Cottage Style

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Summary: I love this book
Review: I don't see the problem with the graphic design (which an earlier review mentioned). I love this book. I thought I was buying a pretty dream book to get me through the winter, but now I've put Post-it Notes on page after page so I don't forget all the ideas I'm getting. The first thing I'm going to do is paint the old brown paneling in our den, slipcover the couch, and put up some lace curtains. As I said, I just love this book.

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Summary: Puts the romance back into decorating
Review: I finally decided to see this book for myself, because I wondered what all the good reviews were about. I see now. I want a home that's homey, comfortable, charming, relaxing, timeless, and simple, and this book has captured that. Like an earlier reviewer, I was surprised too that there was so much variety within cottage style. I like the big color pictures but also the idea that the author has explained decorating principles so I can not just copy the rooms I see but create my own look. The book is lovable, and I hope my rooms will be the same. My problem now is that I pick up the book and end up sitting back and just daydreaming with it instead of getting going on decorating. A pleasure to look at.

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Summary: I love this book
Review: I had to laugh at an earlier review which said that no one decorates like this. I bought this booka after seeing it on my neighbor's coffee table. Not only does she decorate like this, but her sister's home on the east coast is actually featured in the book. The book is beautiful if you love homey cottage-style decorating. I think the reviewer who did not like this book was a guy, and, frankly, this book is not a guy thing. It's like a chick flick decorating book! Yummy.

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Summary: The best decorating book!
Review: I have to say this is my favorite decorating book. I could spend hours looking at this book and always see something new. I love the photos and the ideas. If you like masculin-homedecor, very contemporary, or very, very formal this may not be for you. The ideas are very easy to apply to your own home and style. I have a new home and the ideas work. If you have an older home this book is even more perfect for you! With these ideas we can relax and have style! I would call it Cottage Chic! Some Shabby Chic too. Beautiful!!! I highly recommend this book you will not be disappointed.

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Summary: Delightful if you want to create a getaway
Review: I just discovered this book after first buying a newer book by the same author and publisher. This book shows how to decorate any home in a way that makes it feel like a weekend house. I already have marked lots of pages that have ideas I plan to use. The newer book, called SECOND HOME: FINDING YOUR PLACE IN THE FUN goes one step further and shows real second homes around the country. SECOND HOME covers everything from choosing a second home location and home style to decorating. Both books are like little getaways or destinations in themselves, because I love sitting, relaxing, and looking at all the pictures. Both books also make me believe that I really can, first, turn my present home into a "getaway" and, second, actually find, buy, and decorate a real second home some time in the future.

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Summary: Could not wait to get started
Review: I just looked at this book at "Urban Cottage" (a wonderful store) in Buckhead/Atlanta, and could not wait to get to the internet to find out more about it. Like many of you...I have a small place and I want my home to be unique and peaceful, a place for entertaining and rest from the Atlanta pace...you encouraged me that this book will help me get there. Thanks...I can't wait to get started!

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Summary: Lots of great pictures & ideas
Review: I like decorating books with less talk and more pictures. COTTAGE STYLE fits that bill. Caringer intersperses practical suggestions alongside pictures of tasteful and innovative cottage decorating. The creative juices flow! This book stays on my coffee table simply because I like to pick it up and peruse.

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Summary: Fabulous decorating book to cozy your home
Review: I picked up the book at a big bookstore before ordering from amazon. (Amazon's price was better.) What I wanted (and got) was an excellent decorating book but not a ditsy, cutesy book filled with projects. This is a kind of interior design primer that seems to cover the bases of such things as color and arranging accessories but with a yummy, cottage-style focus. There isn't another book like it, and I've been looking. Very helpful and also a wonderful book so flip through because the photos are gorgeous.

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Summary: This book grows on you
Review: I started to buy the book at the bookstore and put it down -- on several trips. But, it kept drawing me in. Finally, I ordered it, and I am enjoying it very much. I find myself going back to it repeatedly -- picking it up when I finally sit down with some decaf at the end of the day or when I'm looking for an idea for a particular room. There's a lot here -- and it's fun to read, too.

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Summary: This book really works
Review: I started using the ideas in this book 3 months ago, and our home is beginning to feel like the country cottage we've always wanted. I like the pictures. And the writing is telling me how to make lots of big and small changes in every room. Thank you!!!