£21.25
Hardcover
ISBN 13: 9781845973445
192 pages
350 colour photographs
292 x 244 mm
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Photography by Chris Tubbs Reviews
The English style in interior design is admired and copied the world over. At its grandest it means antiques, portraits and artefacts – but the houses in this book are country cottages, farmhouses and rectories, terraced townhouses and flats, not mansions. What links them is as much an attitude as a look. The English style of decoration tends to be practical and informal, designed around the people who occupy the rooms rather than to impress. These houses are lived in and loved, are not afraid to be pretty, and are above all comfortable. Author Ros Byam Shaw divides the book into 'Plain English', 'English Eccentric', 'English Rose', 'English Country House' and 'Classic English' to reflect the many facets of English style. Each chapter ends with accessible ideas for furnishing a house in that style. |
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