Nordic French Style Cottage: Serene White Interior Ideas

I hope your spirits remain bright as you move through the final week of the year and prepare your heart for a brand new one. We have no white stuff on the ground at the moment, but my thoughts are on a favorite topic: snowy white interiors. Today’s Nordic French Style Cottage: Serene White Interior Ideas is a tour of an English country cottage with serene and spare whispery pale rooms to inspire. (And do keep your eyes peeled for seriously gorgeous cats who roam the property!)

Nordic French Style Cottage: Serene White Design Inspiration

Property: The Hatch/Design: Atlanta Bartlett & Dave Coote of The Beach Studios and Locations.

If you love their interior design style, you may enjoy their lovely book PALE AND INTERESTING (Ryland Peters & Small, 2017)

Design Elements in This Home

Inside you’ll find window seats, floor to ceiling windows, and an updated boot room as well as Plain English cupboards in the lovely kitchen with an enviable cream AGA.

Also impossible to overlook?

A trio of Maine Coon cats who call this location home (keep your eyes peeled for them in images!).

Serene French Nordic Bath

Quiet colors, humble fixtures, and weathered finishes are always welcome for a Nordic French cottage look.

White Bedroom With Gentle Touches of Pink

What a dream to have those deep window sills for amazing window seats!

If you’re looking for a greyed-white paint color to achieve a similar look, try Benjamin Moore Classic Gray.

Country Home With Nordic White Interiors

There’s nothing like a beautiful crystal chandelier, and what a bonus when it can be reflected in a mirror.

A serene look is often a very pared down look so simple branches in a clear vase look more at home than a fussy floral arrangement.

Wabi Sabi Wonder & Vintage Goodness

Don’t you love the scale of the glass fronted cupboard?

Simple, White, and Scandinavian Style Entry

I love the barefoot elegance of this foyer!

Twinkly Lights in a Gorgeous Nook

When you love beaded board as much as I do (it’s such a timeless classic for country cottages and beyond), this serene moment just sings:

Plain English Country Kitchen

Do you love an English country kitchen with traditional style?

What a surprise when a kitchen which could accommodate a large island is home to a lovely farm table instead.

All White Decor in a Country House

Imperfect floors are not for everyone, but if you live in an old house or appreciate signs of age, then you probably understand.

Mercury Glass & Antique Mirror

Do you love the look of antiqued mirror?

Blogger Jenna Sue has a great tutorial for a DIY version here:

Romantic French Crystal Chandelier

I rarely see oversized vintage mirrors so in most cases, I would imagine they are custom items.

But aren’t they amazing for bouncing the light around and expanding a small space?

Pale & Lovely Living

Fine me in a sunny room like this!

Simple Spare and Vintage Bath Design

Have you noticed that wood floors are often welcome in European homes?

It would seem that Americans are much more likely to add tile, vinyl, or waterproof materials even though they are not nearly as comfy underfoot.

Farm Sink, Wood Countertops & European Country Simplicity

All the painted surfaces lend themselves to a laid-back, soft, serene look which isn’t showing off.

Even the windows are bare and minimal.

Scandinavian Style White Wood Floors

So many of us are curious about how white painted hardwood flooring wears and whether it is a constant headache to live with.

I lived with white painted flooring for a couple of years in a room that didn’t get a lot of traffic, and while I loved the look, you have to be okay with lots of scratches and chips.

If you are serious about going for it, I suggest testing a plank of wood that is similar to what is in your room. A few coats of an oil based primer is likely the first step before paint.

White on White Living Room Decor

Layering whites can yield such beautiful results.

Pretty White Slipcovers

Seeing the custom slipcovers in this cottage inspires me to make my own!

Tone on Tone Inspiration

Staircase in a Nordic French Style Home

Classic Style in a White Bathroom

Garden Loveliness

See quaint inspiration from this country home’s gardens and exterior in another post HERE!

English Country Cottage Exterior

Potting Bench & Terracotta Tile

What Are Main Coon Cats Anyway?

Maine Coon Adoptions says of the gentle giants:

“Maine Coons usually have muscular, broad chests and long rectangular bodies with long, flowing, silky fur, often with a front ruff. Males average 15-17 pounds, with some reaching 25 pounds or more, and females average 12 pounds. They may not reach full size until they are about four years old. Maine Coons come in just about every cat color and pattern (about 75 altogether) — solid, tabby, red or orange, cream, white, buff, black, silver, brown, multi-colored, tortoiseshell or calico.”

Pretty French Linen & Slipcovered Sofas

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Sheepskin Rug

Boots for the Country or City

Tour a Cozy 1700s Cotswolds Cottage

In case this home inspires you to paint something white…SEE THIS.

Also, to learn more about styling with white, French, rustic style, SEE THIS.

In case you are in the mood to tour another property with rustic, white, Nordic French style? FIND it HERE.

For ideas for a white sofa, ALSO SEE THIS.

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Peace to you right where you are.

-michele

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