring to summer. A favorite garden perennial in the 18th century, the flowering shrub, once thought of

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