基本信息出版社：Gibbs Smith, Publisher
页码：80 页
出版日期：2004年10月
ISBN：1586855212
International Standard Book Number：1586855212
条形码：9781586855215
EAN：0082552052126/9781586855215
装帧：精装
正文语种：英语
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From the best-selling author of Villa Décor and Unmistakably French comes an insider's guide to French design secrets for home interiors. Betty Lou Phillips, America's foremost interior design expert on French style, shares some of her best-kept secrets-ones that the French seem to know instinctively. Secrets of French Design looks behind heavy lacquered doors at the design principles the French hold dear. Whether furnishing a chateau in the Loire Valley, a fabled manor in Normandy, or a pied-à-terre on Paris's grand Avenue Foch, the French make no secret of their love for family, affection for pets and fervor for all things Gallic. With mystery rooted in culture and the ever-elusive idea of "French flair," Betty Lou Phillips shares these long held secrets, and illustrates the principles with awe-inspiring photography.
Chapters include: Les Couleurs de France Le Salon A Table Le Chambre et La Salle de Bains Lés Details
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 Décor, 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.
作者简介 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.
媒体推荐 ." . . Style must have an air of novelty, at the same time concealing its art."
目录
C O N T E N T S
Introduction
Les Couleurs de France
Sidebar: The Power of Color
Sidebar: Appreciation for Texture
Le Salon
Sidebar: Best-Dressed Windows
Sidebar: Fine Art of Exhibiting Art
A Table
Sidebar: Fine Dining
Sidebar: Silver Flair
La Chambre
Sidebar: Bed Culture
Sidebar: Getting Personal
Les Details
Acknowledgments
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文摘 LE SALON
Le salon par excellence is indeed a work of art, inspired by France's storied culture and splendid architecture. Most often, however, tangible links to caring ancestors who lived centuries apart make the most abiding impression.
Unlike family cast offs that dwell in American homes only until we can afford to replace and forget them, the French treat long adored furnishings as pieces of history fit to reign forever in the most coveted spots.
But then, who could begrudge a regal armoire, the celebrated source of Gallic pride, the opportunity to pay homage to France with its magnificence? Built in the thirteenth-century for storing armor, the armoire has risen to iconic status since becoming emblematic of French country life.
Variations abound, though some stand apart. Most prized of all are those with deep carving, shaped tops, and the patina of age - the distinctive luster resulting from centuries of exposure to heat, humidity, and light, to say nothing of oil from loving hands. Yet, even an armoire that might not ordinarily merit a second look can lend a bit of grandeur when privy to an astonishing pedigree, or interesting gossip.
No matter that it inevitably overshadows other elements in the room.