PublishedThames & Hudson, October 2017 |
ISBN9780500500965 |
FormatHardcover, 256 pages |
Dimensions28cm × 22cm |
It is more than twelve years since Jane Webster, the poster girl for selling up and following your dreams, bought Chateau Bosgouet, a derelict chateau in Normandy and moved her young family to France. In those twelve years, Jane has established an internationally renowned business, she has shepherded her children through their school years both in France and in Australia, she has made long-lasting friendships in her adopted home and she has spent countless hours observing French style.
French House Chic is a glimpse inside the most private of French residences: from supremely elegant Parisian apartments to lavishly upholstered sitting rooms in French country estates. From le salon to la salle de bain and every room in between, here is visual inspiration to achieve the most French look in any space. Or just to be momentarily immersed in all that Gallic flair. This is Jane's very personal story of a lifetime of cultivating an eye for style and bringing it to life in the home - a style that can be emulated with just some simple guidance. It is a book for rethinking: one that will make you want to rearrange your copper saucepans, reupholster your sofa, or book the next flight to Paris.
Bill is one of the founders of Boffins and has been involved in selecting the books we stock since our beginning in 1989. His favourite reading is history, with psychology, current affairs, and business books coming close behind. His hobbies are reading, food, reading, drinking, reading, and sleeping.
12 years ago Jane bought a derelict chateau in Normandy and moved her young family from Melbourne to live in France. With her husband, she spent two years restoring it to its former glory; now you can spend lots of money and stay there for a week during the French summer. This book is Jane’s guide to how to achieve a French look in any interior space. She takes you through private French residences, apartments and country estates, and immerses you in Gallic flair. Any Francophile with a love of French style will drool over this book.
