Some day I would love to design and build a home. I have always been inspired by movies from the 1930's through the 1950's that feature American cottage style houses. Films like: "A Christmas In Connecticut," "Holiday Inn," "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer," "Mrs. Minniver," "Remember the Night," "Bringing Up Baby," all feature this style of home. I love them so much, not because they are stylish (because they really aren't) but because they are homey and warm and everything a family home should be. They have tons of mill- work and stone features, plank floors, fireplaces and tons of nooks and angles. We just don't see homes like this here on the west coast.
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This is an image of the set from "Holiday Inn." Can't you just image it with different furniture and decor? I love this house.
Here is the beautiful stairway from the movie "A Christmas In Connecticut." This is another home I am crazy about.
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In the movie "Bringing up Baby," the same set as "A Christmas in Connecticut" was used but there are many different elements. I love this outdoor view of many of the details.
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Even in the bedroom there is a stone facade and tongue-and-grove boards.
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This is a fantastic book on the history of American style homes and it's on my wish-list.
Take a look at this amazing property. I'm in heaven.
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I think it would be easy to have a rustic-traditional American cottage style home integrate into a modern life-style. There is a sparser take on decor because the home itself is enough in terms of detail and interest.
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There is nothing trendy here. It is honest and lasting.
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This room is a great example of how the sprawling concept of these homes fit into a modern aesthetic even though the style is rooted in the past.
Detail in mill-work and then add more. Keep it light and there you have it.
A girl can dream. Do you share in my infatuation for this style of home?
