Creating the French Look: Inspirational ideas and 25 step-by-step projects - Softcover

The French interior evokes a way of life to aspire to, with its good food, unhurried pace and, above all, its past for which many people feel nostalgia. Developed over hundreds of years, the French look reflects all tastes, from the cultivated grandeur of the chateau to the simplicity of rural living, and can be adapted to every home. Creating the French Look is divided into four styles: 'Chateau', 'Country', 'Provencal' and 'Parisian', and each "look" is applied to living rooms, kitchens, dining rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms plus outdoor living spaces. As well as describing each overall style, focusing on colours and fabrics, Annie Sloan emphasizes the details and accents required by each one, and, aided by 25 clearly explained step-by-step projects, shows how to achieve it. Among other things, she explains how to paint and distress furniture, and describes how to cover an armoire door with embroidered voile. Whatever interior you desire, this book will guide your choices from the grand statement of the painted armoire to the finishing touch of a little posy of lavender.

Annie Sloan is one of the world's most respected experts in the field of decorative painting. She runs highly successful workshops, and teaches in the US and Europe. Annie has written more than 20 books, including the best-selling Annie Sloan's Room Recipes for Style and Colour, Annie Sloan Paints Everything, Quick and Easy Paint Transformations, and Colour Recipes for Painted Furniture and More, all published by CICO Books. Annie lives in Oxford.