Cottagecore Decor 101: Getting the look on a budget

Whether you're new to the Cottagecore aesthetic or you are just looking to add a little more of the style to your home, I'm talking through my favorite affordable ways to add Cottage core decor to your home. Which, of course, features plenty of thrifting :)

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[curban]

It’s so funny..I am almost 70 years old and I guess I have been cottage core my whole life. Lace, plate wall, glass jars for storing pantry supplies, candle sticks. Funny..everything comes back. Great video! 🩷

[cinder]

This has been kind of my style ever since I was a young girl. It is beautiful in my opinion and I'm 66.

[ginger]

I don't find going to thrift stores to buy old junk to decorate with at all appealing.Of course, at 75 yr old I have a lot of my own old junk around.My MIL left me many linens when she passed - she must have really liked linens. I have many tablecloths from the 40's era - they are so cute. At one time, when I had a brand new house to decorate, I went to a used stuff sale at my church and, lo & behold, there were 2 sets of absolutely perfect condition full length, ruffled tie back criss cross curtains. No one was interested in them so I got them so cheap I felt I had to make a cash donation to make up for it. After washing, starching (needed help from Mom on that) and ironing I used those 2 sets on my front windows of my LR for 28 years til we sold the house & I never tired of them. I did tire of the washing, starching & ironing every year though, but did it anyway.

[justineclark]

I'm with you! I don't think I'll ever get tired of the look. I also love thrift finds. Thank you for sharing your very inspiring video, and home.

[lorrierunnals]

Love your ideas. I would love a video on incorporating cottagecore to home that is decorated in early American. I certainly can’t get rid of everything. But I’m really starting to embrace the cottage core look and wonder if you think that there’s a way to incorporate that with my early American decorating. 😊

[jaxxmariecambridge]

Honestly, all money aside, thrifting and yard saling is the best way to shop for anything Cottagecore. I feel like buying new items made to look distressed is redundant and wasteful. Unless it's a piece you just can't get your hands on. I absolutely love the thrill of the hunt.

[doloresaguirre]

Enjoyed your video, very helpful tips.

[timeslime]

in tje 80’s/90’s, and up to 2014; we iust called it country… I like French country and Shabby chic the best

[ahomelivedin]

Fun video! Thank you for the tips!! New subscriber here.

[ginger]

I'm laughing to myself how the powers that be in decorating keep the same old stuff but change the name so that the next generation thinks this is their style.I'm 75 years old and I've had the same "Early American" style in my home since I was 20. It was called "country" - "cottage core" & now I've heard "Grandma core".It's the best style - IMO - to have because you don't have to buy new stuff as it keeps coming back over & over.

[maturemillennialmama]

Where do you get your rechargeable light bulbs? I got some off Amazon and they are so dim!

[Lulu-oiue]

I have my eye on some marketplace finds. Found some gorgeous tablecloths but the price is too high for me. Both were floral embroidered and just hope they drop the price or I find some thrifting. I’m also looking for lacey curtains but haven’t seen anything yet.
Thanks for some great tips. My next project is dressing the windows and making them cute. I hate the blinds I have.

[linnea]

I was a young adult in easrly nitities. Shabby chic did not excist then. Perhaps it is a difference between us and europe there, but here in europe it did not excist befor mid 2000 at least. Funny how something can be reinvented. Cottagecore. Its just a mish mash of eveything, mostly nostaligic and it is adorable. :)

[mjsimmons]

What is the difference between cottage core and grandma core?

[pokemercenary]

Got into cottage core thanks to Animal Crossing 😂 now, I add elements into my home.

[crystalnewman]

I'm. Going to redo. My bedroom. New bed new curtains. I hope to. Thrift those. Curtains a. Spread. I need. Decor to go on. The walls. I only have. 2 windows. In there.

[Debra-lh]

Too much talking. I’d like to see more pictures

[JustCynical-jj]

Since you are in your 40s, surely this style is one you are familiar with? You couldn't possibly 'discovered' it, like the very young women who this genre is coming from? Just saying, waving your hands around and wearing cosplay doesn't feel authentic in a middle aged woman ...