| Origin | The 2010s |
| Meaning | Cottagecore aesthetic is for teenagers and young adults to celebrate their idealized rural life on social media sites such as Instagram, TikTok, and Tumblr. Themes associated with Cottagecore include self-sufficiency, baking, and caring for people. |
| Key Colors | Green, Brown, Yellow, Cream/Off-White |
| Key Motifs | Cottages, farm animals, wildflowers, pies, crops, gingham |
| Personality Match | – Rejection of modernity – Agrarianism – Femininity – Serenity – Anti-capitalism – Queerness – Tradition – European heritage |
| Clothes Style | Cottagecore clothing on Etsy |
| Hairstyle | Hair that is kept long is associated with tradition and femininity. Long hair that is loose tends to be in waves. |
| Room Decor Style | – botanical art prints – open shelves – rocking chairs & quilt rack – countertop & dining table made of reclaimed and recycled materials ==> Read the full Cottagecore room design guide HERE. |
| Makeup Look | The make-up of Cottagecore is either naturalistic or in more fantastical interpretations, with fairy-like motifs. |
| Associated Music | The music associated with Cottagecore evokes comfort and gentleness through low and soft vocals and acoustic mid-tempo instrumentation. In lyrics, there would be references to either gentle love and/or nature. The de facto genre is indie-folk, with the musicians tending to be contemporary artists. |
| Associated Activities | – Picking flowers – Sewing, knitting, crocheting, embroidery – Gardening – Writing a handwritten letter to family (or your lover) – Writing poems – Picking fruits from your garden then make jam from them – Weaving flower crowns – Picnics – Baking – Painting and drawing – Building a birdhouse – Reading – Swimming – Walking in the woods – Making food preserves – Catching bugs |
| What are the different types of Cottagecore aesthetics? | – grunge Cottagecore aesthetic – Cottagecore dark academia aesthetic – Cottagecore fairy aesthetic – Cottagecore forest aesthetic – Cottagecore vintage aesthetic – Cottagecore witch aesthetic – indie Cottagecore aesthetic – kawaii Cottagecore aesthetic – soft Cottagecore aesthetic – dark Cottagecore aesthetic – boho cottage aesthetic |
