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Cottage-Core at Its Finest This Christmas

Cottage-Core at Its Finest This Christmas

Editorial by Emma Deighan.

In Wexford, Meabh has created a home full of character where florals, faded pastels, painted furniture and upcycled finds create a personal cottage-style interior. At Christmas, it becomes the backdrop for a house full of family, tradition and a little festive excess.

From the outside, Meabh’s Wexford home is a dormer bungalow, extended over the years to accommodate her growing family. Inside, it tells a softer, more decorative story. Pastel-painted furniture, floral wallpaper, vintage china, stripes, polka dots and little collected details create the sense of a cottage, even if the house itself is larger than that suggests.

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