The idea
When more than one adjective comes before a noun, English normally follows a conventional order. Opinion adjectives usually come before more neutral, factual descriptions.
Usual order
opinion → size → age → shape → colour → pattern → origin / place → material → noun
You will rarely use every category at once. The sequence helps you decide what sounds natural when several adjectives appear together.
a lovely old cottage
a small round wooden table
an expensive Italian leather bag
a blue striped cotton shirt
Build the phrase
Start with the more subjective description and move towards details that are more closely connected to the noun.
- Opinion: lovely, beautiful, expensive
- Size / age / shape: small, old, round
- Colour / pattern: blue, striped
- Origin / place: Italian, Irish
- Material: leather, wooden
a beautiful small old Italian stone house