In this timeless book, now reissued with a brand-new afterword by the author, renowned architectural and interior designer Ben Pentreath presents a survey of the best of the English style.

‘Ben Pentreath is the master of classic English interior decoration’ The Telegraph

In English Decoration, eighteen homes, many of which have never been previously photographed, provide the source material for architectural and interior designer Ben Pentreath’s wide-ranging investigation of the classic English look. The houses include Ben’s homes in London and West Dorset alongside those of Earls and artists, writers and architects, book designers and gardeners. The book is arranged room by room and Entrance Halls, Living Rooms, Kitchens and Dining Rooms, Bedrooms and Bathrooms are each considered in turn, together with simple Rooms of Utility and spectacular Rooms of Display. The book begins with an essay on the English style in decoration and ends with an essential style directory, helping you to achieve the look wherever you live. First published in 2012, this is a new edition.

Ben Pentreath is a leading figure in the London design world. An author, commentator, and regular columnist for the Financial Times, he combines a busy architectural practice with a growing interior design studio, a popular weekly blog (pentreath-hall.com/inspiration) that boasts an army of followers and his eponymous retail store, Pentreath & Hall. Ben is the author of the best-selling English Houses (also Ryland Peters & Small). He lives with his husband Charlie McCormick in Scotland and London.