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Victorian Chic
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"...showcases dozens of rooms with an aged patina and English panache. A rustic bedroom with pine walls benefits from handmade quilts and an abundance of lace. Even better are the holiday vignettes. The book's central More is more."-- Dallas Morning News
Timeless grace and that's the hallmark of the Victorian style, with its exquisite lacework, fine china, pretty keepsakes, and loving attention to detail. Recreate that era in your own home and watch every room turn into a luxurious retreat, glowing with femininity and warmth. Splendid photographs on each page present so many entrancing ideas to choose a table runner makes an elegant window valance, a worn table looks well-dressed in linens and laces, and treasured items present their best face to the world in one of these perfect displays. And don't forget the just-bought trinkets and glassware become more alluring when placed side by side with antiques and heirlooms. So tuck fresh flowers everywhere, and let your imagination lead you to a romantic sanctuary.
"...showcases dozens of rooms with an aged patina and English panache. A rustic bedroom with pine walls benefits from handmade quilts and an abundance of lace. Even better are the holiday vignettes. The book's central More is more."-- Dallas Morning News
Timeless grace and that's the hallmark of the Victorian style, with its exquisite lacework, fine china, pretty keepsakes, and loving attention to detail. Recreate that era in your own home and watch every room turn into a luxurious retreat, glowing with femininity and warmth. Splendid photographs on each page present so many entrancing ideas to choose a table runner makes an elegant window valance, a worn table looks well-dressed in linens and laces, and treasured items present their best face to the world in one of these perfect displays. And don't forget the just-bought trinkets and glassware become more alluring when placed side by side with antiques and heirlooms. So tuck fresh flowers everywhere, and let your imagination lead you to a romantic sanctuary.
144 pages, Paperback
First published December 31, 2001
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November 25, 2023
I'm all for cheesy '90s decorating, especially with a Victorian flair, but this just hasn't aged well.
April 5, 2012
I LOVE this book for so many reasons. If, like me, you love magazines like Victoria or Romantic Homes or Romantic Country, this book will appeal to you. It's full of romantic settings with white furniture, white wicker, white lace and linens, quilts, teacups, roses, old teddy bears and dolls, chintz, and charming tablescapes and rooms. One of my prize possessions is one of Anita's gorgeous one-of-a-kind mohair bears, similar to the one pictured on page 143. I thumb through this book often for inspiration and highly recommend it to those interested in the romantic look of yesteryear.
November 25, 2009
This is the worst decorating book I have ever seen. The pictures repeat over and over. 3 or 4 of the same junk. This book is full of junk. This home could be a junk store. I love and know Victorian, and this is no Victorian. I don't think a picnic basket from 1970 really qualifies. Who would live here? The queen of junk, that's who. This is awful. Huge and heavy book with nothing in it. There was nothing in this book I liked.
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