Country Style

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X/ourneying from the villas and farmed houses of Italy and Spain to the gîtes and cottages of France and England, this practical sourcebook captures the essence of four very different country styles. Colour, texture, landscape, light - everything from weathered oak beams and limewashed walls to loaves of freshly baked bread on a farmhouse table - are explored through 260 exquisite photographic details, accompanied by an absorbing text that evokes the history and spirit of the country home.
The opening chapter, Villa, tours the farmhouses of Italy, where terracotta tiles and simple, home-made furnishings create an instantly warm and welcoming atmosphere. In Maison, the sunflower yellows, cypress greens and rose pinks of the French countryside are echoed in the decoration of rustic interiors. Casa gives a taste of southern Spain, where the dazzling Mediterranean light is reflected off limewashed walls, and Moorish latticework allows tantalizing ghmpses of courtyard... Tovább

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X/ourneying from the villas and farmed houses of Italy and Spain to the gîtes and cottages of France and England, this practical sourcebook captures the essence of four very different country styles. Colour, texture, landscape, light - everything from weathered oak beams and limewashed walls to loaves of freshly baked bread on a farmhouse table - are explored through 260 exquisite photographic details, accompanied by an absorbing text that evokes the history and spirit of the country home.
The opening chapter, Villa, tours the farmhouses of Italy, where terracotta tiles and simple, home-made furnishings create an instantly warm and welcoming atmosphere. In Maison, the sunflower yellows, cypress greens and rose pinks of the French countryside are echoed in the decoration of rustic interiors. Casa gives a taste of southern Spain, where the dazzling Mediterranean light is reflected off limewashed walls, and Moorish latticework allows tantalizing ghmpses of courtyard gardens. Finally, a look at the traditional English Cottage reveals kitchen dressers cluttered with eclectic collections of patterned crockery, simple, hand-painted wooden furniture and faded chintzes in romantic floral designs.
Enriched with an informative and practical text by leading interiors writer Elizabeth Hilliard, this beautiful book will appeal not only to everyone interested in decorating their home in the country style but also to travellers irresistibly drawn to the images and colours of much-loved countries and, as a sourcebook, to interior designers, artists, photographers and stylists. Vissza