In The French Room; best-selling author and interior designer Betty Lou Phillips explains the age-wisdom and fervent beliefs that have long defined French decorating and reveals the principles behind designing the perfect French room. With more than 150 awe-inspiring photographs; Tres French also shares secrets on the ways color solves irksome design problems without moving walls or making other structural improvements; addresses the art of hanging art and dressing salon windows; then moves into the French kitchen and bed chamber to explore those unique cultures.
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Review
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. More about Finland than SibeliusBy A readerThe subtitle--"A Composers Life and the Awakening of Finland"--places the emphasis in the wrong order: this book is primarily taken up with the history of the modern Finnish state and only secondarily with Sibelius and his role in it. Indeed. at times its possible to read several pages with nary a mention of Sibelius. Some of those pages can. unfortunately. become quite tedious as the level of detail provided in describing the independence movement becomes granular to a fault. Minute observation of how a particular gala event transpired--the costumes worn. synopses of individual dramatic performances--tested the limits of my own interest. At the same time. the author can be an accomplished story teller and one certainly does gain an appreciation of Sibelius as a patriotic artist. something that isnt necessarily self-evident in the music itself. So--a hard slog at times. but not without merit: Im splitting the difference between existing reviews (all of which make at least some valid points) in giving four stars.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This book is so well written and braids the history ...By ElinaThis book is so well written and braids the history of Finland into the life of Sibelius. This is a book well worth reading.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Sibelius in contextBy Douglas WhittetAn outstanding book with a somewhat different approach compared with other Sibelius biographies. placing his life and works in their true historical context. Scholarly but also highly accessible. recommended to anyone who cares about Sibelius. Finland and Nordic history.
