Brini Maxwell's Guide to Gracious Living: Tips, Tricks, Recipes, and Ideas to Make Your Life Bloom (Paperback)

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Product Description

Who can turn the world on with her style? Brini can! In the first season of her hugely popular show on the Style Network, domestic diva Brini Maxwell made a big splash with her unparalleled personal flair and novelty know-how. Now, just in time for the second season of "The Brini Maxwell Show," this up-and-coming icon of retro classic style has created a fun and fabulous guide to living the beautiful life, welcoming readers into the colorful, upbeat world that has already won her a cult following.

Here Brini offers her favorite tips, tricks, and ideas for decorating, cooking, dressing, entertaining, and even housekeeping with spirit and panache. She approaches every challenge on the domestic front-from how to perk up a room to what to eat for breakfast to how to pack a suitcase-with a winning combination of creativity, élan, and resourcefulness. Designed with the same hip, mid-century modern look as her television show, the book includes more than 100 household hints and recipes, funky full-color illustrations, and photographs of Brini in action. Brini Maxwell's Guide to Gracious Living is sure to bring a host of new fans to this offbeat goddess of stylish domesticity.

About the Author

Brini Maxwell was inspired by the thrift store purchase of a set of '50s nesting bowls to create her public access program, "The Brini Maxwell Show," in 1998. The show developed a cult status and was picked up in 2003 by the Style Network. Brini has been interviewed on CNN, MSNBC, E! Entertainment Television, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, among other programs. She lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: "Stewart, Tabori and Chang" (October 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584794267
• ISBN-13: 978-1584794264
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #318,926 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Full of fun and useful domestic tips, October 8, 2005

By	Foodie NYC (New York, New York, USA) - See all my reviews

I adore Brini Maxwell and always catch her show on Style. Now all of her unique tips for cooking, cleaning, decorating, entertaining, and living are in one useful, little book. Who else can make cleaning a bathtub or making breakfast fun and exciting? The photographs of the domestic diva on the go are terrific and her tips are easy, practical, and inspirational. From choosing the perfect wardrobe for travel to throwing a retro cocktail party, Ms. Maxwell's advice is invaluable. I already feel more gracious after just one read!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fun read and a great little book, November 11, 2005

By	Gregory Firlotte (Hollywood, California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Brini's guide is more than just that -- it's a fun read and a visual companion to the television show that celebrates urban life with color, whimsy, charm and a sense of humor. The photos are done with great wit and style and the text reads as if Brini were reciting the book to you! A great gift for your gay (and straight) friends and favorite aunties alike -- and don't forget to try the recipes too -- they're delicious!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gotta love Brini!, January 29, 2007

By	matilda (Aberdeen, WA USA) - See all my reviews

It's nice to have this book, though it's not as engaging as the show. In this book, Brini tells how to pack for a trip, how to entertain, how to organize a living space -- it's very nice, but no substitute for her show.