How to Style a Cozy Cottage: 12 Examples from Our Projects

The cottage season has begun — the perfect time to refresh your cottage interior. How exactly? Take note of these project ideas!

Architects' Cottage in Ufa

Architects Alexander Safarov and Julia Musina built a house for themselves: it serves as a cottage where a family with two teenage children and a dog will live during warm weather. Natural materials dominate the interior. The main one is wood. The space and decoration of the house reflect the owners' hobbies: here you can see a lot of Soviet-era dishes, furniture from previous eras (restored chairs, tables and wardrobes), old carpets, paintings, tiles, a large amount of handmade ceramics and unique accessories made specifically for this project.

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Cozy Wooden Cottage

The clients built this house as a suburban family residence so that each family member could come for summer or winter vacation and rest comfortably alone, as a couple, or as a whole family. This is a typical frame wooden house project with warm floors and insulation for year-round living. The walls and floor were finished with wood, while designer Ksenia NaleetoVA had the task of creating a cozy family interior without turning the house into a log cabin.

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14 sq m Cottage

Designer Aida Beglova bought a rural plot spontaneously — in the middle of the pandemic. The budget for the unexpected purchase was reduced, barely enough for land, but not for a house. To avoid living in a dull construction hut, she came up with the idea of turning it into a mini-house, adding shine to the facade and design ideas to the interior. The budget was 280 thousand for everything: the cottage with electrical connection, piles, furniture and decor, appliances, lighting, and delivery included.

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Designer's Perspective on a Regular Cottage

Pavel Zheleznov and Tatiana Borisova decided to recreate a traditional Russian estate interior with a grand living room and dining room on an ordinary cottage. The project's creators were inspired by the history of the place where the house is located. And the house itself with its history — three generations of a family live here.

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Design: Pavel Zheleznov, Tatiana Borisova

Cozy House with IKEA Furniture

Irina Gvozdeva transformed her cottage house in record time — just 2 months. The interior of a typical log cabin is done in a minimalist modern style: its basis is budget IKEA furniture and handmade decor.

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Design: Irina Gvozdeva

Kitchen, Living Room and Bedroom on 30 Square Meters

Challenging task — to make a small house with a family history more spacious and bright — was entrusted to Elena and Ivan Prosurin. Designers removed internal partitions and combined a functional kitchen, dining area, and cozy living room in one space.

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Design: Space4life

Budget House in Russian Style with a Real Stove

"We used familiar images, color palette and associations. We didn't aim to make it a la russe; we needed a lively interior," says Dina Kostochka. "When choosing the color palette, we were inspired by festive Russian folk costumes. These are red beads, pearls, blue silk, white embroidery and flowered scarves with fringe."

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Design: Dina Kostochka, Nina Birkadze

Cottage with a Warm Veranda and Kitchen Under the Stairs

Walls covered with wood and wallpaper, a wooden floor, practical yet elegant furniture — this cottage interior turned out simple and very elegant.

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Design: Galina Yurieva

How to Transform a Cottage Without Major Renovation

To organize an old cottage, the owner turned to designers: the main task was to make the layout more functional and create a light interior for living. Since the French Provence style was closest to the client’s heart, they chose it as a basis.

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Design: Maria Nasedkina, Ilya Nasonov

Cottage Designed by Irina Lavrentyeva

After renovation, a typical cottage house in the Moscow region turned into a real home fireplace with antique furniture, a family photo gallery in the office, and a burlap chair in the living room.

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Design: Irina Lavrentyeva

Small Cottage Near Minsk

The area of this suburban house is only 68 square meters, which is even a bit too much for an apartment. But here there was enough space for a living room, two bedrooms and a relaxation area on the loft floor.

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Design: Zrobym Architects

Cottage in Eco Style by the Volga River

The clients wanted the entire house to be designed in one style. The unifying elements were decorative paneling made from ash and an abundance of textiles — for example, curtains hang even in the hallway on the second floor. The color palette is natural: mostly warm and muted tones, which are diluted by bright accents in textiles and furniture.

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Design: Studio 'Easy'