Victoria: Romantic Country Style: Creating the English Country Look in Your Home [Hardcover]

From the Editors of Victoria Magazine (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 2001

Romantic country style implies serenity, classic charm, and cozy comfort. This book shows how to create the essence of this style in any home -- even if it doesn't happen to be a cottage in Sussex -- with inspiring photos of classic kitchens, relaxed family living rooms, tranquil bedrooms, and country gardens.

To help readers achieve this look in their personal surroundings, Romantic Country Style provides practical techniques such as how to use paint to maximize indoor light, how brick and stone floorings can be used for a rustic look, and advice for using wallpaper without overwhelming a room. Suggestions for creating an inviting entryway, transforming a hallway with painted floorboards and a rag rug, and using houseplants to create the feel of a country garden inside work equally well in an apartment or a house.

Editorial Reviews

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Luscious photographs and extremely practical decorating advice combine to make this volume both a delight to behold and an excellent resource for anyone looking to emulate the English-cottage look at home. Solid information on basic stylistic elements and on choosing colors and fabrics lays the groundwork for a room-by-room survey of lovely spaces. From entryways and family living spaces to bedrooms, bathrooms, home offices, and outdoor living areas, the text, the photos, and the captions offer wonderful verbal and visual advice on why these rooms work so well and how you can adapt them to work for you. A series of marvelous double-page spreads entitled "Get the Look" feature detailed photos grouped thematically to showcase such concepts as displaying collections, disguising storage, or setting an outdoor table. This is a good primer on cottage-style decorating, and even if you're already familiar with a lot of the basics, you'll still find inspiration in these pages. --Amy Handy

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Hearst; Lst Ed edition (December 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 068816904X
• ISBN-13: 978-0688169046
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #446,772 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #81 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Interior Design > Style

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Realistic and Charming Photographs, July 20, 2009

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This review is from: Victoria: Romantic Country Style: Creating the English Country Look in Your Home (Hardcover)

For those of us that prefer a decorating book with simple charm, mismatched furniture and personal treasures this is the book for you. Defects are not obscured as they would be in a decorating book featuring American homes. No perfectly matched furniture or picture perfect rooms are shown. Includes lots of photographs and plenty of text. A pleasure to read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Romantic Country Style: Creating the English Country Look in, March 30, 2000

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Anita L Crane (Park City, Utah) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Victoria: Romantic Country Style: Creating the English Country Look in Your Home (Hardcover)

I love this book. I have followed every Victoria magazine and book since day one. I immediately made it my goal to be featured on the pages of Victoria Magazine. My dream came true June 92, and was the cover story. This book if full of wonderful decorating ideas, fabulous photographs and always gentle writing to put you in the mood, to sit quietly, sip a cup-o-tea and imagine yourself on the pages that are appealing to your sensual pleasure. I have always love decorating, and my own book on victorian chic style will be coming out this Fall. Again, thankyou Victoria Magazine for yet another inspirational and exquisite publication. Keep them coming.

4.0 out of 5 stars good photographs, August 31, 2011

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Gabriela Paoletti "sunlight" (buenos aires Argentina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Romantic Country Style (Paperback)

I loved the photographs, I'm about to remodel a cottage and it gave very good ideas. The photographs look real, not something pre-fab for the book. The text was clear, simple and to the point. It was also a good idea to devide the book in sections, it might be very conventional but it really works as a practical guide when you want to draw ideas from the book. The philosophy behind country living is stated clearly both in the text and in the photogrpahs.