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    The French Way with Design

    The French Way with Design

    by Betty Lou Phillips


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      ISBN-13: 9781423635079
    • Publisher: Smith, Gibbs Publisher
    • Publication date: 07/17/2014
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 240
    • File size: 61 MB
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    Betty Lou Phillips is the author of Gibbs Smith, Publisher's incredibly successful line of French style and design books, including the award-winning Villa Decor, as well as Unmistakably French, French Influences, French by Design, and Provencal Interiors: French Country Style in America. She is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers.

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    Without fail, settings start with furnishings handed down from one generation to the next, reflecting disparate influences and periods; this is to say, a blur of Louis styles that eases formality. As rooms take shape, they gather even more history-laden accoutrements that meaningfully transform the space. Suffice it to say, in France, collectingis a national pastime; some would call this propensity for hunting and gathering a personal mania. By all appearances, habitués spend a lifetime closely guarding their artistic heritage both for themselves and for their children. For some, the thrill of the hunt is addictive. Yet even the most zealous contend that less is more, for there is fear of cultural backlash against ostentation. Displaying riches like museum artifacts is frowned up, which is to say déclassé.

    Table of Contents

    Acknowledgments 8

    Introduction 12

    Fluent French 18

    Demystifying French Style 64.

    Salon Savoir-Faire 84

    What’s Au Courant? 104

    The Art of Exhibiting Art 170

    Taste for Kitchens 180

    Fine Dining 194

    Bed Culture 206

    Details 220

    Credits 238

    Time-Honored Textiles 124

    Window Dressing 142

    Texture Rules 156

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    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 textiles from remote markets in Morocco.

    BETTY LOU PHILLIPS, ASID, is the author of a dozen books on French design, including her most recent, The Allure of French and Italian Décor, French Impressions and Inspirations from France and Italy. Ms. Phillips lives in Dallas, Texas.

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