• Musings

    Cottage Inspiration

    When I look at my vacation pictures, I’m always surprised by how many cottages and architectural details there are.  Apparently, I’ve been collecting ideas for this house all my life.  I’ve always had a love of cottages.  As a child…

  • Construction

    Shingling the Cottage

    In an ideal world, my whole cottage would be constructed of stone. But to keep costs down, and to make it more in keeping with everything else around it, we decided to only put stone on the turret and to…