The Drawing Room: English Country House Decoration

About this book

A highly detailed look at the most accomplished English country house interiors exemplifying English decorating at its best. The English drawing room a formal place within a house of status where family and honored guests could retire from the more public arena is one of the most important rooms in an English country house and thus great attention has been paid to preserving the decoration of this most elegant of spaces: the center of life in the English countryside and the epitome of English country house decoration. This book offers privileged access to fifty of the finest drawing rooms of country houses and historic townhousesmany still in private handsincluding Althorp Attingham and Knepp Castle. Through these sumptuous rooms readers experience a history of English decorating from the sixteenth century to the present day including the work of design legends such as David Hicks Nancy Lancaster John Fowler and David Mlinaric. Specially commissioned photographs capture the entirety of each room as well as details of furniture architectural elements artwork collections and textiles creating a visually seductive book that will inspire interior designers and homeowners interested in the widely popular classic English look.