Perfect English Cottage

I think the rule with Ros Byam Shaw is to buy two books on the trot and not three. Most people loved this book, but were perhaps just a little less appreciative of her fairly recent Farmhouse publication. For me it was the other way round. I absolutely adored the Perfect English and the Farmhouses, but found this one just a little less to my taste. Lovely, but didn't quite hit the same spot as the other two. Perhaps I overdosed.

If you want ideas for your country home, this is the book to buy. It replaces months worth of Country Living magazines all in one binding. Photographs are clear, colourful and plenty. Country homes aren't always conventional in that they often have quirky corners and wonky walls, this book visits these types of homes and shows what other people have done with such spaces. If you have a room that you're struggling to arrange, the book will give you some inspiration as to how to arrange your collections and decide upon your interior decorating.It will remain my coffee table book for a long time to come!

I love this book.It seems to always come off the shelf on a winters night, when its cold outside and I've the wood burner on inside.I've not got bored of it yet because if you have a cottage like me or an old house, its perfect.Full of different ideas, designs, some that aren't to my taste but then that proves that the book maker has tried to reach out to everyone's individual taste.It's full of English charm, character and colour. I've took loads of ideas out of it.A great gift for a country girl or someone with an English home.

This book is beautiful - the photography excellent and some of the settings were lovely - the only downside for me is that these were cottages bought and 'done up' by people with lots of money (not necessarily taste!) and I wanted to see 'proper' cottages - those that are truly 'lived in' and not used as holiday or show homes!Good inspiration though

I already had a copy of this book and loved It so I decided to purchase it for my friend for her birthday as she is also 'home interior' mad. She too loves it. Lots of pictures and information and a really enjoyable book to browse through giving you hundreds of ideas. This was a second hand book but it was like brand new, thank you. Great purchase and seller.

I would recommend this book to those who like English Cottage style photography is good and it is full of ideas, but it does not give much assistance on how to attain the style on a tight budget. You have to use your imagination.

I have several of Ros Byam Shaw's books. Always a bit worried that the photos might overlap, but the books are distinctively different enough to lust after the next set of beautiful imagery.Good quality and timeless, classy yet unpretentious style that is imaginative, liveable in, and very British.

This book is full of photos of beautiful English cottages.It is great for helping with design ideas and also colour choices for within the home.I hope my cottage ends up looking as good as these!