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Any book by Ros Byam Shaw inspires confidence and delight, being brilliantly researched and handsomely illustrated. Her captions are always informative, and her interest in the story and the gorgeousness of very different homes and objects is unflagging, without being gushy. --The World of Interiors
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"Perfect English Cottage" explores 18 inspirational homes that celebrate the best of cottage style in the English countryside. The book looks at the decorating and design solutions that make the cottages as attractive inside as out, as well as practical and comfortable to live in. Bestselling author Ros Byam Shaw takes a fresh look at this perennially appealing style, which she divides into five chapters: Character, Holiday, Romance, Simplicity and Elegance. The featured homes are incredibly varied, from a tiny house with exposed beams to a pared-down Georgian gem, to a picture-perfect cottage with roses over the door-and plenty more adorning the interior. Each section ends with a Get The Look page with ideas for recreating the style in your own home.
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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is fantastic! Like the other reviewer I thought the author, Ros Byam-Shaw, had reached the top in 'Perfect English' but this book is just as good. Each of the homes it features are superb, comfortable, homely, places you'll really want to spend time in. This is not a book for minimalists, or people who like contemporary homes. It shows how older, unique items, can be put together to make a delightful living collage of treasured items. You won't find anything designer here, no matching or toning touches, not even perfection. Many things do show the wear and tear accumulated by time. And it's all the better for that.
This book shows creative homes, where each item is valued for the story it tells as well as it's function. You can read the patina on ancient furniture, you can see elderly, mis-matching crockery and see the passion the owner has for it or gaze at the pictures on the wall and imagine you were talking to their creator. Each item shows a facet of their owner's life, a living manifestation of individuality and all the more interesting for that.
It's also the perfect role model of recycling, many of the items are not quite perfect, but the author shows us how this really doesn't matter in the creation of individual style. I just hope the author is working on more books!
This book shows creative homes, where each item is valued for the story it tells as well as it's function. You can read the patina on ancient furniture, you can see elderly, mis-matching crockery and see the passion the owner has for it or gaze at the pictures on the wall and imagine you were talking to their creator. Each item shows a facet of their owner's life, a living manifestation of individuality and all the more interesting for that.
It's also the perfect role model of recycling, many of the items are not quite perfect, but the author shows us how this really doesn't matter in the creation of individual style. I just hope the author is working on more books!
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is a cut above the average homes book - the photos are charming but it is the quality of the text and the choice of homes that make it so valuable and enjoyable, as a source book as well as a coffee-table book.
The categories of different cottage styles are well-chosen and comprehensive, and the writing gives an enjoyable glimpse of the people and lives behind each home.
This is probably the best 'home style' book I own. It covers quite a variety of styles, from cheerful and kitsch to elegant and classical, via unique and characterful.
The categories of different cottage styles are well-chosen and comprehensive, and the writing gives an enjoyable glimpse of the people and lives behind each home.
This is probably the best 'home style' book I own. It covers quite a variety of styles, from cheerful and kitsch to elegant and classical, via unique and characterful.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is a bit expensive, but will never go out of fashion - the interiors shown are timeless and all real people's homes. I had some furniture that I was going to restore, but this book as made me look at the items from a different perspective. I would be spoiling the charm that attracted me to buy them if I restored them to perfection (and paints and fabrics do cost a lot now!) So now I just wash them down, treat for woodworm, clean the fabrics, and make cusions for any saggy seats! I am delighted with the results. This book will excite, inspire and encourage you - fantastic photographs, full of detail (not minimal at all). I will refer to it for years to come. I haven't read all the text yet, but will get round to it.
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A cosy, winter evening read.
I love this book.
It seems to always come off the shelf on a winters night, when its cold outside and I've the wood burner on inside. Read more
It seems to always come off the shelf on a winters night, when its cold outside and I've the wood burner on inside. Read more
Published 4 months ago by LaLaLottieR
Every Englishman's Dream!
I love this book! In fact I've fallen in love with Ros Byam Shaw's interior books, I just love the way she writes. Read more
Published 6 months ago by bluebellgirl
SUPERB!
Love,love,love this book, although a tad expensive it was well worth it, as soon as i received it i was lost in it's nostalgia, have read it from cover to cover. Read more
Published 16 months ago by A. Baker
I lovely book -another good one by Ros
A lovely book, nice to see the cottage styles were very English too. I think it'll be a book I'll pick up for inspiration time and time again. Read more
Published 17 months ago by liz
Perfect English Cottage Review
This is an excellent book. It is beautifully written and contains very interesting and lovely interior photographs of many different cottages. Read more
Published 18 months ago by D Power
Perfect English Cottage
Great photographs, lots of ideas and inspiration for those who love this style of interior decoration
Published 20 months ago by Nenaandpaco
Brilliant book
This book is absolutely wonderful. I loved the featured cottages furnished with vintage, second-hand items especially the first section which is based on romantic interiors. Read more
Published 20 months ago by S. Smith
A perfect coffee table book
This book is lovely and large. I keep it in my spare room for guests to flick through. My favourite section is the first part...so pretty!!
Published 22 months ago by L. J. Bailey
Rustic Chic
A lovely book but a little too rustic for me, shabby chic can go too far and I felt it did in this book.
Published on 28 Mar 2010 by Rose Briers
an english pearl
i thought that with her "perfect english", ros byam shaw had reached the top, the perfection about interior decoration books, but i see that it has now a twin brother in this... Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2009 by Rapin
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