English Country House Style: Traditions, Secrets, and Unwritten Rules

At Home in the Cotswolds authors Katy Campbell and Mark Nicholson return with a new book on English country house style, exploring signature rooms and furnishings, with over a dozen chapters on various motifs and photographs taken in private country homes throughout England. These motifs can be found in both large and small country houses and can be re-created by modern homeowners in urban, suburban, and rural environments.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 10 October 2024
Publisher: Abrams

English Country House Style is a comprehensive guide to creating an English country house style wherever you may dwell. It explores the signature rooms and furnishings that are synonymous with this comfortable, sumptuously lived-in look and lifts the curtain on its interior design secrets. With more than a dozen chapters on various country house motifs, each illustrated with photographs taken in private country homes throughout England, the book offers readers a glimpse into the world of English country life. Whether you are looking to make the look your own or simply wish to enjoy a peek at English country life, English Country House Style is a must-read for anyone interested in interior design.
English Country House Style is a comprehensive guide to creating an English country house style wherever you may dwell. It explores the signature rooms and furnishings that are synonymous with this comfortable, sumptuously lived-in look and lifts the curtain on its interior design secrets. With more than a dozen chapters on various country house motifs, each illustrated with photographs taken in private country homes throughout England, the book offers readers a glimpse into the world of English country life. Whether you are looking to make the look your own or simply wish to enjoy a peek at English country life, English Country House Style is a must-read for anyone interested in interior design.

The authors of At Home in the Cotswolds return with a new book full of English charm and style savvy. English Country House Style explores the signature rooms and furnishings that are synonymous with this comfortable, sumptuously lived-in look. This book explores the iconography of the English country house and lifts the curtain on its interior design secrets, with more than a dozen chapters on various country house motifs, each illustrated with photographs taken in private country homes throughout England. From the boot room to the butlers pantry, from the library drinks table to the kitchen AGA, each chapter unpacks all the little design details for readers who are eager to make the look their own or simply wish to enjoy a peek at English country life.

There are certain motifs unique to English country houses. These may be specific rooms, architectural details, decorative flourishes, or arrangements of furniture, but all are unmistakably synonymous with that peculiar and lovely ideal that is the English home in the countryside. These features are not solely the preserve of large country houses. Many can be found in country cottages as well as stately homes, and most can be re-created by modern homeowners in their own dwellings in urban, suburban, and rural environments.

English Country House Style is a comprehensive guide to creating an English country house style wherever you may dwell. It explores the signature rooms and furnishings that are synonymous with this comfortable, sumptuously lived-in look and lifts the curtain on its interior design secrets. With more than a dozen chapters on various country house motifs, each illustrated with photographs taken in private country homes throughout England, the book offers readers a glimpse into the world of English country life. Whether you are looking to make the look your own or simply wish to enjoy a peek at English country life, English Country House Style is a must-read for anyone interested in interior design.

Weight: 1540g
Dimension: 241 x 284 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781419773808