Cottage Style
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Cottage Style Details
From Library Journal The cottage, as defined in Cottage Style, is "a usually small vacation home"; however, both books show how cottage style can be used for a permanent home as well. Tolpin covers the history of cottages as they evolved from serfs' homes in England to the Cape Cod style in the United States and on into the 20th century. The main purpose is to show how contemporary architects, using modern design techniques, have developed the cottage style for contemporary living. Architects, interior designers, and students will find this book especially useful for its last chapter on designing a cottage home. Amateurs, meanwhile, will find Cottage Style a more accessible volume for personal home design. As usual, the publisher provides numerous photographs to illustrate how to create a cottage look, with examples of window treatments, flooring, and wall coverings, as well as individual examples of various cottage styles from beach house to mountain cabin for every room of the home.Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. Read more
Reviews
An absolutely great book, filled with tons of color photos that demonstrate cottage style in many different fashions. Whether you are interested in English country, nautical, romantic, folksy... or any other form of cottage decor, this book will have ideas for you! And the text is just as nice as the photos! No boring, four syllable, technical jargon... The content is easy and enjoyable to read and teaches you the basics of decorating for any style. So even if you discover that cottage isn't your thing, you can still benefit from this book by using the basic decorating elements and creating your own design. What a great book... Worth every penny!