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Two of the best European cottage designs are the English and the French cottage styles.

English Cottage Design

The basic idea of an English cottage reminisces a rustic dwelling inhabited by local villagers a hundred years ago. Do not try to give it the ambiance of a manor- that is another thing altogether. Instead, think simple and inviting.

-Color Scheme- Since we are playing with an antique look, choose autumn shades. Brown, green, rust and orange work well. You can opt for splashes of washed-out pink or English rose as well. Use these colors for the upholstery, the walls, and the floors.

-Windows and Floors- Think of a quaint roadside café. Use curtains that mimic that style- sheer and lacey. Do not choose curtains that drop below the windowsill. Wooden floors are apt. If you can afford rustic ceiling beams, go for it.

-Furniture- A rustic fireplace is a beautiful piece that defines 'English cottage' perfectly. Get your hands on one if you can. Fill the house with antiques or antique-looking tables and chairs. Don't use highly polished or sleek pieces of furniture. Worn or overstuffed couches or chairs, barrels used as end tables, old tubs, trunks, and cabinets are all good ideas.

-Decor- Look for old lamps, mirrors with intricate frames, ceramic figurines, secondhand books, old musical instruments, hand-crafted rugs and quilts, and anything that inspires a tea party. Old china is an essential. Fill the place with plants and flowers if possible. Carefully chosen little details like these are what give the basic cottage look an English flavor.

French Cottage Design

If the English style proclaims "tea party", the French style screams "Provencal farm". It has a warm country feel, brimming with color and culture.

-Color Palette- Think bold, primary colors like red, green, blue and yellow. Accent these with black to create a perfect balance.

-Walls and Floors- Walls should be stucco or brick. You can improvise in many ways- by using plaster on the walls or applying faux treatment. Supplies can be found in your local hardware store. You can also opt for wallpaper. For the kitchen, find a border with roosters on it. Flooring can be of stone, tile, or wood or a mimicry of these with stencils. Throw in a charming rug.

-Fabrics- Toile, chintz and calico are distinctly French cottage style. Design ideas for toile are to combine white and cream with another bold, primary color of your choice. Calico is a good choice for table linens and draperies. Mix and match patterns.

-Furniture and decor- Faux finishes can be used, as well as natural or light shades. Roosters, flowers, and vines are ideal accents. You can even incorporate your own cottage design ideas by stenciling your own images. Use a lot of farm scenes and animals. Copper and French pottery can be used in the kitchen, even just for display.

If you are on a tight budget, don't fret. Redecorating in either of these styles need not be expensive. As long as you have a stash of cottage design ideas handy, the rest will follow. You can hit a nearby antique store, flea market or garage sale for the pieces, or recycle those old things you've kept away but are no longer using.

Joel McLaughlin
To learn more about cottage decorating ideas visit Treasures Cottages at http://www.treasurescottage.com

How to Wear Economically in this Autumn

Although the depression has passed, everyone notice that cut-down of expenditure is the kingcraft. There is no reason to do any waste. In spite of the fashion show held one after another, the official date came that the indeed quantity order has shrunk again. Few customers who sat at the first row on various show express their willingness to buy. For the stars in Hollywood, they began learning another skill to make themselves more elegant and nice in this autumn. The core conception is using old articles to reform the image. Would you want to learn from them? Today I want to introduce some key points for you.

First of all, don’t swap all your summer T-shirts. With the dissolution of boundary of seasons, some clothes can be considered as fits for the whole year. The typical one is T-shirts. When the autumn falls, you should divide all your T-shirts in to two groups. The group of relative thin and flimsy can still be worn in early autumn. What you need to do is just match a super-mini jacket for them. Light brown feather is the second to none choice. Now it comes to the left group. As a fashion favor, I believe you can’t miss well-tailored black suits. They are very universal and easy to match with various types of clothes. With those heavy and thick T-shirts, black suits can down the sense of heavy and redundancy.

Skirts and trousers, which one should we choose in this winter? Actually speaking, they would be act well if you match them well. But if you don’t want to lag behind the trend of this season, it is supposed that you’d better wear trousers, for the neuter trend comes back again. No matter the traditional pants and jeans or those “in” enough types which are full of rivet and graffiti, each of them should be worth a try. 

How about the shoes? Increasingly more people notice that high-heel shoes which is dangerous for feet should be threw out of the closet. Lovely but comfortable boots corner the major market of shoes in this fall. For one hand, wisdom women require more for their feet; for the other, no want to be out-dated. UGG boots originated in Austria is the best choice. Look at those street naps, colorful boots which are made of whole pieces of sheepskin seize so many hearts.

All in all, remember the advice given by editor from ELLE: simple is the best.

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Is David millipede going to challenge Gordon Brown in the autumn?

opinions please, friends.
Well spotted - i was put off my missing the capital "M" in Millipede. lol

He's on a hiding to nothing if he does. the Labour party are doomed regardless.
They will cling onto power because so many will lose their seats come the next election - no more large salaries and generous expenses.
Blair is to blame just as much as the Prudent One, he got out just in time, but a lot of their problems can be laid at his door.

Catholic Church voting guide will be claimed by the Tories
It was once famously said that the Anglican Church was the Conservative Party at prayer. If that adage was ever true it abruptly ceased to be in the autumn of 1985. When the Church of England’s Commission on Urban Priority Areas published Faith in the City , a report that blamed the Thatcher Government for spiritual and economic poverty, ministers were incensed.

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