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French Chic Living
Simple Ways to Make Your Home Beautiful
- Rizzoli
- by Florence De Dampierre
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Publisher | Rizzoli |
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ISBN | 9780847846375 |
Author(s) | Florence De Dampierre |
Publication date | October 2015 |
Edition | Hardback |
Dimensions | mm |
Illustrations | 250 col.ill. |
Pages | 240 |
Language(s) | Eng. ed. |
Description
Wonderfully accessible ideas for maintaining a stylish home, drawing on the ways French mothers and grandmothers manage their households. French houses ooze with charm--and their inhabitants, despite busy schedules, regularly entertain at home. What are the secrets for leading such a chic lifestyle? In this insightful tome, lavishly illustrated with images of a country residence in a romantic French town, de Dampierre shares her knowledge of ways to achieve a warm and inviting home. Her continental traditions make beautifying your house a joy. Household chores--from stocking the pantry to washing and storing delicate linens to cleaning wooden and stone surfaces--are discussed. Tips for adorning your home range from lining dresser drawers with pretty papers and enhancing them with homemade scents to creating delicate floral arrangements of fresh-cut blooms for pleasant accents throughout your rooms. Basic instructions are also provided for designing a simple and attractive aromatic kitchen garden full of herbs, fruit, and vegetables, whether on a plot of land or in attractive containers; its produce then becomes the basis for preparing fresh, seasonal recipes to share with family and friends.