Here are some of my best photos of a full-blown authentic English cottage that was built adjacent to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Marietta, Georgia. There's way too much to describe in this little excerpt.
Mock rocks are an attractive, creative and cost-effective method of concealing undesirable exposed utilities around the landscape. Here's an example of one in use.
A more in-depth post regarding the rondel glass discs that were featured in some of the windows of the recently finished English cottage-style home that I've been featuring.
Copper rain chains & rain cups are a great alternative to traditional enclosed metal downspout on your gutters. Have you ever watched rain pour through one?
Masterfully installed hand-hewn white oak exposed beams utilizing old world-style mortise and tenon joinery is just one more reason to read on. You'll have a hard time finding craftsmanship of this caliber in the homebuilding industry today. Seeing is believing!
Landscape lighting can truly set the tone for a neighborhood as well as your home. The Retreat at Kennesaw Mountain in Marietta, GA is a fantastic example of the way it's done right. Please enter...I've left the light on for you.
If you have an interest in past and present groin vault ceilings in architecture then have a read. The English cottage-style home I'm following also has an example of a groin vault ceiling in the vestibule.
