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Transform your cottage with chairs

IT CAN BE A head-scratching moment for any cottage owner when you look around an empty room and wonder, “how am I going to furnish this space?” The good news: you might already have all the furniture you need. All that’s missing is some know-how to group long-loved (if temporarily overlooked) pieces or a new statement chair for maximal impact. Here are 11 of our favourite finds from cottages that we’ve visited—and why, with a little rearranging or a few key adds, a chair can become your living room’s new centrepiece.

Open-air seating

Sprawling out in a hammock, which has roots in the Caribbean and the Indigenous cultures

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