I am so glad you are here.
My name is Courtney & I am the girl behind the curtain at French Country Cottage.

I’m a little  like Bob in What About Bob.
A big fan of baby-stepping & dreaming big.
I don’t follow the rules -I tend to follow my heart & see where it leads .
I’m fueled by my family, inspired moments, ambiance

& everything sprinkled with a wee bit of magic…

I don’t believe there is a right or wrong way to design your space.
I think if you walk into a room filled with things you love

and it makes you happy- it is perfect. 

A few things I believe in:

A chandelier in every room- even if it’s a closet or a hallway.

Everyday elegance- setting a table with vintage china and fine stemware

 an abundance of beautiful blooms

 I have been known to drag an old weathered farm table out to the middle of the woods and light it with a chandelier hanging from branches of a tree.

I love gathering up the energy of inspired settings and ambiance
and that magic that invites the conversations to linger a bit longer.

After I married my husband

my focus was on becoming and being a stay at home wife and mother

and any career that I thought about took a back seat.

When my youngest went to kindergarten? I went to kindergarten too.

When my older kids went on field trips- I went on every one.

Until my older kids in 6th and 8th grade wanted a bit more independence.

So it was then that I started to dabble more into that creative work a bit

and I also started to write a blog about the 1940’s house and guest cottage that we were renovating

and the seeming never to end inspirations and projects. Starting my blog gave me a place to immerse myself in design for a bit each day

while figuring out who I might want to be when I grow up.

Aside from blogging,

I work as a freelance photographer and stylist

and am an Author.

My first book-

French Country Cottage is about our home

and the journey of finding my style while renovating our 1940’s cottage.

And my second book-

is about finding inspiration to stop and pause and break bread wherever inspires you- even if it is just in the backyard on a Tuesday.

I have a small online Market

where I sell signed books, exclusive FCC brand items and vintage treasures

and I have a Faux Floral Collection at Balsam Hill.

You can usually find me tanking up on coffee

falling in love with every pretty face at the Flower Market

planning my next trip Europe to soak up all that incredible European goodness and probably setting up a beach bike for a

photo in a field somewhere.

French Country Cottage is honored to have designs and photography

featured in over 40 publications both here in the US and in Europe-

and I worked as the Editor in Chief of Romantic Homes Magazine for a year and a half.

A few of the brands we have worked with:

I have also work freelance writing and photographing about our travels in both the United States and in Europe

See a few examples of our Travel posts below

Drop me an email through my contact form with any questions

or ideas for partnering – someone from our team will get back to you as soon as possible if the project is a good fit.

Or email courtney (at) FrenchCountryCottage (.) net

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