Customer Reviews

New Cottage Style : Decorating Ideas for Casual, Comfortable Living (Better Homes and Gardens)

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Finally, a Cottage Decor book with pure class. I rarely leave reviews but felt a overwhelming need to share my thoughts. My first thought just looking at the pictures, WOW! This book is packed with many inspirational ideas that is very doable for anyone interested in creating a home in beautifully updated Cottage Style. If you like Cottage home style, this book will give you a fresh new approach to all types of Cottage Decorating. As a Interior Decorator, I highly recommend that you get this book. You will not be disappointed!

For those of you who love lush and beautiful photographs, this book will disappoint. The photos are faded, especially sunny rooms which look washed out. I would highly recommend Cottage Decorating by Sunset and Cottage Style by Mary Emmerling. Although the latter is from 1998, the photos are still fresh and bright.

This is such a terrific reference book. The photos are all just gorgeous - it was a treat to page through and peruse. Text is full of tidbits and hints - a must for any decorating afficianado. Today's country is simplified and elegant. Enjoy!

This was just an O.K. book. I love decorating books, this is my least favorite. Usually decorating books inspire me and I can't put them down or at least have to fill the book with post-it notes to mark great ideas. This book I looked at,once maybe twice... it didn't give me the inspiration to do anything. Pictuers are nice... but the context,the way its split up ,then and now is just boring . There are much better books on cottage decor out there. just have to say sorry but not my fav.

Shows imaginative ideas for creating a great look. Great tips for helping to bring a relaxed comfort to living rooms, bedrooms & kitchens.

I truely enjoy this book. The photography and ideas are very current and create a mix of style, comfort & ideas I personally delight in. However, I was so disappointed there was no resource guide...at all. :(
I have spent days trying resource the botanical prints and have come up empty.
oh, well.

Not my favorite cottage book, and I own many. There was just nothing special about it. It didn't inspire me as I had expected. I didn't enjoy the reading - didn't hold my interest. It does have some nice pictures.

I love cottage style with modern touches. I was really disappointed in this book. There are only a couple of pictures in this book that I liked. I usually love Better Homes and Garden books but this one I feel like they fell short on this one. I have seen better cottage style decorating in their magazines then in this book. I didn't get that WOW factor!

I loved this book, and keep going back to it again and again, for comfy and yet clean looks for a more modern interpretation of cottage. I'm not that much into white, and like a spare but not modern look, and this book had enough examples of ways to do that to be really helpful. yarrow_m

Item arrived on time and in excellent condition. I am very happy with this book and seller.