French Chic Living: Simple Ways to Make Your Home Beautiful

(Hardback)

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Like the Rizzoli classic A Well-Kept Home, Chic Living provides lots oftime-tested advice and old-fashioned wisdom for maintaining a lovely andinviting home.This useful handbook provides easy-to-follow and practical guidelines forkeeping a stylish home that draws on the timeless ways that Florence deDampierre's mother and grandmother managed their households.

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"French Chic Livingis an aspiration book that allows the reader to sink into the plush velvets and luxe silk taffetas that adorn the windows and settees of the house presented. It's not an out-of-reach dream, however, and de Dampierre devotes much of the book to demystifying the roots of French culture and style."
-ROMANTIC HOMES MAGAZINE

"The book includes both the big and small details for fine living such as setting up the bar to brewing the perfect cup of tea or selecting a variety of cheeses for a well-balanced cheese tray . . . recipes for natural beauty products as well as entertaining. . . Another way to look at it is every Martha Stewart book rolled into one concise and easy to manage place -wrapped in a French accent."
-LindaMerrill.com

"[French Chic Living] is not just a photobook filled with beautiful interior photographs, it is an instructive and charming guide to making your home all the more French. . . French living is all about warmth, comfort and a feeling of invitation. Dampierre's book is filled to the brim with practical advice that will give your home (and your life!) that charming French touch."
-ViveLeQueen Blog

"In her new book, French Chic Living: Simple Ways to Make Your House Beautiful, Dampierre gives time-tested tips and wisdom to help make everything from cleaning to entertaining a joy. The designer and hostess examines even the most everyday tasks, such as brewing tea or cleaning a wood cutting board, and offers simple, direct advice on how to do them better. . . With Dampierres help, having an environment infused with simple pleasures and Gallic charm couldnt be easier."
-ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST

"There is no worse feeling than spilling your morning coffee all over your crisp white shirt (we've all been there). But before you let the unforeseen complication ruin your entire day, take solace in the fact that your soiled top may be salvageable. In fact, you can probably save it with items you already have lying around the house. Esteemed interior designer and entertaining savantFlorence de Dampierreshares these precious nuggets of cleaning wisdomas well as dcor tips andrecipes for effortless entertainingin her new book,appropriately titledFrench Chic Living."
-INSTYLE.COM

"Explore the charm and romance of a French Country home that reveals the secrets to bringing the countryside to your own abode."
-THE SOCIETY DIARIES

"If caring for leather gloves and papering dresser drawers can cultivate the enduring charm of the coveted French home, then this lovingly worked tome from interior designer Florence de Dampierre will have you whipping up homemade potpourri in no time. . . Through her expert tips and vivid images, de Dampierre exploits beauty in the everyday - in a book that's anything but ordinary."
-BASK MAGAZINE

"Packed with time-tested advice and conventional Gallic wisdom, French Chic Livingoffers suggestions for everything from setting up the bar and brewing the perfect cup of tea, to selecting a variety of cheeses for the well-balanced platter. . . From stocking the pantry, to washing and storing delicate linens to cleaning wooden and stone surfaces, [French Chic Living] shares foolproof tips for creating a warm, well running and inviting home."
-ALL THE BEST BLOG

"Francophiles, turn to French Chic Livingfor advice on creating a welcoming maison. Examples: Washing with cream of tartar brightens tablecloths; tossing salt in a fire revives the blaze (add orange rinds and cinnamon for a bust of scent)."
-HOUSE BEAUTIFUL

"French houses ooze with charm. This delightful book is overflowing with time-tested entertaining advice and useful Gallic wisdom for everything from setting up the bar and brewing the perfect cup of tea to selecting a variety of cheeses for the well-balanced platter."
-ART OF THE TIMES MAGAZINE

Author Bio

An esteemed interior designer and antiques expert, Florence deDampierre is the author of several books including Chairs: A History, The Best ofPainted Furniture, French Chic: The Art of Decorating Houses, and Walls: The Bestof Decorative Treatments. Her interior design work has been featured in numerousdesign magazines, including Elle Decor, Traditional Home, and House Beautiful.De Dampierre has also produced a signature home furnishing line for JohnRichard; area rugs, pillows, and throws for Surya; and home accessories and agarden furniture line for A&B. She lectures frequently on design topics.Award-winning architectural and interior design photographer, Tim Street-Porteris the author and photographer of many architecture and design books includingFrench Chic, Rooms to Inspire series, and Litchfield Style. He is a contributor theThe World of Interiors and Architectural Digest, among design publications.