@danette I'll hazard a guess that, if you left the opulence of your massive home in Rhode Island or New York, perspective made this the summer cottage? Joan, any further input?! (I've been on some pretty remarkable home tours in the North east that would make this feel, dare I say, "more rustic and simple" by comparison? I've read that they did bring the nanny and the cook...
@Weezilou It doesn't seem odd to me to call this a cottage. Hey, they call the places in New Port Cottages and they make this seem like a cottage. On our coast cottages come in all sizes. This one at least fits the style of a coastal cottage.
Ian