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An Affair with a House An Affair with a House
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By: Bunny Williams (Author), Christine Pettel (Author), Fritz VonDerSchulenberg (Photographer), Richard Felber (Photographer)  (Hardcover - 2005)
 
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» Hardcover: (240 pages)
» Publisher:  "Stewart, Tabori and Chang" (October 01, 2005)
» ISBN: 1584794704
» Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 10.7 x 1.5 inches
» Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,072 in Books
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 based on 47 reviews
Book Description
For 28 years the world-renowned interior designer Bunny Williams has been involved in a passionate love affair with an18th-century New England manor house that she found in sad repair. From the moment she walked up the driveway and her palms began to perspire, Williams knew she wanted the affair to last forever. In her sumptuous new book, An Affair with a House, the venerable decorator describes in detail how she and her husband, antiques dealer John Rosselli, rescued, nurtured, renovated, and decorated the well-worn house, giving it new life as they restored each room, resurrected the abandoned gardens, and filled this weekend home with family and friends.

Through photographs, anecdotes, how-tos, and recipes, Williams provides a rare inside look at a top decorator's retreat and explains how she approached the joys, pleasures, challenges, obstacles, and day-to-day realities of creating a beautiful, comfortable country home. An Affair with a House provides a wealth of advice on interior decor and such topics as mixing design styles, but it also addresses such practical matters as stocking the pantry and outfitting the linen closet. Beautiful photographs of the house, the gardens, and the property's rustic structures provide an intimate glimpse of the couple's lifestyle and illustrate a way of life we can all appreciate and learn from.
Customer Reviews
     
 Delightful
Bunny Williams's book is a delight to read. You feel as if she were speaking directly to you. The photographs are stunning. In terms of her country place, it is grand but, remarkably, so comfortable looking.
     
 A welcome refief
A welcome relief from the TV shows I've been watching where everything is decluttered, painted in the dullest neutral colors and reduced to the lowest common denominator. Two comments: 1) This is a true coffee table book; if shelved in the usual manner, the weight of the heavy text block will rip the innards out of the binding. 2) The plan of the property on the endpapers is visually charming, but less than clear. I often could not relate the exterior photos to the plan. A clear line drawing with the footprints of the buildings (all labelled!) would have been welcome.
     
 book
Had seen this book before and purchased it for a convalescing friend. Book arrived promptly from the dealer. Smooth transaction.
     
 Please write another wonderful book!!
This was a wonderful book!! I loved it! The home is inviting, and it makes you want to visit and be a guest. She included recipes which I thought was great.
     
 An Affair to aim for....
I have borrowed this book from the local library five times - pretty good indication of how much I have enjoyed it - so the obvious next step was to buy it! While the real thing is out of my league there are so many small ideas in the house, the garden and especially the conservatory that I can take away and make my own. I have really really enjoyed reading this book.

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