New Cottage Style

More than a decorating style, New Cottage Style is about the way you want to live today. It's comfortable, casual, uncluttered, and personal. It's about creating rooms where simplicity reigns, a welcoming refuge that's easy to live in. With roots in sources as diverse as European imports, beach houses, and bungalows, New Cottage Style offers more options than any other style. This book from Better Homes and GardensR Books, America's decorating authority, shows how to bring the look home. * What's your cottage style? Euro-inspired, American farmhouse, modern, vacation getaway? Take a fun, no-fail quiz to find out! * 200 inspiring photos show imaginative ideas for creating your favorite look. Learn how to relax your rooms with cottage sensibility, whether you live in a suburban ranch, an urban loft, or a contemporary home. * Better Homes and Gardens, Books has celebrated cottage style for decades. Discover what makes today's cottage style new, different, and current-and see how you can adapt these elements to refresh your own cottage look. Chapters featuring whole houses represent four different expressions of cottage style. "Cottage Then and Now," an at-a-glance survey, identifies the changes in architecture, backgrounds, fabrics, and accessories that make this style evergreen. * 70 tips help you bring relaxed comfort to living rooms, bedrooms, and kitchens. * 19 easy projects and ideas add personal style to furnishings and accessories.Better Homes and Gardens Editors is the author of 'New Cottage Style', published 2005 under ISBN 9780696221330 and ISBN 0696221330.