Do you ever have home envy? I know I sure do. Scrolling through Instagram, going down the rabbit hole that is Pinterest or flipping through magazines can leave me longing for a larger home, a better view, a cottage at the beach, a farm with chickens, a modern pool, a vintage kitchen, a charming brick fireplace, walls of shiplap and All. The. Things! Realistically, we know we cannot have it all in one home (although that would be amazing, right?). But we most certainly can make where we are and what we have the best it can be. We can create our own version of dreamy!
In this, our annual Dream Cottage issue, we have the pleasure of touring homes that have become their owners’ dream one way or another (page 34, 48, 62 and 92). Whether roomy or smaller, we can glean wonderful inspiration from them and apply it to our own spaces.