Citing special local influences on Provence style, from weather to traditions, a historically detailed volume explains how to incorporate inspirations from the south of France into a home, covering... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Wonderful photos! An inside peek at many inspiring homes! Vibrant colors and rich textures! Beautiful and informative. It's almost as much fun as an actual visit to Provence.
A cultural and aesthetic trip to Provence
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Provence Style is a beautiful book. Reading this book is like traveling through the Provence country. It describes the types of Provence houses with the illustration of beautiful pictures. You will feel the ambiance of the outdoors as well as the cozy aspects of the indoors. You will almost smell the lavender fields from the terrace pictures! And your visit will show you incredible flooring, original fireplaces, delicate furniture and other traditional elements of the Provence style. Our preference is biased toward the ceramics, especially the Moustiers ones, and the fabrics. Provence fabrics are so colorful and playful! Also, the Boutis, a white quilting method is presented here with a picture of its transparency through light.
Important for color
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
So many Provence house books show plenty of details, but this book's strength is the profusion of color throughout. We took it with us to the tile store and could easily see by opening any page what tones, hues are truly Provencal and would work in our new house.
Beautiful
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
A beautiful book, full of concise details and suggestions for decorating your home to evoke Provence.
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