Handmade furniture for cosy homes
 

Hello! My name is Kay and I'm the founder and owner of The Cosy Toadstool.

 

Home has always been more than four walls.

 

It is the smell of your favourite dinner cooking, the aroma floating through the air, the warm feeling that being cosy in your home gives you whilst its chucking it down outside.

 

The comfort of a favourite chair by the window to read your favourite book or have 10 minutes to yourself. Let's be honest, your spaces tell your story.

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My love affair with handmade furniture and cottagecore is deeply rooted by childhood memories. The aromas, textures and characteristics of handmade wooden furniture that triggers memories of me being sat in my grandma's wooden rocking chair reading The Secret Garden or Peter Rabbit books.

 

Staying the weekends in my grandma's cottage in Lancashire when I was a child and exploring the countryside, or her teaching me how to polish her old oak sideboard.

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The memories that give me a warm fuzzy feeling in my belly and a wistful smile on my face. It's chasing that warm fuzzy feeling that triggered my interest and appeal in handmade furniture and accessories, with the cottagecore and cabincore aesthetic in mind.

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I believe our homes should a be reflection of the lives we live and the memories we make within them.

 

Moving to the here and now, I got married in 2021 and moved to Yorkshire with my lovely husband.  I'll always be a Lancashire girl a heart though.

 

We now split our time between West Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.

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The landscapes that inspire me are wonderfully contrasting. From the vast, flat skies and endless horizons of Lincolnshire to the rolling hills and hidden valleys of rural Lancashire and Yorkshire. The stone cottages nestled happily there, the furniture and decorations that enhance the cosiness of it all.

 

How most of it is older than any person alive on this planet.

 

Just think about that for a second. Homes and furniture, hundreds of years old, built to last. Built to endure.

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You can spend many hours curating your perfect space. Sewing the perfect blinds for your reading nook or kitchen window, pressing flowers for your latest craft project, knitting the perfect throw for your sofa, practising your jam making skills in your kitchen, doing things that make you feel organic and connected to nature.

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But what about creating a space for you to do all these things? Where are you going to knead your homemade bread? Sit whilst you sew your patchwork quilt or crochet a placemat?

 

This is where I come in. When I am looking for pieces to list on my store, I try to imagine myself using the pieces myself and how I would use them in my own home. If I get that warm fuzzy feeling, I'll include it in my shop, so you can share the warm fuzzy feeling too!

 

This is why every piece I choose is handcrafted by skilled artisans who share my passion for traditional craftsmanship and enduring design. Embrace the quirks that make handmade pieces unique—the character of natural materials, the marks of careful workmanship, and the knowledge that no two pieces are ever quite the same.

 

Let's design your home together that is meant for living in, enduring all that life throws at it - kids, clumsy other halves (yes, that's me), house moves, parties, coming home at the end of the day, kicking off your shoes and being happy and content in your cosy space.

 

Let me help you to create a space that is truly yours. Little pieces of your time and effort scattered all around.

 

Welcome to the Cosy Toadstool - a place where craftsmanship, countryside living, and thoughtful interiors come together.

 

Put the kettle on, settle into your favourite chair, and stay awhile.

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