The popularity of the English style in construction gains steam and in Russia. When choosing country house many ask question what it, the English house and what it is so attractive and good?
The house in the English style is good quality, high-quality materials and restraint in design. Such houses are chosen, as a rule, by conservatives, admirers of family traditions who appreciate solidity and quality, but do not accept grandiosity and the ostentatious chic characteristic of finishing of the majority of the cottage settlements built in the last decades.
Exterior of the English house
The house in the English style is, as a rule, one - or the two-storeyed building from stone or brick, is more rare than tree, with large windows and entrance in the center of facade. For external finishing of walls natural wood or the smooth plaster ruled by the horizontal and vertical longitudinal finishing lines of contrast color creating effect of massiveness and weight is used.
The rooftop has difficult design with set of bevels and even small turrets wings, becomes covered by tile in color of finishing of the house or is 1-2 tones more dark.
On the site fenced with solid blind fence, as a rule, lay out orchard, and along path to the house - small flower beds. Clean equal lawns and gazebo – one more distinctive feature of the English style. The facade of the house and gazebo are surrounded by the climbers which often are completely closing them.
Planning of the English house
The house in the English style with huge windows is always filled with light, and directly before entrance the spacious living room with fireplace where all family gathers is located. There is no hall per se, as a rule, and outerwear cleans up in the fitted cupboards front part of the living room. It is not accepted to have dinner or supper in kitchen therefore it small, but thought most over and comfortable for cooking. There is nothing superfluous, only household appliances and tables for cooking and processing of products, the fridge and small sofa or chair for minute rest. Bedrooms and offices are located on the second floor or in back part of the house to which conduct long corridors. Economic rooms and toilet, bathrooms are located along corridors and are not noticeable at all, do not disturb inhabitants.
Features of the English interior
When developing interior design of the house in the English style, first of all, the comfort of its inhabitants is considered. In rooms only those pieces of furniture which will be necessary there are located. The color gamma of finishing materials for walls and upholstery of furniture always of reserved tones, is not allowed availability of the shouting spots and any excesses. Materials for finishing are used only sound and expensive – tree, high-quality textiles or natural stone. As decorative accessories of interior ancient pictures or tapestries, carpets with the vegetable drawing, expensive porcelain will approach.