Perfect English

by Byam Shaw, Ros

• ISBN13: 9781845973452
• ISBN10: 1845973453
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-04-30
• Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small

Summary

The English style in interior design is admired and copied all over the world. At its grandest it means antiques, portraits, and artifacts--but the houses in this book are country cottages, farmhouses and parsonages, urban row houses, and apartments--not mansions. What links them is as much an attitude as a look. The English style of decoration is practical and informal, designed around the people who occupy the rooms rather than decorating to impress. These houses are lived in and loved, they are not afraid to be pretty and above all they are comfortable. Author Ros Byam Shaw divdes 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 end with accessible ideas for furnishing a house in that style.*A directory of suppliers will help you achieve the look in your home.*Featured homes include those of writers Rafaella Barker, Leslie Geddes-Brown, and interior designers Emily Todhunter, Gilly and Geoff Newberry of Bennison Fabrics, and Roger Jones of Colefax and Fowler*Evocative photography by Chris Tubbs.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
Plain English	p. 12
Model Manor	p. 14
Farmhouse Chic	p. 22
Back to Basics	p. 28
A Simple Retreat	p. 36
Plain English Design Elements	p. 42
Plain English Finishing Touches	p. 44
English Eccentric	p. 46
Purple Prose	p. 48
Upstairs Downstairs	p. 54
Beside the Seaside	p. 62
A Movable Feast	p. 68
English Eccentric Design Elements	p. 76
English Eccentric Finishing Touches	p. 78
English Rose	p. 80
Tudor Restoration	p. 82
Artist in Residence	p. 90
Preserving the Fabric	p. 96
Material Wealth	p. 104
English Rose Design Elements	p. 110
English Rose Finishing Touches	p. 112
English Country House	p. 114
Reviving the Past	p. 116
Elizabethan Jewel	p. 124
A Stately Cottage	p. 130
Country Legacy	p. 136
At Home in History	p. 144
English Country House Design Elements	p. 150
English Country House Finishing Touches	p. 152
Classic English	p. 154
Small and Beautiful	p. 156
Singular Style	p. 162
Classical Illusion	p. 168
A Well-balanced Arrangement	p. 176
Classic English Design Elements	p. 182
Classic English Finishing Touches	p. 184
Directory	p. 186
Credits	p. 188
Index	p. 190
Acknowledgments	p. 192
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