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Book Synopsis“Architect Ben Pentreath is Britain''s Man of the Moment,” according to AD. His instagram account “offers swoon-worthy glimpses into his...gardens, homes, travels, and more.”In this timeless and beautiful book, renowned architectural and interior designer Ben Pentreath presents a fresh and insightful overview of the classic English style.
The classic English interior is a timeless one, characterized by richness of color and texture, a mixture of old and new pieces and a generous layering of books, paintings, cushions, and flowers. In
English Houses, Ben visits 12 classically English homes divided into three sections: London, Country, and Country House. The interiors featured range from a 1930s pied-a-terre in London''s historic St James district to a townhouse in North London to designer Veere Grenney’s tiny Palladian folly in Suffolk to Wardington, a 16th-century manor house in Oxfordshire. Ben’s own homes, an apartment in London and a farmhouse in West Dorset, are also included. These homes vary greatly in architecture, size, shape, and age, but they all have in common the English style—richly-layered rooms that deftly intertwine color and pattern and a mix of old and new furniture to create timeless and comfortable places to live.
