Country cottages furniture
About – Country Cottage Furniture
Our Story
Country Cottage is a dream come true for founder Peter Rudis. As a young boy growing up in Massachusetts, he has fond memories of going hunting for treasures with his grandfather, to fill his antique store on Park Street in Lawrence, MA. Peter always wanted to open a furniture store that would recreate that warm, homey, nostalgic feeling that he felt at grampa's store, a place where people could again find heirloom-quality furniture at a fair price, nice enough to pass down to future generations.
In 2003 it was time. After looking all over the State of New Hampshire for a simple pine bookcase for a birthday gift for his wife Donna, he ended up frustrated with the selection available and built one himself. It then dawned on him there was a great need for simple, smaller sized, fair priced furniture in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Together with his wife Donna, son Jon, and managing partner Kim leading our awesome team, they've created a cozy and happy store that isn't quite as little as it started out! Some of our customers comment that this is their favorite store, and could spend all day here. We think it's because of the welcoming atmosphere created here, building lasting friendships with customers and taking pride in the work at hand.
"There are no strangers, only friends you haven't met yet."
A Relaxing Shopping Experience
Unlike many furniture stores, our team doesn't work on commission so you won’t feel pressured to buy. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t willing to help! We will provide as little or as much assistance in selecting your furniture as you want. Because we work as a team, you get the benefit of all of our skill sets – in design, finishing, and product selection.
🇺🇸 Made in the USA is Our Specialty! 🇺🇸
Most of the furniture in our store is made in America by craftsmen and women from New Hampshire, Maine, Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, and other states. We do also carry some imports (real wood only!), when it makes sense, so you will always find the best combination of quality and value.
Custom, Quality, and VALUE
With unfinished furniture, you can see what level of quality you are getting. You know you are getting real wood. Many factory-finished pieces these days are combinations of real wood and chip board. It can be really hard to tell the difference when shopping, but you’ll know later on, when the furniture falls apart.
Here you can choose from hundreds of finish options and put our local pros to work finishing your selections for you in-house. Or pocket the extra cash and do it yourself! We think you'll find that finishing furniture is a relaxing and enjoyable hobby! It's great for gift giving, too.
Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday - 10am - 6pm
Saturday- 9am - 6pm
Sunday - 10am - 5pm
Delivery
We deliver in New England and New York only, up to about 300 miles. We do charge for all deliveries. That is how we keep our costs low for everyone, since many people in our area have trucks and do not need delivery.
Custom Order Timeframe
It depends on the manufacturer and the item ordered, but our typical order time frame for custom pieces is 4-8 weeks.
Shipping
Much of our outdoor furniture is available to dropship directly to you. Get in touch regarding specifics!
Where to Find Us
Country Cottage Furniture Collection
Handcrafted in: Pennsylvania
Items in this collection: Kitchen islands, hutches, jelly cupboards, nightstands, buffets, wine bars, dry sinks, tilt-out trash bins, drop-leaf dining tables, coffee tables, end tables.
Furniture styles in this collection: Colonial American, country, farmhouse, French country, Mission, rustic, Shaker
Wood choices in this collection: Eastern White Pine
You’ve found a large collection rich with solid pine wood furniture. The Country Cottage Furniture Collection offers pine furniture full of storage, support and cozy cottage style. The makers of this collection have been crafting pine creations at their woodshop in Pennsylvania since 1999. The owner of this woodshop has always loved antique furniture and working with wood, and he chose to build primitive and farmhouse style furniture because of its cozy appeal and the warmth it creates. This Amish craftsman built a family business based on authentic products and lots of hard work. The pine furniture is built in a 14,000 square foot woodshop that employs 12 woodworkers. They love using pine wood because it’s easy to work with, has a unique character, and showcases beautiful finishes.
In this collection you can find pine wood furniture for every room in the house, from welcoming kitchen islands to cute cottage nightstands to beautiful dining tables.
The Country Cottage Furniture Collection offers an exceptional variety of finishes for pine furniture. You can easily achieve an antique look and feel because they specialize in distressing and antique finishes. Woodworkers employ long-practiced techniques of hand brushing and hand rubbing to create these finishes.
Pine Furniture Strength
Does pine wood make good furniture? You bet it does. The makers of this collection use Eastern white pine wood that is soft yet durable and offers a smooth grain that makes it ideal for a stained, painted or distressed finish. Pine offers a good deal of stiffness, strength and shock resistance. It also resists shrinking and swelling, so it will maintain its shape better as the years go by.
Pretty Cottage Style
Browse the furniture in this collection and you’ll find pine creations full of storage and rustic warmth. You can use them throughout the house to support and enhance country and cottage styles, and each piece comes with options to customize.
Variety of Finishes
Love the aged, antique look of distressing? You’ve found the right furniture collection. Pine furniture looks great in a variety of finishes, including stain, paint or distressing techniques. Explore two-tone looks, burnished wood, hand rubbed edges and more.
From a woodshop in Pennsylvania comes Amish made pine furniture customized just for your home that you can enjoy for decades.
Country furniture - we create a cozy corner for outdoor recreation
Warm fine days beckon to spend the whole day outside, enjoying the gentle rays of the sun, and at the same time get a portion of fresh air. To make your summer vacation not only useful, but also comfortable, you should take care of buying high-quality garden furniture. In the article we will talk about how not to make a mistake with the choice, and purchase furniture that will serve you for many more years, delighting with its appearance.
Practical, comfortable and beautiful furniture - a great addition to a tea party on a warm summer evening in the garden. Let's look at a wide range of country furniture and choose the right option.
Wicker furniture for summer cottages
Openwork interweaving of thin rods, graceful curves - furniture made of artificial or natural rattan always looks very impressive, setting you up for peace and relaxation. Despite the apparent fragility, wicker chairs and benches are able to withstand an impressive weight, and with proper care, they will last for decades.
Natural or synthetic materials are used for the production of wicker furniture. Rattan and willow will please connoisseurs of eco-style, but artificial rattan is more durable, not afraid of humidity and small temperature changes.
In addition to the wonderful appearance, rattan garden furniture has a number of advantages. It is lightweight, comfortable and very easy to care for. It is enough to treat tables and chairs once a season with linseed oil, and dirt can be easily removed with a damp cloth.
If you are afraid that wicker furniture will look a bit "rustic", try combining it with other textures: glass, metal, ceramics. Do not be afraid to experiment with decor, because this is the only way you can find the most successful combinations and stylish ideas for your backyard.
Wrought iron furniture
One of the main criteria that outdoor furniture must meet is reliability. It cannot be otherwise, because she will have to withstand all temperature fluctuations, withstand thunderstorms and downpours, and also cope with hot ultraviolet rays. The undoubted champion in resistance to adverse factors is forged furniture. Metal products are almost impossible to break, they do not lose their original appearance over the years, and if you want to add something new to the boring look, just pick up a brush and a can of paint.
High strength is not the only thing you can love about wrought iron garden furniture. Modern craftsmen have learned how to turn metal products into real works of art that fascinate and delight. Graceful swirls and lace patterns of forged parts will become a real decoration and the main accent of your garden.
The seeming bulkiness of wrought iron furniture is easily compensated by an abundance of textiles: cozy soft blankets, bright cotton pillows and stylish tablecloths. Such additions have not only a decorative function, but are also quite practical, because sitting on a pillow is much more convenient than on metal, which gets very hot in the heat.
Metal furniture with mosaics
Wrought iron furniture is very beautiful in itself, but designers have found a way to make it even more original and interesting using mosaic inlay. Such an unusual finishing method brings a share of originality to the interior and gives the furniture a luxurious solemn look. The combination of multi-colored mosaic pieces and the monumental strength of metal will allow others to look at familiar tables and chairs in a completely new way and emphasize your delicate taste.
Mosaic inlay is most often used to decorate table tops and chair seats. Such a coating is not afraid of high temperatures and moisture, so friendly feasts will be held without fear of spoiling a magnificent pattern.
The mosaic looks no less elegant in the design of other interior items: lamps, whatnots, decorative fountains. And if you add these elements to the main set of garden furniture, you can assemble a wonderful ensemble, all the components of which will have something in common with symmetrical patterns.
Wooden furniture
Wooden furniture is an ideal option that will harmoniously fit into the natural landscape and will not lose its relevance for many years. Comfortable, beautiful, stylish - it will become a favorite place for gathering the whole family and friendly tea parties in the fresh air. High-quality garden furniture made of wood is not cheap, but all costs pay off with undeniable advantages:
- Environmental friendliness. Natural wood does not contain harmful chemical compounds, which allows you to safely use it in your backyard.
- Durability. Every owner wants the purchased furniture to last as long as possible. With proper care and timely coating with protective compounds, wooden furniture can be used for many years.
- Stylish appearance. The natural pattern of wood grains and deliberate roughness turn furniture into trendy design pieces that will perfectly fit into the style of any site.
Do-it-yourself garden furniture
What to do if the budget does not allow the purchase of quality tables, chairs and benches, but you still want to relax in the shade of sprawling apple trees? In this case, you can try to make country furniture with your own hands, from improvised materials.
It's easy to get a dining table and a couple of stools quickly if you have unnecessary stumps of different sizes. Level the base of the stumps so that they can stand flat on the ground, if necessary, strip them of bark and sand the surface. To make it more comfortable to sit, use soft removable pillows. For a table, it is better to take a wide wooden cut, but you can simply install a tabletop of the desired size on a stump base.
Another popular way to create outdoor furniture is to use construction pallets. The advantage is that these are ready-made wooden structures that only need to be combined with each other in the right way, and, if necessary, fixed. It is enough to put several pallets on top of each other, lay a mattress on top or put soft seats, and a comfortable bench for relaxing is ready!
From wooden pallets you can create a whole corner of relaxation, it all depends on your imagination and desires. To breathe life into boring wood, use bright paints and multi-colored fabrics, and also try adding some decorative elements: jute rope, metal chains and rivets.
We talked about the most common types of garden furniture, and it's up to you which option will be the most suitable for your summer cottage. The main thing to remember when choosing is that furniture should be not only practical, but also beautiful and comfortable. Only with the coincidence of all these components, you will get maximum satisfaction and positive emotions from the purchase.
We advise you to also read:
Decorating your summer cottage - tips and ideas for inspiration from Eli.
