Country Kitchens

A warm, friendly country-style kitchen turns any house into a home. The evocative photographs here reveal the beauty and rich diversity of country style - from a French kitchen in creamy painted wood, to a bright, white Spanish kitchen tiled in blue and yellow, to an American kitchen panelled in seasoned cherry. Visual inspiration is backed up with expert advice on designing, decorating and equipping a country kitchen, from solid wooden dressers, quarry-tiled floors and generous cooking ranges down to earthenware pots and copper pans.

Try the adventurous selection of recipes ranging from traditional dishes using fresh herbs or vegetables from the kitchen garden to Italian, French, American and English specialities. There is also information on how to cultivate a kitchen garden.

Whether the size of your kitchen suits a cottage, farm or manor house style, this book is filled with design ideas and with the romantic pleasures of country living.