Country - Judith Miller

For generations the timeless appeal of country living has found its most vivid expression in the decoration of the home. The unstructured, unselfconscious nature of the country house has evolved into an international style that celebrates the cosiness of rural pleasures and the charms of the simple life.

In Country, Judith Miller looks at how country traditions from around the world have continuously influenced the decoration of homes everywhere. All varieties of country style are explored in detail, from the rustic simplicity of a spare American Shaker interior to the comfortable clutter of an English cottage; from the exuberance of a brightly coloured Mediterranean villa to the cool, clean lines of a Scandinavian farmhouse.

The origins and development of each style and the different strands that make up the fabric of the individual country styles – textiles, furniture, decorative artefacts, wall and floor coverings and architectural details – are also covered.