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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
If a Duke' s daughter is writing about Classic English Interiors one can be nearly sure that it will be a wonderful book. If it is the daughter of the Duke of Marlborough it is bound to be good.
This book is partly a description of the interior of Blenheim Palace, properly the grandest stately home in Britain. But rest assured it is not a tourist guide. With the knowledge and love of one's family home Henrietta Spencer-Churchill shows the reader how having a grand house and nevertheless a comfortable place and family home are not necessary contradictions.
She presents the reader other houses which are usually rather posh and explains how the traditional British style comes about. By that you gain knowledge how you can achieve that in your own environment (if you like that style). But even for those who do not want to live in an traditional environment it is interesting book,which is very well done. One gets a lot of ideas.
It is a lovely coffee table book, to browse through with a cup of tea, relax on the sofa.
I enjoyed it immensely.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is easy to read and has many sumptuous photographs. Spencer-Churchill shows examples from her own family homes, including the magnificent Blenheim, along with smaller, cottage and apartment dwellings owned by friends and clients (of her interior design company).
The book was first published in 1990 and consequently some decorative features from her projects of that time do look a little dated now, but this detracts little from the overall. The latter third of the book gives guidance on how to match and contrast various fabrics and colours.
Certainly a lovely book to enjoy leafing through, though not detailed enough for an in-depth look at period styles and perhaps would not satisfy those who are looking for specific guidance on which to base their own decorating schemes.
The book was first published in 1990 and consequently some decorative features from her projects of that time do look a little dated now, but this detracts little from the overall. The latter third of the book gives guidance on how to match and contrast various fabrics and colours.
Certainly a lovely book to enjoy leafing through, though not detailed enough for an in-depth look at period styles and perhaps would not satisfy those who are looking for specific guidance on which to base their own decorating schemes.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
a MUST in ANY LIBRARY!
7 Feb 2003
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A book of grace and perfect taste. A good book to come back to when you need another idea... end tables, curtains, carpets, furniture placement...... lovely ideas...ideas that can work in a small apartment, modest colonial or grand house..... it's the 1 book in my collection of 50 or more interior design books that I would NOT sell... it is my favorite....
31 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Excellent photography and content!
11 Mar 1998
Format:Hardcover
Classic English Interiors is a great book depicting the more upper-scale homes/interiors of England. The photos are exceptionally good too. If you are contemplating using English style in your decorating scheme, this is surely a good book of information and photos.
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Classic English Interiors
4 Feb 2000
Format:Hardcover
Very beautiful book, I enjoy looking at it, lovely (mostly formal) drapery ideas, but for the money, I wish I could have checked it out at the library.
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