A 41-page English-Cottage playbook for renters. Four rooms, Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams paint codes, a 20-item shopping index with price bands, and eight weekend projects.
English cottage is thatched-roof England compressed into a city apartment. Reclaimed-look pine, chintz florals, botanical prints and aged brass, in Pavilion grey and mizzle green. Layered and slightly overgrown, never tidy.
This book prices the look for a rental. Paint colours are named for two brands. Products are named by retailer so you know what to search for. Every project in it uses a removable or reversible method.
What is in the 41 pages
Seven opening pages set the style up: era and origin, materials, references, the colour palette, and master finishes. Sixteen pages cover four rooms. The remaining 18 are a renter playbook: rules, proportions, room commitments, a style diagnostic, maker provenance, eight projects, a thrift guide, substitutions, and a two-page shopping index.
The four rooms
Living Room, Bedroom, Kitchen / Dining and Bathroom. Each room gets four pages: the room itself, an education spread, a mixed moodboard, and a shop-the-look page.
Paint and materials
Five paint colours, each with a Benjamin Moore name and code and a Sherwin-Williams name and code. Pavilion Gray is BM Pale Smoke 2117-50 or SW Gossamer Veil SW 9165. Six signature materials: reclaimed-look pine, chintz floral linen, flagstone-look rug, aged brass, botanical-print wallpaper and garden stoneware.
The shopping index
Twenty items grouped by room, each with a price band and the page it appears on. IKEA Ektorp sofa runs $600 to $900. Floral dhurrie rug 8x10 runs $300 to $500.
Weekend projects
Eight builds with a materials list and a running cost, from $10 to $150. Peel-stick floral wallpaper panel, botanical pressed flower frame, chintz pillow cover from fabric remnant and brass candlestick polish and display, and 4 more.
Renter rules and substitutions
Two pages of renter rules, then eight substitution pages: the designer piece, the cheaper piece, and why the trade holds up. Cole & Son botanical wallpaper - $70-100/roll installed against Chasing Paper peel-stick - $5-10/panel.
What format is the file
PDF, 41 pages. It opens on a phone, a laptop, or a printer. No app and no login.
Are the products shown clickable
No. Retailers and product names are printed so you know what to search for. Nothing routes out to a store.
Are the prices real
They are researched estimate bands, not live quotes. Check the current figure before you buy.
Will any of this work in a rental
Two pages of renter rules cover what to avoid, and every one of the eight projects uses a removable or reversible method.
How do I know English-Cottage is the right style
A four-panel diagnostic sets english-cottage beside the things it gets mistaken for: Cottagecore, Farmhouse, Grandmillennial and French Country, with the tell for each.
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