Secrets of French Design

Beautiful book with equally beautiful pictures and tips about how to incorporated French style design to your home. If you love elegance, leopard prints and bergere chairs as I do, you will appreciate this book. The author is well versed in this area and helps the reader to understand the aesthetic.

the book arrived as described, in good condition. It did take the full 3 weeks for this book to arrive, i had ordered another book at the same time which was here in a week.

I'm looking to inform myself with French culture and design techniques. Betty's books are a glimpse into French life and its various regions. This book deals primarily with design tastes throughout Provence, Paris, etc. An easy read.

Blue - once believed to keep all manner of misfortune away - lands in a wave of favorite shades, from the sapphire blue that bathes the sweeping coastline to the sky blue in the cloudless countryside to the violet blue of lavender beds faded by the sun. ~Betty Lou Phillips Betty Lou Phillips is a best-selling author and her books are a celebration of French design secrets. In her new "Secrets of French Design," she shows you how to furnish a chateau, a manor or an apartment. Each picture has a feeling of indescribable comfort and luxury. As the secrets are revealed, Betty Lou Phillips discusses the power of color, texture, window treatments, art, fine dining, bed culture and personal touches. I have rarely seen such a beautiful array of sumptuous sentences as in Betty Lou Phillips' books. She has an artist's eye and is an artist with words. She reveals the secret of color and how it can elevate ceilings or cause a room to shrink in size. There is more writing in this book and more ideas to jot down for future decorating. There are some unique ideas for kitchen design and some beautiful ideas for displaying photographs. Since I'm always interested in redecorating my bedroom, the chapters on La Chambre were of great interest and there is even information on why beds are a symbol of wealth. Please don't ever make me live without a down comforter or two. The picture of a bedroom with a fireplace looks ideal. If you enjoy this book, also look for Emily Goes Wild, her award-winning children's book. I also loved Villa Décor and Unmistakably French. ~The Rebecca Review