Cottage Love

Here are some cottages around town that I have always loved. This first one is more French than English, but I love the service porch details
and these dormer windows.

This one is more Colonial and perfect in its restrained use of details.

Here is a little English style cottage. This style was quite popular across America in the 1920s and 1930s, and especially in this neighborhood.

Just look at its charming little porch with the timbers, diamond pane windows, and iron railing and hardware.

I've been inside this house and it's beautiful. The daughter that I knew in school had the bedroom over the living room (on the left there) and since the living room ceiling was taller than the rest of the house, there were two steps up to her room from the upstairs hallway. What a delightful detail!

The front door. I remember her mother actually polishing the brass threshold. And below you see another charming detail: wavy boards and tall vents on the gable ends.

I particularly like the little hood over the front door on this one.

I've always loved this house. It's quite small, but so charming. They have let ivy grow over some of the details, but you can still see the diamond pane windows.

This version uses wiggly half timbering and stone cladding.

This house is just about the cutest with half timbering, casement windows, diamond panes in the bay window, overhanging story above the front door, wrought iron hardware...

and this delightful little porch off the living room. Wouldn't it be wonderful to sit out there on a warm evening sipping your Pimms?

This brick cottage across from the park has beautiful detail on its front window.

And this wonderful old house is in need of a more caring owner. Some of its beautiful details have actually been replaced with (horror) modern versions. Let's hope he never finds a way to remove this.

I hope you enjoyed this and I'll try do get more photos soon.