The Old Monastery: Modern Country House Tour

This house is called The Old Monastery  Yes, it had me from the start! Are you with me? With a name like that you imagine gorgeous Country Style splendour, beautiful grounds and heaps of character.....

And you won't be disappointed.....no, siree.....especially because there's also an incredible Modern twist to this huge Country pile. Have a look around this stunning Modern Country house....

Yes, I think I speak for us all when I say there IS such a thing as Monastery Love.

Who'd have thought?

;-)

Images via Unique Home Stays

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Book Review: Casual Living by Judith Wilson

Casual Livingby Judith Wilson (and published by Ryland, Peters and Small) is an outstanding book. I feel it is a personal quest of mine to find the Holy Grail of Modern Country Interior Design books. It is not an easy task.... potential new Grails are continually vying for top position.....but I take my assigned task very seriously, with the gravitas such a mission deserves. 

This heart-warming, humdinger of a book, however, has already stood the test of time. It was published way back in 2010 and STILL gets my Modern Country sausages sizzling.

I loved Casual Livingthen, back in 2010 and I love it even more now....plus I'd bet my last Rolo that it'll still be looking up-to-date in another five years.

Judith Wilson opens by explaining what she means by the term 'Casual Living', via 'Country Casual Style' and 'City Casual Style'....surely a not-so-subtle reference to Modern Country Style, if ever there was one....

The book then delves deliciously into the different elements that make up the ultimate Casual Living home, looking at colour choice, storage options, fabrics, lighting and extras; all beautifully presented and all beautifully explained.

Each part of the home is examined room by room in the third section of Casual Living.....

The text is brought to life by Judith Wilson's gift, apparent in all her books, of feeling like a gentle older sister, guiding and nudging you reassuringly.

I think the trick of Casual Livingis to have pinned down a look that seems current but is actually timeless, making it perfect for a permanent place on my bookshelf. 

L:O:V:E

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Beautiful Country Home Tour

I don't know about you but sometimes it's lovely to have a full tour of a beautiful home. To see not just one room in all its glory, but the way that one room interplays with the rest of the house.

Look, for example, at this beautiful country kitchen. See the way that the colours are picked up and repeated throughout the whole Modern Country Style home..... 

The owners of this gorgeous Modern Country home have combined creams, taupes and slates in every room to create a deliciously cohesive whole.

Shall we move right in?

Images via Country Homes and Interiors

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Holiday Home: Modern Country Style!

Yesterday was a firm last hurrah from a pretty epic English summer. Soaring temperatures and a gentle breeze had me wondering if summer would ever end......until today! With a drizzly grey sky and a rather half-hearted attempt at daylight, autumn is firmly on its way. I can almost smell those damp leaves and crackling bonfires from here. Can you?

So let's call today an Official Goodbye to that glorious and long golden summer with a beautiful Modern Country Style holiday home house tour.....

And, with Summer 2013 done and dusted, we can all start getting snuggly with hot chocolate, snuggly blankets, cosy sweaters and warming suppers......aaaaaaaah!

Images : Jordi Canosa via The Style Files

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Modern Country Home Tour

While I get on with squirrelling away behind the scenes, I want to share with you this gorgeous home in all its Modern Country glory. If you were to look at these pictures in black and white, it would be easy to fooled into thinking of the home as a simple Country cottage.....but add in the warm putties, the gentle greys and the deep, velvety charcoals and you have a Modern Country girl's eyes a-pinging!

Aaaah! Do those those colours tug at your heart strings too?

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