A two-story house with pink vinyl siding and a brick chimney, white staircase and railing leading to the front door, surrounded by green bushes and trees under a partly cloudy sky.

The Story of the Green Cottage

The Green Cottage Makery was inspired by a modest century-old farmhouse and a way of life that once was.

The 130-year-old Green Cottage is charming, chippy, and full of character. It has no front door or doorbell, but the cottage has a winding garden, a wisteria-draped arbor and a mossy fish pond. Pottery fragments scatter the soil, and the handmade clay floors hold fingerprints of the potters who once lived here. It’s a home filled with collected antiquities and repurposed treasures, where the well-worn and well-loved find new life.

A woman with blonde hair wearing a large straw hat and a purple sleeveless top is holding a white bucket filled with purple lavender flowers. The background shows a cloudy sky and some lavender plants.

The cottage represents a dream—for a life immersed in nature, for slow mornings and simple joys. Summers spent around the campfire, watching movies projected onto the back of the barn, swinging from the old trees, and making memories with family and friends.

Chickens roam freely, sometimes perching on patio chairs as if joining in conversation. The cottage invites us to play, to rest, and to let go of conventions. It is a retreat, a place where life is lived, not rushed.

Sunlight filtering through leafless trees onto a backyard with green grass, a white deck, and a pond in the distance.
Pink peony flower with yellow center surrounded by green foliage in a garden.
A chicken standing on a rock in front of a blue garden gate, surrounded by greenery and colorful flowers.
Person relaxing outdoors with legs stretched out, wearing floral patterned pants, under a clear blue sky with some tree branches visible.
A beige house with a white window frame, a black outdoor light fixture, a small tree with dried leaves in front, and leafless trees and blue sky in the background.

The Green Cottage is not the color green (though maybe one day it will be). Instead, it embodies a philosophy—one rooted in the kind of green living that once came naturally to us all. It’s about clean, mindful living, free from toxins and excess. The cottage inspired me to simplify, to strip away the unnecessary, and to live as people once did—with respect for the earth, appreciation for craftsmanship, and a commitment to sustainability. It has taught me to seek longevity over disposability, to choose composting over convenience, and to support others who share this vision.

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Yellow and orange flowers, possibly calendula or zinnias, are scattered on a white wooden surface along with some green leaves and a few dead insects.
Powdery pink and orange cakes with dried flower petals scattered on a marble surface.
A hand holding a white bowl with a yellow liquid, a whisk with a marble handle inside the bowl, on a stainless steel surface with a glass and a white cloth nearby.
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