The Cottage in 4 Corners has been around for just about 8 years, pleasing visitors, and their senses, with defining luxurious home and garden-ware, not to mention an elegant selection of books. Coffee table books, cookbooks, gardening books, and books for just plain old enjoyment are on display, right in the middle of the store, offering pages of foundational decorating and domestic know-how, bound and beautiful in their hardcovers. Books, like candles, blankets, and bubble baths, provide a comforting and fortifying solace– relaxing and inspiring at the same time. With autumn upon us, it’s time to get a blanket, or a wooden spoon, and get reading. Here are a few books from The Cottage we happen to love…
Slow Love (For reading in bed, in the bath, or in your pjs)
By Rhode Islander/New Yorker Dominque Browning
This biography/self-help book is more like a good story, the story of hectic working life, confounding love affairs, and what it takes to make the most of life’s simple pleasures, something we can never have enough of.
DR ,”Design Research” (For inspiration and display in any room in the house; the perfect coffee table accouterment.)
By Jane Thompson, co-owner of DR, and Alexandria Langue
Before the Cottage, owner Nancy Hemenway worked as part of the Design Research team, the lifestyle design company from which all lifestyle design companies spawned (think Crate and Barrel, and Design with in Reach). While the legacy of the modern design phenomenon lives well into popular culture, it has also seeped into Nancy’s distinctive 4 Corners boutique. Read about the history of DR and the lifestyle designs that started it all.
Cucina Simpatica (For simple family meals, or entertaining, an essential guide to delicious italian cuisine)
Whether you love cooking or hate it, this book will be your guide. Simple ingredients and traditional recipes will have you drooling with delight and patting yourself on the back at the same time. A classic cookbook essential to add to the library.
Happy Reading to you all. Let us know what you’ve been reading lately!