Fokkema & Partners Architecten was commissioned by Ampelmann, a start-up company based in Delft, the Netherland, to design their new office. The company
Are you looking for ways to add touches of English Country to your home? As you know, I am a huge fan o...
An English country house party barn - cosy and sophisticated for watching movies and throwing parties and relaxed enough for the clients' university age children.
For a young Anglo-Italian family, American designer Joy Moyler breathes fresh air into an English manse with a storied past
This English country home was created by the Modern Nest as a welcoming retreat from everyday life, located in Paradise Valley, Arizona.
There are oh so many ways to decorate and style with a modern English country inspired look that isn't stuffy or overdone.
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Narborough Hall is an English country house surrounded by beautiful gardens and parkland that has received a careful restoration
Olli Ella founder Chloe Brookman reveals her Sydney family home inspired by Wes Anderson, art deco, and English country gardens!
What began as a yearlong retreat on a farm in the Cotswolds turned into a whole new life for fashion insider Amanda Brooks and her family
Two fall book releases that I have highly anticipated are The Drawing Room: English Country House Decoration by British historian and writer, Jeremy Musson, and The Private Houses of France: Living with History by French writer Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery. I collect books by both authors, and their latest efforts were well worth the wait. As the title of Musson's book implies, The Drawing Room explores "one of the defining spaces of the English country house." The author's introduction gives a concise history of this room, which evolved from the modest, early seventeenth-century "withdrawing" room to a space that, by the late seventeenth century, stood almost equal in importance to the dining room, thus earning the drawing room the sometimes expensive, usually well-appointed decor that defines these rooms today. Musson has divided his book into chronological sections that trace the evolution of drawing room decor from the sixteenth century up to today, using numerous examples of well-known (and perhaps not so well-known) country house drawing rooms. In the section devoted to the sixteenth- to eighteenth-century drawing room, expect to find photos of South Wraxall Manor, Kedleston Hall, and Broadlands. Attingham Park and Renishaw Hall represent the elegant nineteenth-century drawing room, while the "opulence" of the later nineteenth-century can be seen in the rooms of Knebworth and Madresfield Court. The drawing rooms of David Hicks, Detmar Blow, and Nancy Lancaster are prime examples of how tastemakers decorated and used these rooms during the twentieth century. Finally, the book ends with a look at what the twenty-first-century drawing room looks like, specifically rooms decorated by Veere Grenney and Chester Jones. (All of the country houses I have mentioned are but a fraction of the houses featured in Musson's book.) As tempting as it might be ignore the text in favor of the book's beautiful photos by Paul Barker, don't. Musson's brief but illuminating surveys of each drawing room are chock full of architectural history, social history, and descriptions of furnishings and decor, all of which tend to interest people like us. And one more thing- Musson's book will make a nice companion to Mark Girouard's Life in the English Country House, a book that many of us own. The South Drawing Room at Althorp The drawing room at Renishaw Hall, home of the Sitwells. Deene Park The drawing room of Stanway House, with its pair of Thomas Chippendale Chinoiserie daybeds. Veere Grenney's The Temple, whose drawing room is always a crowd pleaser. Moving on to France.... I'm an ardent fan of author Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery, whose books give readers an insider's view of life in aristocratic French residences. Although the concept of her latest book, Private Houses of France, is not markedly different from that of The Finest Houses of Paris or even The French Chateau, that's okay with me. I never grow tired of looking at big, beautiful photos of sumptuously-appointed French homes. De Nicolay-Mazery's latest endeavour profiles such private houses as Château d'Anet, Champchevrier, and the Paris apartment of Princesse G. There are also chapters on Hubert de Givenchy's Paris residence, Hôtel d'Orrouer, as well as Baron de Redé's first floor residence of Hôtel Lambert. (I believe that the book's photos of both residences have never before been published.) Like Musson's work, the text in this book deals mostly with the history of each residence, although the author does delve into how the various aristocratic homeowners live in their luxurious abodes. But it's the book's photos that might well send the reader into a reverie. In addition to large, overall room shots, there are plenty of detail photos as well, which capture the personal details that say so much about a home. Just take a look below: The Paris residence of Hubert de Givenchy A guest room at Château d'Anet The dining room in a hôtel particulier in the Marais At Château d'Anet *The Drawing Room is available via Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and IndieBound. Private Houses of France also available through Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and IndieBound. Photos from The Drawing Room by Jeremy Musson, copyright © Rizzoli Publishers 2014. Photos from Private Houses of Frances by Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery, copyright © Flammarion Publishers 2014. Francis Hammond photographer.
From the meticulously manicured gardens to the layered interiors, the decorator's house is an aesthetic tour de force
By Alan George Let's step into a world of tranquility and timeless charm with an English countryside bedroom. This beloved design style captures the...
India Hicks and David Flint Wood’s England home is bedecked with family treasures
In the hands of designer Robert Couturier, a proper English manor by architect Edwin Lutyens gets a smart, stylish, and slightly daring update
This must be Rose Cottage. I've never even heard of this hamlet but now I must go. Blaise Hamlet is a hamlet in north-west Bristol England, composed of a complex of small cottages around a green. They were built around 1811 for retired employees of Quaker banker and philanthropist John Scandrett Harford, who owned Blaise Castle House. The hamlet was designed by John Nash, master of the Picturesque style. He had worked for Harford on other buildings. The cottages are now owned by the National Trust. They are still occupied and not open to the public, but the ensemble may be viewed from the outside. All the cottages, and the sundial on the green (which is accessible to the public), are Grade I listed buildings. Rose Cottage is now rented out by the National Trust as a holiday cottage. image source There is a composit of all the cottages HERE on Flickr. What a wonderful man John Harford must have been. The whole concept gives me goose bumps, and knowing he carried it out is simply wonderful. This must be one of the most charming places in all of England. Have a great weekend.
Mixing classical symmetry and vernacular charm, this newbuild country house is a triumph of teamwork, with architects and designers collaborating to create the owners' perfect home
English Country Home for sale Dorset River Lydden timeless classic style 19th century chintz traditional acreage
Interior designer Fiona Shelburne's clever mix of contemporary touches and a killer art collection brings freshness to this classic English country-house.
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Featuring ten exceptional British country homes still in the hands of the original families, The English Country House tells their stories.
British design firm Sims Hilditch created a proper English country house with a modern sensibility for a family returning to their roots.
…In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back. - quote by Albert Camus None of these pictures...
Keith Johnson and Glen Senk’s search for a retreat from Florida’s heat took them to a Grade II-listed house in south west England, which, after restoration and redecoration, is a refreshing amalgamation of creative American spirit and English country ideals
A glorious and classic Baroque English gem has been restored and decorated by Studio Indigo. The building which is Grade 1 listed has undergone a major restoration and conservation programme on the external fabric, whilst internally it has been adapted to suit contemporary living.
Mixing classical symmetry and vernacular charm, this newbuild country house is a triumph of teamwork, with architects and designers collaborating to create the owners' perfect home
Calling all Anglophiles! You can now rent English interior decorator Rita Konig’s charming farmhouse (remember this post?) for your next holiday. North Farm is set in 380 picturesque acres in County Durham (about two and a half hours from London). The refurbished farmhouse can accommodate up to fourteen people and has the prettiest bedrooms you […]
The British actor opens the doors to her spellbinding Buckinghamshire bolthole.
Olli Ella founder Chloe Brookman reveals her Sydney family home inspired by Wes Anderson, art deco, and English country gardens!
Laura Bailey opened up her country home in the November 2012 issue of Vogue
Keith Johnson and Glen Senk’s search for a retreat from Florida’s heat took them to a Grade II-listed house in south west England, which, after restoration and redecoration, is a refreshing amalgamation of creative American spirit and English country ideals
Rick Fink served queens and diplomats for over 60 years. Now he’s passing on the secrets of the silver tray to a new generation.
At her Tudor manse in England, supermodel Claudia Schiffer and her family are surrounded by historic architecture, modern art—and a few friendly ghosts
Décor Inspiration: Trewithen House, Cornwall, England - by Designers Nicole Salvesen and Mary Graham of design firm Salvesen Graham
The home of Fiona Bateman and family: originally designed by Walter Liberty Vernon in 1893, and renovated by Sam Crawford Architects.
The current custodians of Thirsk Hall, Daisy Bell and Bill Gerrish, have opened a Sculpture Garden in its parkland, an initiative that they hope will help to protect the future of the house and also benefit the local community
The ultimate guide to getting English country decor in every part of your home, on this side of the Atlantic!
