Create the Cottage-Styled Home of Your Dreams THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE A VINTAGE HOME
down, savor everyday beauty, and find solace in the embrace of home.
Designing a home aesthetic is like painting a canvas with the brushstrokes of personal style and creativity. It transforms your spaces into a sanctuary of your design. One home decor style that has been on the rise recently is cottagecore. What is cottagecore? Cottagecore is a design style that encourages a simpler and more rural lifestyle. Its design characteristics include vintage and handcrafted clothing, candles, rustic furniture, and needlework. Cottagecore also encourages learning homesteading skills that promote self- sufficiency, including vegetable gardening, baking from scratch, and raising backyard chickens.
You can incorporate cottagecore in your home. To remake your home using a cottagecore aesthetic, look for decor with garden motifs such as butterflies, flowers, mushrooms, and landscapes. You can toss colorful bouquets in wicker baskets to enhance the look. Adding vintage-inspired art in old-timey frames will automatically transport
your home. You will feel a sense of calm by collecting beautiful vintage kitchenware that represents berry picking or gardening. To find furniture that blends with the cottagecore aesthetic, try looking at estate sales or antique stores for things that fit your specific cottagecore theme. Don’t be afraid to refurbish or repair old or damaged furniture, either. The do-it-yourself work required fits the theme of cottagecore perfectly. Designing a home is undoubtedly an art form; every corner of our home becomes a chance to showcase memories and the things we love most using our own unique design preferences.
The cottagecore aesthetic is a captivating homage to simplicity, nature, and nostalgia, evoking visions of idyllic rural life and a callback to simpler, less tech-dominated times. Handmade crafts infuse spaces with warmth and character, while elements of whimsy and folklore add a touch of enchantment. In a fast-paced world filled with modern conveniences, cottagecore invites us to slow
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1. Strange things happen sometimes, and you must address them and move forward. 2. Low risk is not no risk, and you need to be prepared for the outlier events. 3. Make sure you have solid insurance and are aware of your coverage exclusions (including space junk).
HOMEMADE DOLE WHIP Inspired by ThePioneerWoman.com
Here’s to hoping very low-risk events don’t happen to you or your property!
Ingredients
• 1 tbsp lime juice • Pinch of sea salt
• 3/4 cup pineapple juice • 1 cup vanilla ice cream • 2 cups frozen pineapple
P.S. — Speaking of how low risk isn’t “no risk,” I learned an Oklahoma resident named Lottie Williams was struck in the shoulder by a lightweight piece of material in 1997 that experts linked to the reentry of the upper stage from a Delta II rocket. It was a glancing blow, and the air helped slow down the piece of debris, so she escaped serious injury.
Directions
1. In a high-powered blender, combine all the ingredients. Blend on medium-high speed until smooth, stopping to push the pineapple chunks down into the blender as needed. 2. Transfer to a bowl; cover and freeze for 30 minutes. 3. Scoop and serve. Alternatively, transfer to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip, then pipe into small serving bowls. (This method will make it look like it came out of a soft serve machine.)
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