Author : Mary Carol Garrity
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 37,70 MB
Release : 2002-08-02
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780740725395
From the author of "Nell Hill's Style at Home" comes unconventional wisdom for beautifying a home throughout the holiday season.
Author : Mary Carol Garrity
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 47,84 MB
Release : 2001-08-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780740718748
The decorating pride of Atchison, Kansas, Garrity has compiled her favorite tips, tricks and techniques from her stores Nell Hill's and G. Diebolt in this illustrated volume.
Author : Mary Carol Garrity
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 44,16 MB
Release : 2006-09
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0740760521
Organized around the changing seasons -- and the holidays and celebrations that go with them -- this book features creative party themes, delicious menu ideas, and tips to make every guest feel special. Ideal for people who are intimidated at the thought of throwing a party, this guide gives readers tips and tricks for breaking each step down into a manageable plan.
Author : Mary Carol Garrity
Publisher : Bulfinch
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 38,33 MB
Release : 2004-09-29
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780821229033
In this handsome and accessible guide, a popular decorating expert offers tips and ideas for re-creating her classic, relaxed style in the reader's own home.
Author : Mary Carol Garrity
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 11,55 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Christmas decorations
ISBN : 9780848727550
Author : Sharon Santoni
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 37,76 MB
Release : 2015-07-09
Category : Design
ISBN : 1423637887
Meet 20 beautiful, creative French women who live with passion; work every day; and love to take care ot their homes and families. Visit them in their grand chateaux or charming little country cottages or Parisian apartments. Learn where they shop, where they work, where they play, how they dress and, how they entertain. Absorb each girlfriend's style and joie de vivre. Santoni's affectionate writing, along with gorgeous photography, tells each woman's story with an intimacy usually reserved for the closest of girlfriends. SHARON SANTONI·SMITH grew up in England but married a Frenchman and has raised her family in Normandy, France. Her blog, My French Country Home, is read daily by thousands all over the world. She writes about life in rural France; the ups and downs of family life; her inspiring French girlfriends; the intricacies of village life; and her love of searching for brocante treasure in the flea markets of Paris and the countryside.
Author : Tish Jett
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 13,95 MB
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0847864588
Why French women of a certain age are the consummate hostesses, homemakers, and style icons--and how you can be, too. Frenchwomen--particularly those 40 and over--are role models for stylish and gracious living, what the French call l'art de vivre. American-born fashion journalist Tish Jett, who has studied these women for years, shared their beauty secrets in her first book, Forever Chic. Now she explores why Frenchwomen of a certain age are master hostesses and homemakers, expert practioners of les bonnes manières as well as everyday elegance, savoir-faire, and as a result, la joie de vivre. Jett explains how to entertain like a Frenchwoman, including a glimpse into the typical French larder from which a delicious meal can be thrown together with ease, to detailed instruction on laying a beautiful table and crafting a perfect cheese plate (did you know that when cutting from a wedge of cheese, slice from the back to the point, which is the "heart" of the cheese, and as such considered the best part and not to be lopped off so others cannot enjoy it). She explores everyday style and elegance, disclosing how to create that special bien dans sa peau (to feel good about oneself) sensation so coveted by Frenchwomen. Jett also shares the importance of discipline, which goes hand in hand with beauty--a well-ordered closet, be it for clothes or linens, translates to easy everyday elegance. With tips on adjusting your beauty and style regimes seasonally, charmingly packaged with color illustrations, Living Forever Chic is a delightful gift for the Francophile in your life.
Author : Michael C. Kathrens
Publisher : Bauer and Dean Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,90 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780983863229
This important study documents the rich architectural heritage of Kansas City, a booming metropolis between 1880 and 1930. The grand houses built during this time are evidence of the importance of this midwestern metropolis, which once eclipsed cities such as Dallas, Atlanta, and Denver. The forty houses featured within this book were erected by the city's leading plutocrats, including newspaper publisher William Rockhill Nelson, minerals magnate August R. Meyer, lumber baron Robert A. Long, grain merchant Herbert F. Hall., and oilman Ernest C. These men typically hired local architects, many of whom had received their training on the East Coast, but settled in Kansas City. Architects in the book include Henry F. Hoit, Louis S. Curtiss, Horace La Pierre, Edward B. Delk, Edward W. Tanner, and Mary Rockwell Hook--one of the first women to study at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Almost all of these houses were designed in the European and American revival styles prevelant throughout Western culture during this period, although they are distinguished by a midwestern sensibility. This survey will surprise and delight anyone interested in America's residential architecture during this time.
Author : Nell Stevens
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 38,61 MB
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0385541562
When she was twenty-seven, Nell Stevens—a lifelong aspiring novelist—won an all-expenses-paid fellowship to go anywhere in the world to write. Would she choose a glittering metropolis, a romantic village, an exotic paradise? Not exactly. Nell picked Bleaker Island, a snowy, windswept pile of rock in the Falklands. Other than sheep, penguins, paranoia, and the weather, there aren’t many distractions, but as Nell soon discovers, total isolation and 1,085 calories a day are far from ideal conditions for literary production. With deft humor, this memoir traces her island days and slowly reveals the life and people she has left behind in pursuit of her writing. It seems that there is nowhere she can run—an island or the pages of her notebook—to escape the big questions of love, art, and, ambition.
Author : Jacqueline Gillam Fairchild
Publisher :
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 21,9 MB
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781944430351
Welcome to Estate of Mind. A beautiful bed and breakfast in an old apple orchard in the middle of the middle of nowhere. Ever wonder what restoring an old mansion and turning it into a bed and breakfast would be like? Miranda simply had to move her aging father from the city to a country retirement center and get her two small children out of inner city schools. This meant sacrificing her own career. How hard could it be to find a new career in the country? Or a place to live? Harder than she ever imagined As the housekeeper at a derelict mansion, Miranda begins cleaning out decades of trash while vowing that when the absentee owner returns, she will give him a piece of her mind for living like such a slob. After endless scrubbing, painting, polishing, and restoring, the old house is magnificent. To Miranda's delight, the attic holds a treasure trove of old furniture just waiting to be brought back to life. Encouraged by her friends, Miranda turns the gorgeous estate into a bed and breakfast. But what happens when the absentee owner finally comes home, only to be checked in by Miranda's seven-year-old son?
