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I am so glad you are here.
\nMy name is Courtney & I am the girl behind the curtain at French Country Cottage.<\/b><\/div>\n
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I’m a little\u00a0 like Bob in What About Bob.<\/em>
\nA big fan of baby-stepping & dreaming big.
\nI don’t follow the rules -I tend to follow my heart & see where it leads .
\nI’m fueled by my family, inspired moments, ambiance<\/div>\n
& everything sprinkled with a wee bit of magic…<\/div>\n
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I don’t believe there is a right or wrong way to design your space.
\nI think if you walk into a room filled with things you<\/i> love<\/div>\n
and it makes you<\/i> happy- it is perfect.\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
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A few things I believe in:<\/div>\n
A chandelier in every room- even if it\u2019s a closet or a hallway.<\/div>\n
Everyday elegance- setting a table with vintage china and fine stemware<\/div>\n
\u00a0an abundance of beautiful blooms<\/div>\n
\u00a0I have been known to drag an old weathered farm table out to the middle of the woods\u00a0and light it with a chandelier hanging from branches of a tree.<\/div>\n
I love gathering up the energy of inspired settings and ambiance
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After I married my husband<\/div>\n
my focus was on becoming and being a stay at home wife and mother<\/div>\n
and any career that I thought about took a back seat.<\/div>\n
When my youngest went to kindergarten? I went to kindergarten too.<\/div>\n
When my older kids went on field trips- I went on every one.<\/div>\n
Until my older kids in 6th and 8th grade wanted a bit more independence.<\/div>\n
So it was then that I started to dabble more into that creative work a bit<\/div>\n
and I also started to write a blog about the 1940’s house and guest cottage that we were renovating<\/div>\n
and the seeming never to end inspirations and projects.\u00a0Starting my blog gave me a place to immerse myself in design for a bit each day<\/span><\/div>\n
while figuring out who I might want to be when I grow up.<\/div>\n
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Aside from blogging,<\/div>\n
I work as a freelance photographer and stylist<\/div>\n
and am an Author.<\/div>\n
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My first book-<\/div>\n
French Country Cottage<\/strong> is about our home<\/div>\n
and the journey of finding my style while renovating our 1940’s cottage.<\/div>\n
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And my second book-<\/div>\n
French Country Cottage Inspired Gatherings\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
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.<\/div>\n
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I have a small online Market<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n
where I sell signed books, exclusive FCC brand items and vintage treasures<\/div>\n
and I have a Faux Floral Collection at Balsam Hill.<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n
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You can usually find me tanking up on coffee<\/div>\n
falling in love with every pretty face at the Flower Market<\/div>\n
planning my next trip Europe to soak up all that incredible European goodness\u00a0and probably setting up a beach bike for a<\/div>\n
photo in a field somewhere.<\/div>\n
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Press\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
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French Country Cottage is honored to have designs and photography<\/div>\n
featured in over 40 publications both here in the US and in Europe-<\/div>\n
and I worked as the Editor in Chief of Romantic Homes Magazine for a year and a half.<\/div>\n
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A few of the brands we have worked with:<\/div>\n
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High Point Market<\/b><\/div>\n
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Las Vegas Market<\/b><\/div>\n
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Arte Italica<\/b><\/div>\n
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Design Bloggers Conference Speaker \u00a0in\u00a0<\/b>2016 & 2017<\/b><\/div>\n
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Award for Best Photography 2016<\/b><\/div>\n
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I have also work freelance writing and photographing about our travels in both the United States and in Europe<\/div>\n
See a few examples of our Travel posts below<\/div>\n
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Paris Perfect<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n
Cinque Terre, Italy<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n
Roquebrune, France<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n
Calistoga, California<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n
Capitola, California\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n
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Want to work together?\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
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Drop me an email through my contact form with any questions<\/div>\n
or ideas for partnering – someone from our team will get back to you as soon as possible if the project is a good fit.<\/div>\n
Or email courtney (at) FrenchCountryCottage (.) net<\/div>\n
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Please note- we do Not accept any do follow link posts and are Not accepting guest posts. Any email about these will not be answered.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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