Country House Design

'Rich in character but gentle in tone,’ is how designer Henriette von Stockhausen of VSP Interiors describes the aesthetic of this Jacobean country house design tucked in a Devon valley. Walking into ...

Originating in the 18th century among the Shaker community (of Shaker-style kitchen fame), peg rails have evolved into one of the most enduring details in country house design. Used well, a peg rail ...

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AOL: All About the English Country Design Trend—and How It's Different From Farmhouse

All About the English Country Design Trend—and How It's Different From Farmhouse

MSN: Inside a more is more country house in Devon reimagined with bold color

Inside a more is more country house in Devon reimagined with bold color

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Yahoo Style UK: The overlooked country house feature that tames everyday clutter — and how to style it

The overlooked country house feature that tames everyday clutter — and how to style it

Any Anglophile can tell you, there’s nothing more welcoming or perfectly stylish than a centuries-old English country house and the antiques, florals, and timeworn books that line its rooms. An ...

The low-slung design continues the firm’s experimentations with the floating, rectilinear frame. The Mountain Lake Residence shares many similarities with Strang’s preceding design for Lake House, however, the Mountain Lake Residence internalizes its covered terrace and thus maintains a purer expression of the frame.

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The house has radiator heat. The boiler kicks on intermittently when the thermostat shows that the house is 4-5 degrees above the set temperature. Is this a design feature of high efficiency boilers since it may take a while to bring the house up to temp with radiators or is there something wrong with the thermostat or boiler control?