Terry John Woods' New Farmhouse Style

Terry John Woods' New Farmhouse Style

Terry John Woods remembers chilly winter mornings when he was a boy, tucked in bed under a heavy pile of wool blankets with “the smell of wood smoke drifting up the stairs,” then, later, hearing the sound of pots and pans clanking, signalling that the day was about to begin. It’s reminiscences of life in his family’s cozy home along with lavish photos of that very same farmhouse (the one he lives in to this day) that make this book so personal and inviting. For instance, on page 34 there’s a photo of Woods’ rustic blue-and-white den with its rugged beamed ceilings and beams of sunlight streaming in through paned windows. It’s an image that makes it so easy to imagine curling up on the couch among the mattress-ticking pillows to enjoy the afternoon warmth. That’s just how this book is.
With New Farmhouse Style, Woods opens up his 1820s Vermont farmhouse to show how he (as a collector, folk artist and renowned designer) chooses colors and textures that echo the beauty of nature, creates “a place of natural comfort” with cherished heirlooms and flea markets finds that are as comfortable as they are beautiful, and lives well among his favorite things, inside and out–—and how you can, too.

Hardcover: 224 pages

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Inc. ( October 01, 2009 )

Item #: 67-8619

ISBN: 9781584797920

Product Weight: 58.0 ounces