- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Gibbs Smith (Nov 15 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1586857150
- ISBN-13: 978-1586857158
- Product Dimensions: 26.8 x 24.3 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.3 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #460,298 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Though it's rare for Tulsa and Paris to be mentioned in the same breath, interior decorator Faudree (Charles Faudree's French Country Signature) has made a handsome living by bringing a bit of the French to the Midwest. Famed for his Parisian buying trips, where he negotiates with flea market vendors using a pen and paper, Faudree confides "a signature piece doesn't have to be expensive. You can get the look without the seventeenth-century armoire." The look the designer refers to is typified by floor-sweeping silk draperies and overstuffed chairs upholstered in merrily patterned fabrics long on luxury. Faudree's obsession with textiles is evident on every page, and far from simply focusing on predictable pastoral-themed toile to recreate the charm of French country cottages, his experiments with dragon-fly prints, check patterns and rich golden embellishments have formed his signature style. A testament to the author's knack for gilt-edged comfort (including the liberal use of painted furniture, ornate mirrors and pottery displays), this book, and Faudree as an unpretentious guide, will please readers looking to spruce up their maisons.
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<P>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:</P>
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IN 1978, AS I WAS ABOUT to turn forty, I gathered the courage to leave my sales position and move from Dallas, my home for many years. Read the first page
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Charles Faudree Dazzles Us Again,
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This review is from: Charles Faudree's Country French Living (Hardcover)
Charles Faudree has an incredible sense of style and colour. His wonderful choice of fabrics is evident throughout this book. It is a pleasure to browse the pages and I find myself revisiting it over and over. Chinoiserie type pieces and pine furniture is readily available in Canadian stores like Chintz and Company and their extensive range of French style fabrics and accessories makes it easy to design your own interpretation of Charles Faudree Country French decorating.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (23 customer reviews) 32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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Fantastic!,
By Atlanta Belle "Book Fetish" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Charles Faudree's Country French Living (Hardcover)
If you love Country French that is not pretentious, but still elegant, this is the book for you. This is the second of Charles Faudree's design books that I have purchased. The pictures are incredible, and his attention to detail is amazing. He certainly has a gift and I wish that I could afford for him to help me with my house. Especially if that involved traveling with him to the French Market or to the Portobello Market in Notting Hill. Instead, I will use his pictures as a guide. I hope that this book is not his last!
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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French Country Elegance Defined,
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This review is from: Charles Faudree's Country French Living (Hardcover)
Mr. Faudree has knocked another one out of the park with his follow-up book to Country French Design. His high style seems to have calmed down somewhat and isn't quite as "over the top" as it was in his first book. I could literally step through the pages and take residence in any of the rooms featured.If I had a complaint, it would be that the captions didn't maintain much of a narrative regarding the rooms depicted, but basically listed material resources. 24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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By Judy C. Davis "granny" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Charles Faudree's Country French Living (Hardcover)
Charles Faudree's style is "Comfortable French" Anyone could live in his rooms. They have a touch of elegance without being stiff or too formal. They are like that favorite outfit that you have had for years and years and still love to wear. This book is full of great pictures so you can see exactly what he means when he talks about French Country Style.
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