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Unmistakably French |  | Author: Betty Lou Phillips
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Category: Book
List Price: $40.00
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 223160
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 208
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.9
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 10.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 1586852892
Dewey Decimal Number: 747.0973
EAN: 9781586852894
ASIN: 1586852892
Publication Date: September 2003
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Product Description
Unmistakably French, the fifth book in Betty Lou Phillips' best-selling series on interpreting French décor for American homes, broadens yet again the limits of what French style can do for a home. No matter the location or size of the room to be decorated, the French rarely stray from favored and well-known characteristics of design-eighteenth-century furniture, sumptuous textiles, distinctive porcelains, and oil paintings in original carved-wood frames. In Phillips' newest book, she defines some of these specific secrets that French designers use to create an authentic French look-these certain basic decorating values they hold dear, seducing us with their self-assured approach to glamour, culture, and enduring respect for history. The book includes four sections: Passion for French, Art of Living, Savoir-Faire, and Fluent French. The style and settings seen in these contemporary homes, while American, are Unmistakably French! Betty Lou Phillips, ASID, is a renowned designer and the best-selling author of Provencal Interiors, French by Design, French Influences, and Villa Décor. She lives in Dallas, Texas.
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 Unmistakable Informative! April 25, 2008
Amethyst Avenue Designs
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The condition of the book was exactly as described. It would have been helpful to know a little about its content, but regardless, it was well worth the purchase.
 McMansion Style May 30, 2005
Jacquelyn Herold (Dallas, TX)
19 out of 26 found this review helpful
If you like the newly built McMansion-styled homes, then this is the book for you. If you are looking for authentic French decor and tips, don't buy this book. This is no more "unmistakably French" than la Madeline food is to French cuisine.
Beautiful Book March 19, 2005
Melissa Kaye (Texas)
14 out of 18 found this review helpful
I love all of Betty Lou Phillip's books. I really like her style - scrolled iron work, marbled tile and other beautiful touches. Some of the photos are of very extravagant homes, but they contain ideas that those of us with less imposing homes could include in our decorating. I could just sit and look through her books for hours. (Actually, I think I have!)
 Much more of the same. January 20, 2005
Antoinette Cerillo (San Juan Capistrano, CA)
16 out of 22 found this review helpful
This book shows us several mansions, just as her other books do. They are very polished and show-roomy-think of the TV show Dynasty from the 1980's updated! The text is snobby, and it appears she doesn't intend to relate her ideas to her readers, but glorify herself.
gorgeous book, great ideas October 16, 2003
SoCalAvAZ (SoCalAvAZ)
36 out of 36 found this review helpful
At first glance just picking up the book and looking through it makes you want to run out and redesign you home. I don't have a french style in my house, more modern, but I picked up a lot of ideas from just frist glance. The pages are bold and dramatic with gorgeous colorful pictures on every page, the hints and descriptions are smaller and easier to read but you pick up a lot by the artistic photography. I love the book and look at it from time to time for inspiration. Great for anyone looking for ideas from beginning to advances levels of interior decorating.
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