What comes to mind when you think about country home decor? Houses decorated with stuffed geese wearing bonnets? Quilts hanging on walls, covering toasters and tea pots and feather beds? Alice Backman, who designs the beautiful and practical country home decor available at AlicesCottage.com, sees country decor as items that are useful, beautiful, classic, and timeless.
When Alice and her husband moved from the city to a small rural village, she combined her love of nature and rustic design with her newfound love of country life in to a full-time business. Her company is now internationally recognized because of her way with fabrics, and how she uses nature inspired themes to create both home fashions as well as gifts. The site carries everything from table runners and tote bags to note pads and recipe cards, and my favorite-mug mats.
Okay, so now you are wondering, what is a mug mat? It’s like a fabric coaster for your mug, only the tea mug mats are filled with spices, so the heat of the mug releases a delicious aroma throughout the room. There’s also my favorite, coffee kitchen decor. I really want one of the coffee mug mats, filled with coffee beans, so that wherever I set down my mug, the room will smell like coffee!
Take another look at country decor, I think you’ll be surprised. Any of the items for sale at AlicesCottage.com would make a great gift for someone else or for yourself! The prices are unbelievably low (those spiced mug mats are three dollars each!), and you will be supporting a true mom-and-pop operation as well. And feel free to send me anything from the coffee products page for my birthday next month, too 
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Oh wow! These look awesome. And I drink a lot of java! I think I’ll actually consider buying a few – shame I didn’t discover them sooner though, would have made nice stocking-stuffers this year.
Todd-I know, right? I did this review thinking the same thing!
You know, my mother was always a big fan of geese all over the kitchen; so that was my idea of “country decor.” But these mug mats are not only functional, they look fun! I might have to get some for good ol’ mom, and for me as well!
I used to have some of those “mug mats”. They were nice, but then my cats demolished them. I’ll have to order some more after the first of the year, when my credit card stops screaming.
I’m glad you came to visit!!!!
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Sudiegirl-You know, I can picture my cat, who is not declawed, shredding one of those mats. Maybe the tea ones smell like catnip!
I’ll be back, too, I like your blog
These things all make great decoration for your home.
By the way – good blog!!
I have seen the site alicecottage.com. Their i have found some wonderful products for home. Really very good art work by them. Thank you for sharing this informations with us.
They look very home country and quite functional too, with the thin cushion. A great conversation piece and is sure to spice up any home. Thanks for posting.
Really nice home decor. It makes me wanna drink coffeee and eat a nice biscuit or two;)