The Illustrated Cottage: a Decorative Fairy Tale Inspired by Provence
- List Price: $29.95
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Hearst Books
- Publish date: 01/01/2008
Description:
Designer Nina Williams recounts the creative process behind making a home for herself and her two daughters. With the help of trompe l'oeil artists Barb Fisher and Laura Chappell, who specialize in painting murals that "fool the eye", Nina decorated the family cottage as a life-size storybook, complete with characters and landscapes from the tiny Provencal village of Sault, circa 1918. At the same time she turned the home into an open, airy, and beautiful place to live.
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Seen through a French lens, The Illustrated Cottage celebrates home as an expression of unfettered imagination. Each member of the pretend Provencal household, like a character in a play, epitomizes a particular focus: love, labor, sustenance, playfulness, aesthetics, even philosophy. A reflection about interior visions made real, the cottage and its fable illustrate the notion that design can reflect some of life's enduring themes.
The murals tell the charming fantasy, while scores of luminous photographs by Keith Scott Morton evoke the glowing colors of Provence. Thus The Illustrated Cottage creates its own legacy: a grown-up fairy tale for design aficionados of all ages.
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