cottagecore

Etymology

From cottage + -core.

noun

1. (Tumblr aesthetic) An aesthetic that celebrates a return to traditional skills and crafts associated with rural living, such as sewing, gardening, foraging, baking, and pottery.
   If you've ever yearned for an idyllic life in the country, then cottagecore is for you. 2021, Emily Kent, The Little Book of Cottagecore: Traditional Skills for a Simpler Life, page 5
   Underneath the clutter, the twin-size mattress was covered with a patchwork quilt and sheets dotted with tiny pink roses. There was a ruffled mint green bed skirt to match the ruffled gingham valance above the window. It was like standing in the cottagecore Holy Land. 2021, Susannah Nix, Elementary Romantic Calculus, unnumbered page
   I weeded and watered all while being nurtured myself. Working for Granny felt more like a cottagecore vacation than it should at times. 2021, Willa Reece, Wildwood Whispers, unnumbered page