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The French Way with Design / Betty Lou Phillips ; photographs by Dan Piassick.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Phillips, Betty Lou, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Interior decoration--France.
- Interior decoration.
- Decoration and ornament--France--Influence.
- Decoration and ornament.
- Interior decoration--French influences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith, [2014]
- Summary:
- A new look is emerging in France's apartments as well as its imposing chateaux and country manors. Along with signature pieces of national identity-such as finely crafted wood pieces, splendid mirrors, and grandmère's well cared for linens-European mid-century modern furnishings also adorn settings in this age of merging sensibilities.Homes photographed in France and the U.S. show abstract works of art mingling easily with painted furniture, budget-friendly finds from assorted cultures-such as wool rugs and handembroidered linens from India-and pottery, artisan-made pillows, throws and vintage
- Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; Fluent French; Demystifying French Style; Salon Savoir-Faire; What's Au Courant?; Time-Honored Textiles; Window Dressing; Texture Rules; The Art of Exhibiting Art; Taste for Kitchens; Fine Dining; Bed Culture; Details; Afterword; Credits
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781423635079
- 1423635078
- OCLC:
- 908095064
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