"I woke up to a cloudy day, so I made lemon bars and candied lemons until the sun came out," she wrote in the caption for her post. 

As a growing number of people begin to question the long-term benefits of city life after months of lockdown, cottagecore appears as a sustainable, eco-friendly and anxiety-free alternative to the unpredictable nature of daily life.

"There is a huge movement towards slowing down and reaching back towards aspects of yesteryear. Handwritten notes, eating outdoors, candles, flowers, homeopathic and DIY remedies you name it," Nora Melton, Nashville-based event stylist and founder of Styled by Nora, comments. 

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Hygge encompasses a similar feeling of cosy contentment and wellbeing through the most mundane aspects of everyday life, such as lighting a candle, enjoying a hearty meal with friends and family or reading a book curled up under a blanket. 

However, while hygge calls for soothing neutrals and modern Danish design, cottagecore swaps ornament-hating Scandinavian minimalism with maximalist and personality-rich interiors that give a modern twist to cottage life.

This taste for old-school design translates into ceramic floral dinnerware, lace tablecloths, patterned wallpapers and cosy furniture pieces reminiscent of a simpler life in the countryside. 

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