Creating the French Look: Inspirational Ideas and 25 Step-By-Step Projects Reviews

Creating the French Look: Inspirational Ideas and 25 Step-By-Step Projects

The French look is one of the most popular and enduring for modern interiors—appreciated for its simple, uncluttered style and ornate individual pieces. Whether you want to make grand curtains like those from a chateau or paint a cupboard in rustic style, Creating the French Look shows you how. Twenty-five step-by-step projects demonstrate the three definitive styles of French decoration: The gilded elegance of the French chateau, the simple French farmhouse and its more colorful Provençal c

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  1. J. Schuck "rachyluv" Avatar
    J. Schuck “rachyluv”
    22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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    Lovely pics…and a GREAT how-to book!, September 13, 2008
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    J. Schuck “rachyluv” (Palo Alto, CA United States) –
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    This review is from: Creating the French Look: Inspirational Ideas and 25 Step-By-Step Projects (Hardcover)

    I drooled over this book in a bookstore and then came home and ordered it from Amazon for a better price! This book contains a lot of “how to” sections…faux painting/finishing, simple sewing projects, giving objects a patina, etc, so that you can create the French look…it’s not just a pretty picture design book. However, it DOES have wonderful pictures which will certainly inspire any French decorating aficionado –or anyone who just LOVES simple/rustic/shabby interior decorating like I do!

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    24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
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    Wow I love it!, July 14, 2008
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    This review is from: Creating the French Look: Inspirational Ideas and 25 Step-By-Step Projects (Hardcover)

    I loved this book. First, the photography was beautiful. And secondly, it was full of the authentic french looks I love; French mannequins, furniture, linens, etc. The first part of the book is organized into 8 different french “looks”. The second part features four different areas of the home, living room, ditchen and dining room, bedroom and bathroom and garden rooms to which these various looks are applied. Sprinkled throughout the book are several different projects to be created to achieve the french look. I loved the book, not so much for the projects, (which I’m too lazy to attempt) but for the visual ideas used to pull together a variety of french styles and looks. I could do without the projects, but you can’t beat the pictures!

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    Ursula Blanks “palazzo-ub”
    25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
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    Do it Like the French, August 1, 2008
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    This review is from: Creating the French Look: Inspirational Ideas and 25 Step-By-Step Projects (Hardcover)

    A treasure trove of ideas that make creating French style in the home just a few easy projects away. Whether your taste is rustic and simple, eclectic bohemian, or sophisticated in the grand manner, this book provides a veritable template with detailed easy to follow instructions and plenty of photographs. None of the projects are too demanding or intimidating. Each style has been pared down to its essential–paint color choices, fabrics, accessories and so forth, making it easy for do-it-yourselfers to achieve the classic French decor so popular today. A must-have reference for francophile decorators.

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