COLOURFUL PAST: EDWARD BULMER/ ENGLISH COUNTRY HOUSE (HB)

Edward Bulmer is perhaps best known for breathing new life into country houses with a sympathy that is rooted in a deep understanding of their past, a particular skill that few interior designers possess. He can see where details are missing and unravel a mishmash of periods accumulated over centuries in a historical house. In this, his first book, Bulmer compiles the best from thirty years of work in some of England’s most famous and grandest homes, including Castle Howard, Broughton Hall, Althorp, Goodwood, Pitshill, and many others.