Innholdsfortegnelse for Vintage Cottage 2020 i The Cottage Journal

Located in the charming town of Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee, just outside of Nashville, Serenite Maison offers an experience like no other. With every piece handpicked by owner and antiques expert extraordinaire Alex Cirimelli, there is no telling what hidden gem you’ll find. Attributing her love for antiques to her mother’s interest in style and the sense of pride felt in decorating their home, Alex has always had a desire to make things beautiful. The California native has previously worked as a buyer and picker for a Los Angeles design firm, and she traveled throughout the United States and Europe to purchase pieces. “It just grew from a personal love to being fortunate enough for it to be how I make a living,” she says. Wanting to change their quality of…

Walking through a white picket fence into the Coghlans’ tin-roofed cottage just feels like coming home. Even on your first visit, the air of hospitality in the space welcomes you like you grew up there. Be it the heirloom antiques, the family-inspired style choices, or the many original architectural elements, the house seems like it was all created to fit together. When Samantha Coghlan and her husband first saw the 1930s cottage more than seven years ago, she knew it was the one. “The moment that we drove up to the home, we were both so in love,” she recalls. “I didn’t even need to go inside.” Despite needing renovations, the charming cottage had potential that the Coghlans saw right away. After they purchased the home, they quickly got to…

Despite originally being considered an afterthought by its owners, the carriage house-style apartment above Charmion Hain and her husband’s two-car garage has served many needs. In its first year, the space was a full-time abode for their family members. Over time, this lovely little getaway has blossomed into a beautifully designed guesthouse for friends, children, and grandchildren. “When we decided to downsize a few years ago, we purchased this little 1926 cottage next door to our daughter,” says Charmion (or Charm, as she is endearingly referred to by family and friends). “While we were restoring this new smaller home, the guesthouse just evolved,” she says. Furnished mostly with what Charm calls “leftovers” from their previous home, the entire guest quarters brims joyfully with beloved vintage pieces, colorful textiles, and meaningful…

From extravagant estates in the tranquil countryside to more modest living quarters in the heart of a city, artists’ homes and studios play an integral role in their creative processes. A culmination of 44 site museums, all open to the public, Valerie A. Balint’s book, Guide to Historic Artists’ Homes & Studios, serves as the first guidebook highlighting the sites included in the HAHS network. Valerie weaves together images of each location with portraits and artwork for 256 pages brimming with beauty, along with helpful context. For each site featured, Valerie focuses on the spaces behind the artist’s muse, from lush gardens that became well-known landscapes to treasures and heirlooms comprising their collections. In some instances, such as with the studio floor of the Pollock-Krasner House in East Hampton, traces…

Nestled on a charming, seemingly forgotten street in the historic district of Montgomery, Alabama, a once-tired 1920s cottage got a new lease on life—thanks to interior designer Ashley Gilbreath. The home had been in the same family since it was built, and when it came on the market, Ashley quickly recognized its potential. After purchasing the home in early 2019, her talented team immediately got to work on the renovation. “I’m a sucker for a project,” she admits. “And this project was especially fun, because we were the client!” The main goal for this home renovation, Ashley says, was to always acknowledge that this is an old cottage. “It’s a 1920s house, and it has to still look like that,” she explains. “We just tried to make it fresh for…

From wheeled toy animals dating back to ancient Egypt to the limitless options available to mothers today, people have been lovingly creating things for their children since the beginning of human history. For centuries, clothing, toys, and even miniature china sets have been crafted with care, providing enrichment and beauty to little ones and resulting in heirloom pieces that can be passed down to future generations. A number of genres are available to collectors of vintage baby items, ranging from Victorian dollhouses to handmade Depression-era clothing, but whatever you choose to collect, the options for displaying your finds are plentiful. Grouping like items is the simplest option—bronzed baby shoes piled into a basket make for a memorable focal point, and stacks of antique alphabet blocks are the perfect touch for…

When Mary Hannah Giebel, a Wilmington, North Carolina, native and interior designer, was enlisted to help her parents, Ellen and Dennis, refurbish the family home, something old and something new had to be part of the redesign. “The house is very traditional, with its red-brick exterior, graceful rounded columns, and double front porches,” says Mary Hannah of the family home. “I wanted to echo the traditional Southern roots of the house, both inside and outside, while giving it a thoughtful and refreshed update,” she adds. Previously, every room in the house was painted a different color, so Mary Hannah chose to paint all the walls a soft gray with contrasting bright white trim and a neutral blush as an accent color. In her words, the new paint allowed “color to…

Tiny Treasures Pages 13–16—Antiques from The Nest. One-of-a-Kind Find Pages 17–24—Serenite Maison antiques shop in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee. A Shed Worth Sharing Pages 25–32—Vintage linens and other pieces from Blue Linen Cottage. Mom and Me Pages 33–40—Interior designs by Mary Hannah Giebel, Mary Hannah Interiors. Pages 35–36—Rug from Anthropologie. Table from Restoration Hardware. Pages 37–38—Chairs from Anthropologie. Coffee table from West Elm. Romantic Country Style Pages 41–50—Sweeney Cottage rental by House + Sanctuary. Furnishings from White’s Mercantile. Restored in Round Top Pages 63–74—Textile art and animal paintings by Meredith and Ray Hadaway, RTexasGallery. Patchwork sheet metal and front doors from Old World Antieks. Page 73—Felix the Cat art by Don Oriolo. Page 74—Suzani headboard by Seret & Sons. Family Ties Pages 75–82—Tin Roof Cottage rental by Pot N’ Kettle Cottages.…