Danielle Postel-Vinay

Home Sweet Maison (eBook, ePUB)

The French Art of Making a Home

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

La vie est faite de petits bonheurs.*

Live as the French do and Make Your Home a Place for Conversation, Tradition, and Pleasure

How do the French create the alluringly beautiful sanctuaries they call homeformal yet comfortable, organized yet casual, filled with decorative objects that are also a practical part of their everyday lives? What may feel effortless is not, of course, and in Home Sweet Maison, Danielle Postel-Vinay shares what she has learned about the French art of making a home. Through a transformative friendship with a Frenchwoman who mentored her in the good life, her marriage to a Parisian man, and years of immersive research while living in France, Postel-Vinay learned the true essence of how the French live la belle vie.

Home Sweet Maison takes a room-by-room approach to show how the French view:

• The Aesthetic: why the objects in your home matter, why minimalism is overrated, and why the French always choose the perfect décor for their salons
• The Practical: how to use mise-en-place, or the French art of organization, in your kitchen, and how to find the right stain-removing potions to create your own French laundry
• The Sensual: the way the French employ scent in their home as a personal signature
• The Philosophical: the idea that every room in a French house has a specific purpose, and that the activity in one room should never bleed into the others

. . . and much more.

Sophisticated, charming, and aspirational, Home Sweet Maison is a unique look at how the French view their most intimate spaces, family life, and themselves. With touches of history and how-to, Postel-Vinay explains the life-changing benefits of introducing French traditions and practices into your home. You may personalize the entrance to your apartment, make your dining room the soul of your home, or create a kitchen space that moves with the efficiency of a four-star restaurant, but more important, Home Sweet Maison shows that anyone, with any kind of living space, can create a sanctuary; a home filled with warmth and self-expression, better suited to living a rich, full, connected life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780062741707
• Artikelnr.: 51526123

Autorenporträt

Danielle Postel-Vinay lives with her children and Parisian husband in the Hudson River Valley of New York.

Rezensionen

"Written with charm and precision, Home Sweet Maison is both a guide to creating unique and beautiful spaces, as well as an insightful and fascinating exploration of French culture...[it] shows us how to bring French warmth and elegance to our own homes and, in turn, lead richer, more connected lives." Ann Mah, author of Mastering the Art of French Eating and The Lost Vintage