I feel that dark academia and dark cottagecore mix together very well, don't you? I have something like that in my office-guest bedroom and I. Love. It. It's my favorite room in the house.
It's when that vibrant sweet springtime cottage goes into the fall and winter season. She puts on her knitted sweater, lights a warming fire and sips hot tea from a dainty tea cup... As her garden rests a few months.
100% the best mood lighting... a pink Himalayan salt bulb (amazon). A warm pinkish light and lasts forever. I keep mine in a lamp in my livingroom on 24/7 and I've had it for 2 years.
I missed the LS again. I told my boss that I need more time off for Live Streams, but he doesn't listen 😆 Anyway This is a whole LOT of TL;DR Summary- We recently stayed at a rental that had many of the ideas you spoke about. If you're going to continue reading, it's a long post We recently stayed in a cottage with dark cedar shingles on the outside with a black glass fire pit on the front porch. All in the foothills of Mt. Hood, Oregon. It wasn't cottage core, but the furniture and furnishings definitely had a serious reflection of it. Dark wood, black steel, heavy beautiful furnishings. Hardwood floors. Towering wide candles, a gorgeous small chess set, bits and pieces of "bio artifacts" on the outside. Almost "medieval gothic" but not quite. It was definitely dark cottage. It was dark and moody as the evenings got deeper, with an amazing view of the lake and the forests around us. The sun setting and the nearly full moon rising over the lake was the DEFINITION of dark life affirming poetry. There was no moody floral artwork (though that would have found an easy home in this cottage), but it did have abstract paintings of horses. I would never thing of horses as "core" anything, but these two paintings were just "off" enough to be borderline chilling. My grandson and I found a LOT of fairy hats in the backyard. Down by the creek, he found spiral shells, all black and glossy, and we heard ravens in the morning. Not crows, but the deep croak of a small handful of ravens, and they are unmistakable in flight. My "spirit animal" and my grandson thinks "Those are SOO cool" as well :) No canopies on the beds, but one of the bedrooms had a four poster bed, and it was GORGEOUS. The other had the hardwood and leather head and footboards. Again, a rather heavy look and feel, but the plants and candles offset it just enough to make it feel "heavy" and "light" at the same time (if that makes any sense) AMAZING fake plants on the inside. I usually hate fake plants, but these were so "high end" that I had to actually touch them to find out that they were fake. No mushrooms, though :( There was a woven wool throw blanket that I used daily. I wake up around 3-4 am and it was chilly, and that blanket was my friend on those mornings. I'd sit in the deep chair with that blanket around me and I decided to finally re read an epic that I haven't read in 3 decades. If we had tossed up some fae lights, it would have even be more magical. And the books, for a rental, were quite abundant :) So, TL:DR, it wasn't exactly Dark CottageCore, but it was the closest I've ever experienced from an amazing rental. Of course, the prominence of Mt. Hood, and the lake just added to the....well, to "the everything".
Trying to think about dark themes is a rural idyll. Perhaps the supernatural stories of Algernon Blackwood, or maybe Arthur Machen? For classical music, I think Sibelius' Tapiola. My favorite Halloween picture is Eyes of Autumn by Larry Elmore. Speaking of scarecrows, The Scarecrow is the creepiest song I know. Who's memories is it based on? The June Tabor version is best musically, but either the Lal or Mike Waterson originals are a bit scarier because they are closer to those memories. For rock music, maybe Mostly Autumn's Ghost Moon Orchestra?
Baking pies should be a priority? Also, making the place hospitable if e'er intend for man wish t' stay there? He doesn't hafta make all his own wood furniture, tho?
I feel that dark academia and dark cottagecore mix together very well, don't you? I have something like that in my office-guest bedroom and I. Love. It. It's my favorite room in the house.
It's when that vibrant sweet springtime cottage goes into the fall and winter season. She puts on her knitted sweater, lights a warming fire and sips hot tea from a dainty tea cup... As her garden rests a few months.
You were a real “FUN-(guy)GI”when it came to the mushrooms. Really enjoyed what you brought to the table. Keep up the good creative videos
Thank you so much for all these great ideas and warning not eat the tea trays.! Sounds like something I would say - and so!
This is my aesthetic! I was trying to figure out what my mix of dark academia, cottagecore, witchy, grandmacore was….this is it!
This brings me back to when metalcore became a thing.
100% the best mood lighting... a pink Himalayan salt bulb (amazon). A warm pinkish light and lasts forever. I keep mine in a lamp in my livingroom on 24/7 and I've had it for 2 years.
Society6 would be a great place for dark cottagecore decor.
Lord of the Rings Hobbit houses would rock those mushroom wall thing shelves.Lanhen,,you should have an acting agent.
Great ideas! Thanks.
I missed the LS again. I told my boss that I need more time off for Live Streams, but he doesn't listen 😆
Anyway
This is a whole LOT of TL;DR
Summary- We recently stayed at a rental that had many of the ideas you spoke about.
If you're going to continue reading, it's a long post
We recently stayed in a cottage with dark cedar shingles on the outside with a black glass fire pit on the front porch. All in the foothills of Mt. Hood, Oregon. It wasn't cottage core, but the furniture and furnishings definitely had a serious reflection of it. Dark wood, black steel, heavy beautiful furnishings. Hardwood floors. Towering wide candles, a gorgeous small chess set, bits and pieces of "bio artifacts" on the outside. Almost "medieval gothic" but not quite. It was definitely dark cottage.
It was dark and moody as the evenings got deeper, with an amazing view of the lake and the forests around us. The sun setting and the nearly full moon rising over the lake was the DEFINITION of dark life affirming poetry.
There was no moody floral artwork (though that would have found an easy home in this cottage), but it did have abstract paintings of horses. I would never thing of horses as "core" anything, but these two paintings were just "off" enough to be borderline chilling.
My grandson and I found a LOT of fairy hats in the backyard. Down by the creek, he found spiral shells, all black and glossy, and we heard ravens in the morning. Not crows, but the deep croak of a small handful of ravens, and they are unmistakable in flight.
My "spirit animal" and my grandson thinks "Those are SOO cool" as well :)
No canopies on the beds, but one of the bedrooms had a four poster bed, and it was GORGEOUS. The other had the hardwood and leather head and footboards. Again, a rather heavy look and feel, but the plants and candles offset it just enough to make it feel "heavy" and "light" at the same time (if that makes any sense)
AMAZING fake plants on the inside. I usually hate fake plants, but these were so "high end" that I had to actually touch them to find out that they were fake. No mushrooms, though :(
There was a woven wool throw blanket that I used daily. I wake up around 3-4 am and it was chilly, and that blanket was my friend on those mornings. I'd sit in the deep chair with that blanket around me and I decided to finally re read an epic that I haven't read in 3 decades.
If we had tossed up some fae lights, it would have even be more magical. And the books, for a rental, were quite abundant :)
So, TL:DR, it wasn't exactly Dark CottageCore, but it was the closest I've ever experienced from an amazing rental.
Of course, the prominence of Mt. Hood, and the lake just added to the....well, to "the everything".
Pillar candles are the other
Trying to think about dark themes is a rural idyll. Perhaps the supernatural stories of Algernon Blackwood, or maybe Arthur Machen? For classical music, I think Sibelius' Tapiola. My favorite Halloween picture is Eyes of Autumn by Larry Elmore. Speaking of scarecrows, The Scarecrow is the creepiest song I know. Who's memories is it based on? The June Tabor version is best musically, but either the Lal or Mike Waterson originals are a bit scarier because they are closer to those memories. For rock music, maybe Mostly Autumn's Ghost Moon Orchestra?
Solid!!
Great video thank u for sharing
can't wait!!!
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Give me all the mushrooms!!
thanks
Me clicking on this because it fit my vibe and then 95% of the video was either my house or on my "to buy" list 😂 I found my style's name!!!
for the insects, do they have to be real? What about just using illustrations from old scientific books?
Autumn is Sunday. When the COOL-DOWN actually comes is entirely up to fate or sumpin'..............
Navy and other such color is don't usually find in COTTAGE a bit, unlike dark wood and thing. [Navy is neigh EARTHY, for starters.]
But ye olde cottage is still neigh a hunty cabin? There's, like, some tradition there I suspect...
Baking pies should be a priority? Also, making the place hospitable if e'er intend for man wish t' stay there? He doesn't hafta make all his own wood furniture, tho?
What does the cross necklace mean to you!
I wish you didnt use AI for these examples aka the cross-stitch