Italian Country Living

by Chris Tubbs (Photographer), Caroline Clifton-Mogg

Italy is an historical country, where the past is always present. This is well illustrated in the rural interior style, which borrows and adapts from other eras and places, editing and refining as it goes, but culminating in a look that is chic, original, and always easy to live with. In Italian Country Living, Caroline Clifton-Mogg explores the essential ingredients of the style, taking in color and texture―the distinctively clear but subtle palette ― before looking at the mixture of simplicity and comfort evident in furniture and fabrics, and going on to admire the innate gift of the Italians for living outside with the same panache as they do indoors. Caroline then looks in more detail at individual country houses. Whether Rustic, Contemporary, Eclectic, or Traditional in character, these homes offer myriad ideas for interior decoration that are easily translatable into other lives and cultures. • Stunning photography by Chris Tubbs.

Genres: Interior Design, Italy, Design

143 pages, Hardcover

First published January 4, 2005

Reviews

[Francine Apollo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I re-visited this book recently. Until recently we lived in a rural American setting for nearly 30 years and using this book, I found ways to reflect Italy in my home. Like many authors, Clifton-Mogg focuses on Northern Italy. The photos are lovely, both interiors and exteriors. The narratives impart a bit of history.
This is a great book to read if you want to evoke Italian living where you live.
Recommended. Enjoy!

[Mary Genovese · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is such a beautiful picturebook ... takes me right back to my visits to sicily and italy.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

If only I had the money.