Cottage In The Oaks ~At The Picket Fence Parade of Homes

 

Happy Saturday! We are so excited and honored to have our friend Daune from Cottage In The Oaks here with us today for another At The Picket Fence Parade of Homes, sharing her beautiful…well….cottage in the oaks! 

Welcome to Cottage in the Oaks! Handsome and I discovered Oak Cottage when we were engaged, and we fell for it immediately.  We knew it needed a lot of TLC, but that didn’t deter us at all.

We live in an Acadian cottage……{a French cottage} in Eastern NC. We love all of the character that goes into the design and architecture of these cottages.

The brick and the heart pine floors in our home were all reclaimed from antebellum plantation homes here in the South. If they could talk….I’m sure they have some great stories to tell!  We love items that tell a story, and are especially drawn to European vintage and anything that has history.

We love having visitors……so, come on inside!

//HOME TOUR//

Our front porch is our favorite ‘room’ in the cottage! {We call it our Therapy Room.} It’s large enough to have a dining room table on it….and we eat there whenever possible.

//FRONT PORCH//

Our home is often full of teens and friends…….so, the living room is the spot for movie nights and great fellowship………..

//LIVING ROOM//

In the summer and early autumn we don’t like having just a big, black hole when the fireplace isn’t being used…..so we fill it with stacks of bundled vintage books. When the cold weather arrives we take them out and enjoy toasty fires.

Just as most European kitchens, our kitchen is tiny! So, we have had to be very creative with using every bit of space. It’s a hard-working room……

//KITCHEN//

We have several vignettes that serve different purposes….and are loving the Autumn Beverage Station right now! All the fixings for our favorite warm beverages in one place.

Handsome built a wonderful wall-to-wall sideboard with tons of storage in our dining room…….it has not only added great character in the room, but provides much needed storage for serve ware, etc.

//DINING ROOM//

The kitchen may be tiny, but the master bath is wonderfully large…..we enjoy that! The sink is from the late 1800’s, and was a part of the cottage when we purchased it. Score!

//MASTER BATH//

Can you have too many vintage, French apothecary jars? I think not!

We wanted a home office that was efficient and hard-working, but we didn’t want to see wires, cords, etc. all over the place. {It is also a ‘through space’ in our home…you have to walk through it to get to the bathroom, etc.} Handsome built an L-shaped desk that we could hide all of the wires and cords……and we used vintage items to store office supplies. So, it also ends up being a nice sitting room…not just an office.

//HOME OFFICE~SITTING ROOM//

All of these fun, vintage cigar boxes and cubbies hide things like paper clips, extra cords and cables, etc.

We love our garden…and have worked to create an English cottage garden from the time we have moved in 18  years ago.

//ENGLISH COTTAGE GARDEN//

It’s a joy having celebrations in the garden……it’s a special place to be and we’ve created so many wonderful memories there.

Wow! We could sit in that garden all day long! Thank you Daune for sharing your beautiful home with us today.  Be sure to visit Daune at Cottage In The Oaks and follow along with her on Facebook! You can also visit her wonderful Year of Porches and Year of Mantels, so many inspiring ideas! 

 

You can see more of our Picket Fence Home Tours! Stay tuned next week for another fabulous blogger home tour!