Relaxed Coastal Style

I'm fortunate to live by the sea in a period Edwardian house. However, I'm moving up the coast to a downsized property, which although only 300 yds from the beach, is a modern house, hence my interest in this book.Plus points of this book - inspiring pictures in beautiful coastal homes and settings. All houses featured are character costal properties, the ones you see featured in glossy magazines, and the ones most of will never be able to afford.Downside of this book is it doesn't do ordinary - there's no makeovers of drab, uninspiring modern houses, which many of us now live in and buy. Even those of us who live by the seaside or in coastal areas.While yes, we can all make our drab homes more coastal and relaxed by using the colours/patterns and furnising ideas presented in this book, why didn't we see at least one on-character property turned into something coastal and beautiful?That's my gripe - this book is predictable, but not necessarily inspiring. And a minor gripe is the double page spreads given entirely to coastal scenery. I wanted interior/exterior ideas for my home, not simply pictures of a beach/seascape.A useful book to browse for ideas, but could have been much much more.

Great book looking forward to putting some ideas into my home by the sea in W.A Australia!

This is a beautiful book, filled with wonderfully creative, inspiring images. I love flicking through it and just taking in that perfect colour palette of soft blue, cream, ochre and white. So relaxing and dreamy. I was very happy and surprised to see homes from Port Isaac and North Norfolk included; two of my favourite places (either would be my perfect retirement choice).Oh .... and I must mention the quality feel of this book; it has been beautifully produced.Would definitely recommend!

Not what mother in law thought it would be

Beautifully written and presented book and makes a change from some of the glossy interiors in other books. These interiors look comfortable and achievable.

An absolutely beautiful interiors book packed full of gorgeous images with lots of great advice.

Really disappointed, not what I was looking for at all. Photographs are of a dingy dull uninspiring hue. I would like to return it as one opening was enough

lovely book with gorgeous realistic homes and full of coastal inspiration.