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What Is Cottagecore?

Find out more about the cottagecore room aesthetic.

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If you are in love with the idea of the countryside and the life that comes with it, there is a chance you might be into cottagecore. Whether it is planting your own garden, baking, and even sewing your own clothing, there are a number of ways to embrace this aesthetic and lifestyle. For more info and to answer your question – what is cottagecore? – read this guide and find out how you can decorate your space accordingly.

What Is Cottagecore?

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In the year 2017, a budding aesthetic and lifestyle called cottagecore began to rise. Thanks to social media platforms, it became more popular and the name "cottagecore" was officially coined around 2019. Now you're probably wondering, what is cottagecore? Quite simply put, it is a concept that hearkens back to the countryside and agricultural life by embracing a more humble and rustic lifestyle, far away from the stresses of modern life and influence of social media. The cottagecore room aesthetic reflects this same sustainable existence influenced by a farm lifestyle that's harmonious with nature. Below are a number of fun ways to incorporate the cottagecore style into your own home.

1. Choose Natural Materials

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The first element to the cottagecore room aesthetic is the use of natural materials such as wooden and wicker furniture, cotton fabrics, and rustic outdoorsy items such as plant stands. These elements all give a nod to countryside living (particularly that of old England), and those nostalgic countryside images that embody cottagecore.

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2. Opt for Neutral Colors

When it comes to cottagecore, you want to stick to a more neutral and pale palette with warm tones. Choose natural colors such as whites, browns, and beiges with touches of mint green, baby blue, and cotton candy pink. The cottagecore room aesthetic embraces the romantic styles of dainty florals and flowing fabrics to create a dream-like look. If you are good at crafting, you can use these materials to sew your own curtains and then some.

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3. Layer Different Textures

To attain the look of that quaint country life, try to layer different natural textures. Stack woven wicker baskets and fill them with cozy woolen throws. Keep chunky knit blankets and cushions together, or store them in wire storage bins. Even a subtle wallpaper juxtaposed against a jute area rug will help embrace that cottagecore style.

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4. Exercise Your Green Thumb

Plant life is a vital component to the cottagecore room aesthetic. Gardening and growing your own plants is not just a fun and fulfilling pastime, but it also speaks to that self-sustained living that cottagecore promotes. If you do have a green thumb, invest in a rustic potting table to work from. Use live flowers both inside and outdoors and be sure to make use of terracotta planters, pots, and window box planters for those bucolic life staples. Read our guide Choosing the Best Potting Tables & Benches for Your Garden to find out more.

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5. Bring Out Baking Supplies

Once you have your own garden going, you can begin to take from it and use fresh items for baking and even canning your very own preserves. Although the scent of freshly baked bread is intoxicating, there is nothing quite like the feeling of using your own homegrown items to make it with. The cottagecore lifestyle is one that embraces returning back to your roots and even living off the land if possible. If you don't have a garden, you can still make beautiful delicacies and homemade goods using beautiful bakeware.

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6. Decorate With Botanicals

Any cottagecore room aesthetic is heavily influenced by the idea of getting back to nature, which is why you may want to invest in botanical prints and dried flower wreaths for your walls. These botanical accents all work to create your own space that provides respite from the modern world. To personalize your natural decorations, dry flowers and plants from your own garden and display them in an eclectic collection of vases, urns, jars, and bottles.

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7. Add a Hall Tree

The beauty of cottagecore is how it is malleable to each person, allowing you to pick what most appeals to your style. Hall trees and benches are a charming addition that are ideal for creating an entryway or mudroom – even if you live in an apartment. Items such as coat racks, umbrella stands, wicker baskets, and indoor planters work well — but you can also add your own cottagecore decor items or handmade crafts to express your interpretation of that rural farm lifestyle.

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8. Decorate the Outdoors

Cottagecore is also known as farmcore, or countrycore, as it celebrates the outdoor and more rural lifestyle that comes with a cozy country cottage. If you can't plant a garden but have the space for outdoor seating, you can still create that cottagecore room aesthetic. Choose metal or wooden benches or petite patio sets to have tea at while enjoying the outdoors. Add vintage inspired touches, such as candles and lantern candle holders, vertical planters, and outdoor throws to keep you outside for longer.

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9. Celebrate Country Life

Since countrycore is a trend based on the idea of country life sans the challenges that may arise when living rurally, it is entirely possible to fake that quaint aesthetic using decor items and tools – even if you don't have the means to use them. Use wire fruit or bread baskets to store your fresh greens and eggs – bonus points if you choose to add a chicken coop to your yard. Store your items in rustic trunks and be sure to display all of your favorite vintage and antique items too.

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10. Host a Tea Party

Nothing says dreamy countryside quite like a tea party. If you are after a cottagecore room aesthetic, now is the perfect time to break out that vintage china passed down from your grandmother. Alternatively, choose dishes inspired by the past that have lovely classical prints or ornate designs. Fill your table with teapots, cake stands, serving dishes, beautiful linens, stunning flatware, and quaint table decorations to combine the past with the present.

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11. Hang Fairy Lights

Whether you hang them indoors or outside, string lights are a staple to creating a fairytale sanctuary. The twinkling lights matched with eyelet lace, billowing curtains, and vintage inspired decor all make up the cottagecore aesthetic. Be sure to add novelty string lights for a whimsical touch.

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12. Choose Cozy Bedding

Another key aspect of the cottagecore room aesthetic is that of comfort or coziness. Turn your bedroom into a safe haven with plush down bedding and soft floral or neutral covers. Add delicate throws and plump pillows to make your bed a cushy oasis ideal for those cold winter nights. For a finishing touch, invest in a decorative headboard to pull the look together.

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Now that you know what is cottagecore, you too can embrace the beautiful cottagecore room aesthetic with ease.


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