English Cottage Style Interiors
Collection by Lisa Farmer Designs • Last updated 6 weeks ago
English style decor is the mixture of old, worn, highly valuable, or not valuable but highly functional. It is a mixture that always looks as though it was put together over generations. Combining the classic elements of English country decor are part of the beautiful tradition that creates a timeless, warm interior that you will enjoy for years to come.
38 Fantastic Home Library Ideas For Book Lovers
Cute dishevelled 18th century home library design
Jenny Rose Innes on Instagram: “The most sublime image from my latest book purchase .. “Colefax & Fowler” by Chester Jones from @abebooks .. it’s a fabulous reference to…”
1,933 Likes, 58 Comments - Jenny Rose Innes (@jennyroseinnes) on Instagram: “The most sublime image from my latest book purchase .. “Colefax & Fowler” by Chester Jones from…”
The Perfect English Country House - Gallery - DuJour
Famed interior designer Nicky Haslam shows how it's done.
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My husband would call this cluttered...I call it perfectly me!
My husband would call this cluttered...I call it perfectly me! by chuck.wood.98 on Indulgy.com
Country Life Magazine on Instagram: “A Cumbrian living room by Serena Williams Ellis, featuring a prominent ottoman. Once a decorator’s secret weapon, this versatile bit of kit…”
3,556 Likes, 49 Comments - Country Life Magazine (@countrylifemagazine) on Instagram: “A Cumbrian living room by Serena Williams Ellis, featuring a prominent ottoman. Once a decorator’s…”
English Cottage Home Decorating
When you think of an English home, we think of thatched cottages... ...square brick or rock country farm homes... ...and the elegant...
Pauline | Betsy Blair Home on Instagram: “Morning! Tons to do, happy Friday everyone 🌸 #appleblossom #peony&sage #paintedfurniture #decorativeheart #handmade”
267 Likes, 14 Comments - Pauline | Betsy Blair Home (@betsyblairhome) on Instagram: “Morning! Tons to do, happy Friday everyone 🌸 #appleblossom #peony&sage #paintedfurniture…”
An Elegant Continental Country Home in London
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Pretty Rooms & Pretty Fabrics
Is chintz hot again? They’ve been saying “Chintz is Back” for a few years now. Take it with a grain of salt - but, I did find this new, gorgeous, gorgeous chintz that F. Schumacher just came out with: Loving this chintz by Schumacher. Love, love love! It’s the colorway – gray and white with red – that makes this fabric so new and wonderful. Whose design is it? Who else but Alessandra Branca, of course. Born in Rome and now living in Chicago, Branca loves the classics – with a twist. For…
English Cottage Home Decorating
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My Favorite Room.......The Polohouse
Hi! I'm Alison from the Polohouse and I am beyond thrilled to be a guest blogger on Kim's "My Favorite Room" series. Thanks so much for having me over today, Kim. Today I am sharing my kitchen. I wish I had "before" photos of the room so I could really share the transformation that this space went through. It used to have two peninsulas and pale yellow pickled cabinets from the 1970's which were very "groovy" and falling off their hinges. The tiled counter tops were terracotta with blue and…
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