Life at chaos cottage
A slower life.
With a little chaos.
Antique hunting, muddy boots, growing things and five silly spaniels. Welcome to our corner of the Yorkshire countryside.
Our home & our business
Old things. Real life.
Chaos Cottage is our attempt at creating a slower, more sustainable life in the English countryside. Since moving here in 2021, we’ve been growing food and flowers, caring for an orchard, and gradually making a cottage garden our own.
It’s also a family home, shared across generations and with five enthusiastic spaniels. Some days it’s peaceful. Other days it’s wonderfully chaotic. Both are part of the story.
Our business grew from a love of things with character: antique furniture, paintings, porcelain, garden salvage, and collectable and antiquarian books. We source from house sales, traders and auctions, choosing things we fall in love with for their quality, individuality and imperfections.
We believe old things deserve another chapter. They’re made to be used and enjoyed, repurposed and passed on.
Explore the collection →
Flowers, food & fresh air.
Our three acres are home to a garden, an orchard, a kitchen garden and a field. There are wildlife ponds, plenty of willows, a polytunnel, and a rather ambitious love of dahlias.
Our family & other animals.
Multi-generational living and five silly spaniels keep everyday life interesting. Our journal is where we share the lovely, funny and imperfect moments along the way.