Table of Contents

Introduction A Simple Form of Living 7 Chapter One First Impressions 19 Chapter Two Heart of the Home 43 Chapter Three Rooms for Living 65 Chapter Four Sleeping Quarters 89 Chapter Five The Cottage Garden 113 Chapter Six A Country Harvest 133 Index 142 Acknowledgements 144

About the Author

Bill Laws is the author of Traditional Houses of Rural France and Old English Farmhouses. He lives in Hereforshire, England, with his wife and three children.