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'Perfect English Cottage' explores 18 beautiful and inspirational homes that celebrate the best of cottage style in the English countryside. The classic English country cottage is both an icon and an archetype. Dozing beneath a heavy thatch and with roses growing around the door, it epitomizes all that is desirable about life in the countryside and offers the perfect antidote to the stress of the urban grind. In 'Perfect English Cottage', Ros Byam Shaw takes a fresh look at the decorating and design solutions that make the classic English country cottage as attractive inside as out, as well as practical and comfortable to live in. The book is divided into five chapters that address different facets of the look: Romance, Character, Holiday, Simplicity and Elegance.
About the Author
Ros Byam Shaw is a freelance journalist and writes on design and interiors for 'The World of Interiors', 'House & Garden' and the 'Saturday Telegraph', among others. She is the author of 'Old House New Home', 'Perfect English', 'Perfect English Cottage', 'Perfect English Farmhouse', and 'English Eccentric', as well as 'Farrow & Ball Living with Color and 'Farrow & Ball Decorating with Color' (all published by Ryland Peters & Small) . Ros lives in Devon with her husband and dog.
