Cottage at Home
10 October 2026
Cottage loft ideas for the bedroom with no door
A cottage loft has no door, a sloped ceiling and a steep stair: where the bed fits under the slope, cooling it in August, and sleeping with the lamps on below.
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19 September 2026
Cottage bunkie: the guest room your guest walks to in the dark
A cottage bunkie is the guest room reached alone in the dark: a flashlight on its hook, water by the bed, wool findable without a light, a screen that shuts.
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19 September 2026
Muskoka room: furnishing the screened porch nobody furnishes
A Muskoka room, or screened porch, earns its keep once it is furnished for damp, pollen and a short season: what survives, where a lamp goes, and its calendar.
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The amber autumn pack, free
Six autumn botanical prints, sized to print at home — from this house to yours.
Six prints by email, and an occasional note from the cottage after that — no more. Leave whenever you like.