A curated list of suggested books for anyone interested in period homes.
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It's no secret that I love books, especially those about period homes and design. Here is a list of books I'd recommend to anyone who love period houses. Make sure to scroll down for my list of design inspiration books.
The Georgian London Town House
Edited by Susanna Avery-Quash and Kate Retford, Bloomsbury
Timber Framed Buildings explained
By Trevor Yorke
The Georgian Group Book of The Georgian House
By Steve Parissien, Aurum Press Ltd
At Home in the Cotswolds
By Katy Campbell
Interior Finishes & Fittings for Historic Building Conservation
Edited by Michael Forsyth and Lisa White, Wiley-Blackwell
Georgian & Regency Houses Explained
By Trevor Yorke, Countryside Books
Sir Edward Lutyens The Arts and Crafts Houses
David Cole
The Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain
Mary Greensted
English Decoration in the 18th Century
By John Fowler and John Cornforth, Barrie & Jenkins
Period Homes Styles and Original Features
By Trevor Yorke, Countryside Books
A Georgian House on the Brink
By Diane Calton Smith, New Generation Publishing
Regency House Styles
By Trevor Yorke, Countryside Books
Edwardian House
By Trevor Yorke
Rice's Language of Buildings
By Matthew Rice
Robert Adam, Country House Design, Decoration and the Age of Elegance
By Jeremy Musson, Rizzoli
The Victorian House Explained
By Trevor Yorke
Victorian Modern, A Design Bible for the Victorian Home
By Jo Leevers, Thames & Hudson
The Victorian & Edwardian House Manual
Ian Alistair Rock, Ian MacMillan
Period Property Manual - Care and Repair of Old Houses
By Alistair Rock
Old House Handbook - A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
By Roger Hunt and Marianne Sur
British Architectural Styles - An Easy Reference guide
By Trevor Yorke, Countryside Books
Books for Design Inspiration
British Designers at Home
By Jenny Rose-Innes, Hardy Grant (UK)
English Decoration
By Ben Pentreath, Ryland, Peters and Small
Every Room should Sing
By Beata Heuman, Rizzoli
Near and Far
By Lisa Fine, Vendome Press
Design Secrets
By Kit Kemp, Hardie Grant (UK)
Design Thread
By Kit Kemp, Hardie Grant (UK)
A Designer's Eye
By John Stefanidis, Rizzoli
Art at Home
By Rachel Loos, Ryland, Peters and Small
Blue & White and Other Stories
By William Yeoward, CICO books
A Year in the French Style
By Antoinette Poisson
Outside In
By Sean Anthony Pritchard
Outside In
By Sean Anthony Pritchard
A Life in Design
By Kathryn M. Ireland
This list is by no means an exhaustive one, but I do hope that you will find it useful. I will be adding to it from time to time, and if you feel there is a book that should've been included, please let me know!
And as always, if you have any questions, please get in touch with me.
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