And my cottage....

OK...not mine! I really like this one...it's in Shillellagh (lovely name - you don't pronounce the gh at the end so quite lyrical I think!) in Co Wicklow...about 55 miles from Dublin. It's been for sale for quite some time. 3 bedrooms (no photos)...all in the eaves...so picture sloping ceilings, tongue and groove cladding, cute windows! I'd love to get my hands on it and do it up ...it seems in pretty good shape. It's on half an acre so nice bit of land for the chicken run and vegetable garden (Fi!) and look at the lane leading up to it....gorgeous...now, where's my wallet :)













Ah...good to have dreams!

Dream Cottage...

Hello! I am sure I will post about this a lot over time so bear with me! Both myself and my husband yearn and long for a cottage in the countryside (maybe me a little more than he as I am a country girl at heart!). I constantly check property pages and websites to see what's out there and right now there are quite a few lovely places which have come WAY down in price ...unfortunately, the value of all houses has fallen so the equity we had built up has been reduced somewhat too, therefore, our dream cottage is still just that (for the moment...must remain positive!!).

Anyway, I mentioned the photographer Christina Wilson in this post some time ago and have now found another beautiful property on her website - a fisherman's cottage in Whitstable - which she has fixed up beautifully...it's for rent and I certainly wouldn't mind spending a week there off season...maybe October some time! Some of her own shots of her little cottage showing her wonderful sense of style below ...totally the kind of simple design aesthetic I would aspire to in my cottage :)

Smitten from the first shot...



Beautiful little kitchen...



Loving the larder cupboard (think it's from Habitat) and adore the small Smeg fridge...



View through to living area...



Very pretty pot belly stove (I prefer an open fire but love these stoves too!)..



Gorgeous, light, white, tongue and groove clad bedroom...sigh...



Another bright and pretty bedroom...



I don't have enough superlatives...the bathroom...



The little back yard...enough space for a small deck, table, chairs and a little seaside garden....



Local beach huts....



Seaside nearby...




Isn't it delightful? I can't wait to have my own...hope you liked it too! Christina is a great photographer I think :)