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title: "English Decoration: Timeless Inspiration for the Contemporary Home Hardcover – 6 Sept. 2012"
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price: "$416.44"
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# English Decoration: Timeless Inspiration for the Contemporary Home Hardcover – 6 Sept. 2012

**Brand:** ben pentreath
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- **What is this?** English Decoration: Timeless Inspiration for the Contemporary Home Hardcover – 6 Sept. 2012 by ben pentreath
- **How much does it cost?** $416.44 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Lovely book, but almost no different to the blog
  

*by E***M on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 January 2013*

I am addicted to Ben Pentreath's blog, which is beautifully written and photographed, and updated every few days. I love his shop in Bloomsbury, with its ever-changing and joyously displayed stock. His interior decorating style - minimal structural alteration, the restoration of period detail, and an eclectic and unpretentious layering of modern, retro, vintage and antique furnishings and artwork - is gorgeous, comfortable and practical. I want his country parsonage, his London flat, and his garden. In fact, I want to live his life.I had hoped this book would introduce me to Ben's wider design portfolio, but unfortunately I was really disappointed. It contains only images that are already available on his blog, or duplicated in other interiors books, notably Farrow & Ball's bestseller 'Living with Colour'. (Property porners will even recognise one house as a long-term listing on Rightmove, yours for a mere £3m). Moreover, the pictures are actually less appealing than they appear on screen. Looking over the blog on an iPad brings Ben's use of vibrant colour and contrasting textures to life; here it's evident printing technology is now a poor second to pixel perfection.'English Decoration' was a present from Father Christmas and so naturally I'm very grateful. But those of you contemplating purchasing for yourselves: why would you pay for something you can read for free on the internet? I'm still happily buying books, but it's time publishers realised that we readers expect original content, not just screenprints in hard covers.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Beautiful English Style
  

*by B***L on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 September 2012*

I've known about Ben Pentreath for quite some time, his shop and his blog.  I was delighted to browse my amazon and find a book written by him!  The book arrived well packaged and delivered before the date expected!  What a beautiful book!  The cover is only an indication of the secrets of English style that lie beneath the covers.  It is filled with beautiful photographs of grand and simple homes all with interiors that have not had the hand of an interior designer touch them.  There is plenty of text at the beginning and during the different sections of the book; Introduction, English Decoration, A Sense of Arrival, Comfortable Rooms, Eating and Cooking, A Quiet Retreat, Rooms of Utility, Rooms of Display and Afterword.  There is a style directory at the back of the book listing resources for wallpaper to antiques and pictures.  I haven't put it down since it arrived!  It's a how to book, but it's also just a beautiful, readable coffee table book!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Thoroughly enjoyed every page and the writer's style
  

*by B***O on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2015*

I've read many decoration books (especially on eclectism), and had doubts when buying this book as I feared whether it'd be too old school for my taste. How wrong was I!  The writer has a beautiful way of writing, bringing the entire book to life, pages adorned with lovely eclectic English interiors that I can make work in my own home too. The book is also different from others, in the sense of it doesn't keep saying "do this, don't do this".  Instead, it chooses to take you through beautiful English room examples which speak for themselves.I loved it so much, I know about as a gift for an architect friend.  5 stars from me!

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