Decorating with 'Cottage' Checks!

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I don't know about you, but nothing speaks of vintage cottage more than a check pattern fabric! Either on the window coverings or the furniture or just a touch with a throw pillow or tablecloth.

And....it can be gingham check, or buffalo check or plaid check...all lend the same homey, "cottagy" feel.

It can grace the kitchen, the bedroom, the bathroom or even the front porch.

The lovely fabric can be in any color to do it's magic: red/white, blue/white, green/white, black/white, pink/white and many more blends of color.

Check...Mate offers lots more decor ideas with 'Cottage' checks!

What's your favorite?

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Could add these gingham cuties around to clip dish cloths or recipe cards and create a wonderful cottage feel!

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This vignette from Bellamere Cottage boasts blue/white check and the entire bedroom make over is so fun to read about!

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If ever checks makes a vintage cottage pop...this idea does! Soooooo cute!

Sortrachen

Click through the rest of the photos on their website. You are going to fall in love!

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What a charmer! Add this basket for your magazines..with its mix and match fabrics (including checks) liner in your vintage cottage!

Vintage Basket

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I pinned this lovely bedroom this morning with check bed skirt from Brambleberry Cottage. Love.

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Love this mix of checks from the furniture to the window treatments in this vintage cottage...

Tilling by the Sea

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Oh my! isn't the toile and red check in this vintage cottage dining area delicious?

A Cultivated Nest

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Photo: Een Sneller Kloppend Hart

Even the most rustic of cottages is brought to a new level with red and white gingham curtains! Don't you agree?

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In this article in Old House Online: Selecting Curtains For Your Period Kitchen - A portfolio of simple, effective window treatments that add color and style in the hardest-working room, by Brian D. Coleman, this adorable vintage kitchen tea towel was used AND a red/white check tablecloth on the table in the 1940's period kitchen.

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Like? Black/White Check in the vintage cottage kitchen...

21 Rosemary Lane

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This image shows the 'magic' of adding a check fabric detail in your decor and suddenly it's vintage cottage!

Gingham

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Taking the checks to the backyard...

Stone Gable