Home Decorating - English Style

This past year I've been reading about English country decorating and have come to love this cozy welcoming style. 

The above book by Cheryl MacLachlan is one of my favorites and was a gift from my sister Ana last Christmas!  Another fun source of inspiration is a magazine called The English Home which is from England.

 

{From interiOr-designs}

English country home decorating, with origins tying back to rural cottages and farming communities from hundreds of years ago, is a style characterized by its attention to comfort and serene hominess.  Furniture and accessories display a variety of simple and brightly colored patterns depicting stripes and chintzes.  

This style gives the homeowner free reign to display a wide-ranging blend of antiques, photographs, artwork, and other pieces collected over time.  As with Victorian, English country decor encourages a somewhat cluttered but tidy appearance, generously displaying pieces and memorabilia collected over the years.

Nowadays, English country decor can be either casual and rustic, or conversely, lean more towards the elegantly informal.  Depending on which end of scale your tastes lay, the look is always inviting and easygoing. 

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