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About the Wooden Harbourside Cottage and Boat Ornament, 27cm

Look closely and the details add up: white windows and a white door on the blue cottage, a white roof, posts on the harbour wall wrapped in twine, a rope ladder fixed to the wall, and a boat with a small blue sail tied to the wall on a length of string.

The whole piece is whitewashed wood with a weathered finish, like a cottage that has stood on the quay through a few winters. It's about 27cm high to the top of the flag pole, 12cm wide and 7.5cm deep, so it's tall and narrow: a good fit for a windowsill, the end of a mantelpiece or a bookshelf where wider coastal ornaments won't fit.

It's the kind of piece among nautical ornaments that people pick up to look at more closely: part cottage ornament, part wooden boat ornament. Pair it with our Wooden Harbourside Cottages ornament to build a little harbour along a shelf, or let it stand alone on a windowsill that looks out to sea.

It's the sort of compact ornament that gets noticed and asked about, and it needs no fixing: just a spot on a sill or shelf. Set the boat a little away from the wall so the string and rope ladder show.

The boat, flag pole and rope ladder are the delicate parts, so give it a spot where it won't be knocked. It makes a thoughtful reminder of a favourite harbour village.