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About the Wooden Harbour Cottages Ornament

The tallest cottage has a wooden chimney, and the two smaller ones have screws for chimneys. Each has blue windows with painted dark dots for the panes. Along the quay, a rope rail runs between black nail posts, a black ladder runs down the quay wall, and a life ring hangs on a rope. A little mesh flag flies from the middle cottage.

The wood has a rough, driftwood look, with paint worn back to the grain, so it suits nautical home decor, a cottage or a beach-house look rather than a sleek modern room. It stands on its own wooden base and doesn't need hanging. The back is plain painted wood, so it's made to stand against a wall or at the back of a shelf.

It's about 27cm high to the top of the chimney, 23cm wide and 7cm deep. At that size it can be the main piece on a mantelpiece, a deep windowsill or a bookshelf, with smaller nautical ornaments, shells or driftwood houses grouped around it.

Its colours match other wooden seaside ornaments and nautical decorations in blue and white, such as a model boat or a lighthouse, so it's easy to add to a shelf you've already started. It's a good present for someone who's moved to the coast, a sailor, or anyone who misses a harbour town, and it suits a holiday let, a hallway or a sitting room. For a narrower piece of the same height, see our Wooden Harbourside Cottage and Boat ornament.