French Cottage 2023 (#2)

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Style with Fresh Charm

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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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Editor’s Letter
There’s something simply magical about decorating in French-inspired style and its enduring aesthetic that so often tells a story. I visited France for the first time while in college. I was on a writing assignment for a travel publication, and it wa
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Copper Delights
Once an essential tool for Parisian chefs, copper cookware lends striking color that melds perfectly within a cottage kitchen. Tucked among other décor, the gleaming collectibles grab the attention of guests. The rich history of the utensils in Frenc
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Taste Of The Countryside
When this young couple purchased their forever home in Churchville, Maryland, they knew they wanted each room in their abode to have a distinctive identity—and the kitchen was no exception. With a clear concept in mind, they teamed up with Kasey Bedf
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Living the Dream
Melissa Sturdivant Smith can trace her fascination for French style’s unparalleled beauty back to childhood, where her dreams of European travels spent exploring extravagant castles and châteaus took root. Now, as senior director of design for an int
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Elevated Appeal
Nestled in a historic Maryland neighborhood, this French-country-style charmer built in 1931 was in desperate need of a renovation. When the current homeowner purchased this gorgeous property, she lived in it for about a year before reaching out to A
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Treasures From Near And Far
The founder of Thompson House Interiors, a firm specializing in fine European antiques and original art, Staci Thompson’s own home in Birmingham, Alabama, is a living, breathing testament to her impressive inventory layered into a refined yet entirel
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Classic Elegance
With formal interior design training and a lifelong love of French style, Paige Kontrafouris and her husband started life in their New Jersey home with plenty of plans—and not much else. “Basically, we had a mattress, and that was it,” Paige says. “I
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Eclectic Twist on Traditional
As a fashion stylist and lifelong Francophile, there was never any question as to how Megan LaRussa Chenoweth was going to approach the decorating of her family’s new home. “I knew coming into this that we wanted to make it have a French flair,” she
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Cultivating Charm
With four growing boys, Emily and Eddie Traxler quickly found that their family of six had outgrown their current townhouse. So, in the midst of Utah’s booming housing market, the couple opted for a builder-grade home nestled in a new neighborhood wi
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French Farmhouse
When Sherrie Friday-Knight and her husband, Jerry Knight, purchased their 1992 ranch home in Central California, they had quite a project ahead of them—removing burgundy-colored carpet throughout, taking down walls to create a more open concept, vaul
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Divine Inspiration
The old Singer sewing machine that once belonged to her mother hums merrily along in Emily Alexander’s Oxford atelier, E Alexander Designs, as she adds borders of antique silver galon around the remnant of an ancient tapestry mounted on a velvet back
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Vintage Cottage Style
When she spotted the feed sacks at an antiques market, Brenda DeWitt knew she had found the centerpiece for her guesthouse named Chelsea Cottage. “I wanted the space to be beautiful and durable. I wanted guests with children and dogs to feel comforta
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Credits & Resources
Pages 13–16—Interior designs by Kasey Bedford and Arianna Pannoni, Winsome Interior Design. Kitchen and cabinetry designs by Tanya Smith-Shiflett, Unique Kitchens & Baths. Walls painted in James White by Farrow & Ball. Trim painted in Shaded White by

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