Tag Archives: COTTAGE LIVING

Porch Season Approacheth

Posted on February 22, 2010 by cara

WHY IS IT I’m always drawn to the funkiest, most accessible decorating? Somewhere in the back of my mind, I thought that by the time I attained the advanced age of – er, never mind – I’d be reading Architectural … Continue reading →

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Coslick’s Cottages

Posted on October 6, 2009 by cara

SO HERE I AM, trying to renovate just one cottage, and along comes an e-mail from Jane Coslick, who has bought, fixed up, decorated, sold, and/or rented some three dozen of them! She’s well-known as a cottage preservationist on Tybee … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Cottage Living

Posted on August 11, 2009 by cara

MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS RECENTLY in my humble East Hampton cottage. I’ve managed to turn a drab 1930s stick rattan sofa, above, with no cushions, into comfortable seating for my screened porch. All it took was three days wielding a paintbrush (this … Continue reading →

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Now Domino is Falling!

Posted on January 29, 2009 by cara

DOMINO MAGAZINE IS FOLDING, and I am devastated.  Hard on the heels of Cottage Living, my other favorite magazine is ceasing to publish.  Why why why why WHY??!!!??? As if it wasn’t enough to lose Cottage Living, Country Living, O … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Cottage Living

Posted on January 22, 2009 by cara

One of my favorite magazines bit the dust with its December 2008 issue.  Cottage Living, launched with fanfare in 2004, is gone. I don’t think I ever missed an issue, though in recent months — probably in a desperate grab … Continue reading →

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