Bringing Paris Home invites the reader to re-create the panache of French interior style in an American setting. Author Penny Drue Baird shares her love and knowledge of French history and decorative arts and describes the design elements essential to an elegant French interior—architectural details, furniture, paint and wall covering, fireplaces, lighting, and tabletop settings. A special chapter on shopping offers tips on finding treasures in the famed Marche aux Puces in Paris. Penny Drue Baird's highly engaging text, filled with reminiscences and anecdotes, brings the charm and pleasure of Paris to life. Lavishly illustrated with Parisian scenes and completed interiors by Baird, Bringing Paris Home is an essential resource for capturing the atmosphere of Paris.
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"I could eat this book even without crème fraîche!"
—Gael Greene
"Penny Drue Baird is a classicist and at the same time a modernist. Her work is always fresh but still relates to the past, bringing European history to the twenty-first century."
—Mario Buatta
"Penny Drue Baird is the only designer who can ferret out flea market finds to make rooms look like Versailles."
—Wendy Moonan
"In this book, Penny Drue Baird gives you a glimpse into how to create a beautiful home, blending classic design with a true modern elegance. I am sure you will come to admire her natural talent and sophisticated eye, and her ability to entertain like a real Parisienne!"
—Daniel Boulud
"Perfect book for lovers of Parisian architecture and decorating or just anything French . . . a must for any francophile."
—Australian Country Collections magazine
—Gael Greene
"Penny Drue Baird is a classicist and at the same time a modernist. Her work is always fresh but still relates to the past, bringing European history to the twenty-first century."
—Mario Buatta
"Penny Drue Baird is the only designer who can ferret out flea market finds to make rooms look like Versailles."
—Wendy Moonan
"In this book, Penny Drue Baird gives you a glimpse into how to create a beautiful home, blending classic design with a true modern elegance. I am sure you will come to admire her natural talent and sophisticated eye, and her ability to entertain like a real Parisienne!"
—Daniel Boulud
"Perfect book for lovers of Parisian architecture and decorating or just anything French . . . a must for any francophile."
—Australian Country Collections magazine
About the Author
Penny Drue Baird, one of Architectural Digest's Top 100 Designers, is renowned for her knowledge of French decorative arts. Her firm, Dessins, is based in Paris and New York. Her work has been widely published in Architectural Digest and other prestigious magazines. The author lives in New York, NY.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful photos but little information,
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This is a great coffee table book and the photos are interesting. However, it is filled mostly with American houses that have tried to look European rather than the real thing, and there is absolutely nothing to teach the reader about what distinguishes one period from another. I'm glad I bought it, but it missed an opportunity to be much more valuable.
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Wishing You were in Paris?,
By Mrs. Book "readsalot" (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bringing Paris Home (Hardcover)
If you can't get to Paris, this book will satisfy a little of that urge. Beautiful photographs of lush homes furnished and accessorized as only Parisions do. Especially intriguing is the window fabric on the cover and in the inside pages. Exactly what is it, and how was it made? So very ooh-la-la!
6 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
My Only Holiday Gift For Everyone On My List!,
This review is from: Bringing Paris Home (Hardcover)
Amazing text, design insights, and photographs. Should be on everyone's shopping list and coffee table!!!!!!!!!!!!! I stocked up so I could have enough on hand for the Holidays.
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