Shop Visit: The Cottage at Four Corners
November 1, 2019
Text by Megan Fulweiler
Nancy Hemenway, proprietor of The Cottage at Four Corners, has been a design world star for decades. Her talents brought her first to Bostonâs Design Research, a legendary 1950s atelier thatâs widely credited for instigating todayâs lifestyle stores. She followed up that stint in the â70s in Manhattan, launching the first U.S. Marimekko. Fansâmany with big namesâcame to the shop in droves.
Considering Hemenwayâs know-how, itâs no wonder then that for some twenty-six years The Cottage has reigned as a top design destination. Once a service station, the revamped two-story building is as light-filled and airy as a tree house. Everything on displayâfrom the Lee Industries and Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams furniture (all of which can be customized) to John Derianâs decoupage dishesâhas been carefully chosen.
âPeople today want great quality and comfort,â Hemenway explains. âThe shop is heavily curated, allowing you to see, touch, and feel things.â Indeed, thereâs a generous rack of Dash & Albert rugs to spark up your space, a buffet of glossy coffee table books (plenty devoted to cooking) to linger over, and aromatic candles to lift the spirits. The Palermo all-natural skin products promise beauty and health. And thereâs even a bounty of eco-friendly home-care concoctions by Laundress.
Tableware, lamps, baskets, garden accessoriesâHemenwayâs ever-evolving inventory encompasses all the fixings for living well, including John Robshawâs chic block-printed bedding and handcrafted Bella Notte linens. In fact, sheâs thoughtfully dressed a bed to illustrate how readily sleep might come amid such stylish goods. Like everything in this alluring shop, the bed, with its sky-high mound of pillows, is the stuff dreams are made of.
Cottage at Four Corners, 3847 Main Road, Tiverton, R.I., 401-625-5814, thecottageri.com
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