Perfect English Farmhouse
In Perfect English Farmhouse, Ros Byam Shaw celebrates the characteristic style and fascinating history of the classic farmhouse and shows how to turn your own home into a similarly welcoming retreat.
Farmhouse is a word that conjures an array of appealing associations: fresh eggs and baby lambs, wooden beams and flagged floors, cream teas and harvest suppers; a place of welcome and plenty. With their generous kitchens and meandering layout, the architectural informality and inviting comfort of the farmhouse suits modern lifestyles. In Perfect English Farmhouse, Ros Byam Shaw continues her exploration of English interiors as she surveys both traditional and contemporary farmhouse style via a series of 23 case studies. The book is divided into chapters according to style: Organic, Traditional, Fresh, No Frills and Funky, and at the end of each chapter a spread highlights the key elements of that particular decorative look. First published in 2017, this a new edition.
After ten years as Features Editor at The World of Interiors magazine, Ros Byam Shaw became a freelance author and journalist, writing on design and interiors for magazines and newspapers including The World of Interiors, House & Garden and Cabana. She is the author of 15 acclaimed books, including Perfect English, Perfect English Townhouse and Perfect English Small and Beautiful. Since 2020 Ros has been running online antiques shop Perfect English Stuff with her daughter Elizabeth Kemp, both having inherited the dealing gene from Ros’s mother, also an antiques dealer. Ros has 42.5k Instagram followers while @perfectenglishstuff has 11.4k followers. Ros lives in Devon with her husband.