English Country Cottage: Interiors, Details & Gardens

Griffiths, Sally

ISBN 10: 1567997082 / ISBN 13: 9781567997088

Published by Friedman/Fairfax Pub

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1567997082 Friedman/Fairfax hardcover w/dust jacket, 2000-3rd printing, unused/unmarked, slight surface rub only.as New/Fine.New mylar cover, bubble-wrapped and mailed in a Box w/delivery confirmation. Bookseller Inventory # 58203OV

Bibliographic Details

Title: English Country Cottage: Interiors, Details ...

Publisher: Friedman/Fairfax Pub

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition:Fine

About this title

Synopsis:

This is a selection of photographs of English cottages, with text highlighting architectural features, interior design and details from inside the house and the garden.

Review:

With a decided emphasis on cozy country charm, The English Country Cottage explores 25 delightful old cottages that have been updated with all the comforts of modern life and yet manage to retain much of their period flavor. Even the names ring with the unmistakable sound of the quaint English countryside: Smuggler's Haunt, Mustard Pot Hall, Wealden Close, Rose Cottage. Most are relatively traditional, though no less appealing, with lots of plump chintz cushions, botanical prints, nautical themes, pleasantly weathered furnishings, and hutches overflowing with crockery. But a few are refreshingly different, such as the vibrantly hued Cider-House Cottage, where the owner painted fanciful designs all over each room to warm the cold look of the stone walls, or Folly Cottage, with its bright red walls and many Gothic accents. The clear photographs display plenty of good ideas for mimicking the style, but by and large readers must extract these ideas themselves since the text focuses much more on examining these particular cottages (what renovations were needed to make the old structures livable today; descriptions of garden designs or color scheme choices) than on analyzing the key design elements or explaining how to re-create the specific effects. --Amy Handy