Guide 02

Urban Cottage

Snow White comes home from a long day at the office, kicks off her pumps, and puts on a kettle. It's whimsical, unpretentious, and cozy. It's possible you got most of your furniture from your grandparents.

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Urban Cottage · north-star reference
01 / Your style

How i'd describe it

What it is

  • lived in
  • folk art, objects with a story, hand-painted
  • an intuitively collected mix of old and new
  • wood & ceramic

What it isn't

  • cluttered
  • digital, crisp, reproduced
  • Fully polished & modern (or only antique!)
  • plastic & metal
Mismatched chairs, pendant light with chain
"Granny" flower print on the pillow and the planter
Quaint objects, hand painted ceramic
retro bookshelf + unusual objects
gingham, unpretentious
02 / What I am noticing

Through-lines

small scale lamps with fabric shades wall mounted wooden shelving Mix and match chairs around a patinated wood table tiled kitchen backsplashes
03 / Palette

Recommended color palette

Golden Fennel

Granny in a good way

Mosswood

The couch you just bought is this color

Almond Cream

Glacier Mist

you're a baby-blue kind of gal

Cedar Bark

04 / You can find it

What to thrift

Thrift

Plate holder

Thrift

Vintage ceramics

Thrift

heavily patinated dinner table

Thrift

Half moon console table with spindle legs

Thrift

Quilt for bed

This is a schoolhouse quilt, on Marketplace right now

Thrift

Funky little art pieces

Cyanotypes made with flowers and stem cuttings from Alamo Square!! On FB Marketplace, too cute

Thrift

Vintage armchair + ottoman

Thrift

Mirrors

This one would look lovely in the bathroom.

05 / Make it

What to DIY

DIY

Re-knob a dresser

Notes

Thrift (or buy) some vintage knobs and re-knob your dresser. You could have all the knobs be different, or keep to a certain style like all blue or star shaped (like the link).

DIY

Paint switch covers

Notes

This comes directly from your board and feels like the PERFECT way to add the hand-painted folk art touch. Maybe have Sarah over to help with the painting.

You could buy plastic covers, paint a base coat of white, then paint over them, and seal with polyurethane.

DIY

Self expression fridge

Notes

Your fridge is now your Tumblr. I saw this a few times in your inspo and I love it. For once in your life you have your fridge completely to yourself, and it should be a reflection of you.

06 / Worth it

What to splurge on

Splurge

Original Art

Splurge

Vintage Glass Pendant Shade

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Chinoiserie Blue Iris Wall Candle Holder

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07 / Items to consider

What to buy

Buy

Seashell shaped wine stopper

I mean come on

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Pendant Tiffany Lamp Shade

I like this one because it feels a TINY bit more modern. Keep in mind it is small, so maybe place it at the bedside table.

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Cotton Jacquard Floral Coverlet

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Modern Folk Cowboy Art

Cowboy Chase By Caitlin Flood-Molyneux

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Lee Hand-Knotted Wool Rug

Hear me out, a single color wool rug is more modern and could help balance all the vintage pieces.

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Patterned Shower Curtain (Chocolate)

Notice the silly little frog playing guitar

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Classic Linen-Blend Window Panel

perfect for a small window. It's just so simple and dainty, I love it.

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Ceramic Table Lamp Blue

A very interesting lamp at a great price, and the right color. (Target designed with Studio McGee)

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Miniature Abstract Women Oil Painting, Framed Figural Art

This is so stunning. And its original, you pick the color.

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Handmade Clay Name Fridge Magnets

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Silver star magnets

For the fridge!

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Within immediate reach By Josh Peters

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Hand-Braided Indoor/Outdoor Rug

for under the round kitchen table area

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Small Fish Rug for the Kitchen

come on!!

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