Using sumptuous examples of furniture, materials and landscapes, Faudreeemonstrates how to identify a pivotal fabric, a dominant color or a perfectntique that will create the feel of country French living. He also shows howo bring order and balance to a room with groupings that establish formalityithout stuffiness. Faudree is a designer wit
French Country style's most renowned spokesperson brings his charming and witty style to print in a new volume inspired by classic French fabric, bold colors and textures, and charming antiques from 18th-century French chateaux and English manor houses.
Celebrating the lifework of the much-loved icon of Country French design. New photography features Faudree’s most recent decorating projects, plus some of the best photos from his previous books make this a cherished volume in honor and memory of a star among interior decorators. Jennifer Jordan has photographed Charles Faudree’s work since his earliest days of notoriety in Traditional Home’s 1987 Christmas issue. She has exclusively shot ten design books, including Charles Faudree’s French Country Signature, Charles Faudree’s Country French Living, Charles Faudree Interiors, and Charles Faudree Home. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
In his personal, engaging manner, America's most beloved designer of Country French interiors reveals the challenges and successes of his newest designs that prove French Country can keep its traditional spirit and still be modern, surprising, and edgy.
In this third book, Charles Faudree shares some of his most recent signature Country French interiors and introduces floral artist Toni Garner, his personal florist, to create what he deems the ultimate accessory for every room in a home-fresh flower arrangements. Offering a rich visual text of interior design ideas he shows that using flowers in creative combinations and unique containers will set your rooms apart from and above all others. From table toppers to show stoppers, these ebullient artists offer a cornucopia of fresh floral and interior design tips and suggestions.
THE ACCESSORIES WE DISPLAY, THEIR COLOR AND TEXTURE, abundance or restraint, similarity or variety, combine to establish a unique personality for each room. The way we put them together is art. Focusing on tablescapes, wall decorations, mantels, and fabrics, Charles shows not just the results, but the wonderful journey and process of giving a room its soul and identity. Charles Faudree was named one of America’s top 100 designers. He maintains a retail shop and his Charles Faudree Collection of fabric is marketed through Vervain. He’s the author of four previous books published by Gibbs Smith. He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jenifer Jordan has been a photographer of home interiors and architecture for more than 25 years. She has photographed all of Charles Faudree’s books and also Modern Country. She lives in Tulsa.
"The single most important ingredient in a home is that it must have a soul." --Charles Faudree In Home, best-selling author and designer Charles Faudree invites a few of his friends--designers, artists, family and clients--to introduce the different rooms of the house and add their unique insights on how to make the most of the space we live in. The homes featured here have plenty of Charles's typical French Country soul--from large family living areas to intimate spaces of the boudoir, library, dressing room and closet. Charles Faudree's designs are often featured in Traditional Home, Southern Accents, House Beautiful and Veranda. His fabric line is marketed through Vervain. This is his sixth book. He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jenifer Jordan has shot exclusively for three of Faudree's previous books and for Modern Country (Gibbs Smith). She lives in Tulsa.
One of America's top 100 designers, Charles Faudree has worldwide appeal with his interpretation of Country French. Charles Faudree's Country French Living features his newest room designs. From the entryway to the dressing room to walls, dining rooms, and outdoor spaces, Charles teaches principles of design that make a house a Country French home:
Carolyn Westbrook brings you her first-hand knowledge, acquired through years of combing French flea markets for unique treasures, of what makes a beautiful French interior. Designer and decorator Carolyn Westbrook’s love affair with all that is French inspired began long before she ever traveled to France. Growing up in the US, her Southern heritage was infused by French influences—from the chic elegance of New Orleans to the romance of southern plantation houses. Subsequent travels to France filled her with a passion that has influenced her designs and interiors ever since and “The French Inspired” has become her own signature style. Immerse yourself in her own beautiful plantation house, a sleek urban apartment, or a classically elegant town house. Each home featured has its own distinctive style, but all are essentially “French” in their inspiration, whether it comes from a distressed, gilded carved mirror, or a faded, frayed rug that exudes age in just the right places and could never be purchased from a department store. Carolyn Westbrook prides herself on these French-inspired interiors that are classic and timeless but never stuffy. These interiors are not about the latest trends, but meant to inspire longevity and a true romance with your own home. The French have mastered the art of this time-worn yet sophisticated style of living, and you too will fall in love with the colors, the textures, and the inspiration that is truly French.
Inspired by Frances Schultz’s popular House Beautiful magazine series on the makeover of her East Hampton house, Bee Cottage, what began as a decorating book evolved into a memoir combining the best elements of both: beautiful photos and a compelling personal story. Schultz taps into what she learned during her renovations of Bee Cottage—determining how each area in the house and garden would be used and furnished—to unravel the question of how a mature, intelligent, successful woman could have made such a mess of her personal life. As she figures out each room over a period of years, Frances finds a new path in life, also a continual process. She comes to learn that, like decorating a home, our lives must adapt to who we are and what we need at different points along the way. The Bee Cottage Story is part memoir, part home decorating guide. Frances discusses the kinds of useful, commonsense design issues that professionals take for granted and the rest of us just may not think of, prompting the reader to examine and discover her own “truth” in decorating—and in her life.
