Swedish Country Interiors

With a slightly misleading title, SWEDISH COUNTRY INTERIORS, is a look at fourteen houses and one shop in the United States attractively furnished using some Swedish antiques, mostly from the Roccoco and Gustavian Periods. So there are no true Swedish interiors in the strict sense in the book, but a few of the houses have architectural detailing inspired by Swedish models. Among the the subjects are a new house designed by the architectural firm of Robert A.M. Stern in Seaside, FL, a rubble stone Craftsman bungalow in Atlanta, GA, a New England style house in Dallas remodeled by architect Frank Ryburn, and co-author Edie's own home in Connecticut.Each property is given its own chapter with color photos and some text by Rhonda Eleish and Edie van Breems who own Scandanavian Design Center in charming Washington Depot, CT. Rhonda's husband L. Langdon Ergmann and partner Jon E. Monson were the photographers. Noted interior designer David Anthony Easton provided an Introduction and there is a limited Resource Guide. Also there is a short list of Interior Designers, so brief that it does not even include the afore-mentioned Mr. Easton! Veranda magazine editor Lisa Newsom, whose son and daughter-in-law's home appears in the book, wrote the Forward. This is an attractive coffee table book, with some interiors that might be inspirational, but do not expect more than just an approximation of the all-out charm of genuine folk Swedish interiors.

Disappointed, thought the book would be based more on the cover photo.

As described but the book is just OK. Not the style/inspiration I hoped for. I like light and bright Swedish and this was a bit too somber for me

This book is an excellent source of information on how to create the Swedish style in your own home. It guides you through beautiful photos, furniture style history, and colour history. This book is fun to glance through as well as easy and fun to read.Another reason I love this book is that it also refers to architectural styles common in Sweden.The rooms vary from formal to casual which is very useful.

Great pictures, but just a classic decor book. Nothing really superbly outstanding and no recommendations on how to achieve the look. It's fairly easy to write a book describing everything when you have access to the photos.

This book is a real stunner. Rather than focusing on interiors in Sweden, it reveals the Swedish country style adapted to a variety of American interiors. The photography is first rate as is the text, and the book reveals numerous ways that Swedish decor translates beautifully in other contexts. It makes a great addition to the collection of the designer or homeowner.

This book is just okay in my opinion. If I'd seen it in a bookstore I wouldn't have bought it.

this is a charming book and is a beautiful too. It is packed full of beautiful pictures and has content.It is a compatable book to have with it's counter part,by the same writers of, swedish interiors.

The book's title made me expect tons of photographs of Swedish country house interiors. Unfortunately, none of the houses in the book are in Sweden. They are all in different parts of the US. The title was misleading and I did not find there what I wanted.

What promised to be a comprehensive overview of Swedish interior architecture and an insight into social history, proved a big disappointment. The interiors are of American houses containing Swedish and other antique furnishings, not of Swedish country houses. The title needs to be more precise. - A Mora clock does not constitute a Swedish interior!