The whimsy-filled bar of Bridget Elworthy and Henrietta Courtauld’s Hampshire home.Photo: Courtesy of Rizzoli
Across its pages, inspiration abounds—and the project was as much a delight for Pentreath as it will be for readers. “I think a house needs a few years of being attacked by kids and dogs to really settle in,” he says. Returning to his homes, sometimes decades later, only served to reveal their full potential.
“I’m not a very good decorator when it comes to creating the fake idea that somebody has been living there—I find it quite hard to buy what I call signs of life clutter. I really need them to do that themselves with things they love. Seeing how people are making these houses their homes.” he says. “That’s the process I really love.”
