Cute as a Button

on the left
Button Cottage, Alstonefield.

Joining Mary @ the little red house for Mosaic Monday once again.

It's been many moons since I had something as pretty as Button Cottage, Alstonefield (our home away from home during our recent stay in the Derbyshire Peak District) to share.
It's the building on the left with our Skoda Yeti parked outside.
The pretty home next door on the right is my idea of a chocolate box country cottage.

(photo from Button Cottage website)

 The cottage was comfortably furnished with antiques, vintage items and modern touches.

A pretty little corner at the front of the cottage would have been perfect for a petit dejeuner for two, if only the sun had come out long enough between the rain showers. C'est la vie.

quirky hessian shoppers decorate the porch
an eclectic mix of object's on the dresser
a vintage leather armchair complete with button throw pillow

I fell in love with the paint colour used on doors and windows & the table and chairs in front of house. The vintage dresser held an eclectic mix of French pottery plates, Emma Bridgewater mugs, dried flowers, thank you cards from previous clients, paintings and bric a brac.
Plenty of Ordnance Survey maps of the area for serious walkers, brochures from area attractions such as Chatsworth and Tissington and most importantly the latest menu from the George the gastro pub just steps away from Button cottage across the village green.

the village green, a popular place for walkers to rest outside the George.

our bedroom
(photo from Button Cottage website)

Despite the grandeur this antique French lit was very comfortable, the vine wallpaper, linen throw pillows and window blind decorated with embroidered bees made our bedroom a relaxing place to rest and read.

view from the kitchen window

I've seen this Emma Bridgewater "Black Toast" pottery somewhere before.
Oh, that's right, I have it here at home in Normandy, too!