
Creating the French Look
Inspirational Ideas and 25 Step-by-Step Projects
Annie Sloan(Author)
CICO Books (Publisher)
Published on 11. August 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-907563-95-9 (ISBN)
Description
Developed over hundreds of years, the French look reflects all tastes, from the cultivated grandeur of the chateau to the simplicity of rural living, and can be adapted to every home. Creating the French Look is divided into four styles: 'Chateau', 'Country', 'Provencal' and 'Parisian', and each "look" is applied to living rooms, kitchens, dining rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms plus outdoor living spaces. As well as describing each overall style, focusing on colours and fabrics, Annie Sloan emphasizes the details and accents required by each one, and, aided by 25 clearly explained step-by-step projects, shows how to achieve it. Among other things, she explains how to paint and distress furniture, and describes how to cover an armoire door with embroidered voile. Whatever interior you desire, this book will guide your choices from the grand statement of the painted armoire to the finishing touch of a little posy of lavender.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd
Product notice
With flaps
Illustrations
300 col photographs
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
562 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-907563-95-9 (9781907563959)
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08/2011
Ryland Peters & Small
€11.99
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Person
Annie Sloan is one of the world's most respected experts in the field of decorative painting. She runs highly successful workshops from her store in Oxford, England, and teaches in the US and Europe. She has written over 10 books, including Quick and Easy Paint Transformations, and has featured prominently on PBS television and the Homes & Gardens TV channel. She sells her own ranges of paint and French fabric, as well as vintage furniture, much of it from France, where she has a home. The author is based in Oxford.