cottagecore

cottagecore

English

Alternative forms

• cottage-core

Etymology

cottage +‎ -core

Noun

Cottagecore evokes the aesthetic of simple rural living.

cottagecore (uncountable)

1. An aesthetic that celebrates a return to traditional skills and crafts associated with rural living, such as sewing, gardening, foraging, baking, and pottery.
   • 2021, Emily Kent, The Little Book of Cottagecore: Traditional Skills for a Simpler Life, page 5:

     If you've ever yearned for an idyllic life in the country, then cottagecore is for you.

   • 2021, Susannah Nix, Elementary Romantic Calculus, unnumbered page:

     Underneath the clutter, the twin-size mattress was covered with a patchwork quilt and sheets dotted with tiny pink roses. There was a ruffled mint green bed skirt to match the ruffled gingham valance above the window. It was like standing in the cottagecore Holy Land.

   • 2021, Willa Reece, Wildwood Whispers, unnumbered page:

     I weeded and watered all while being nurtured myself. Working for Granny felt more like a cottagecore vacation than it should at times.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:cottagecore.

See also

• goblincore (anti-idyllic nature aesthetic)
• shabby chic (interior design style favouring worn furniture)

Further reading

• cottagecore on Wikipedia.Wikipedia