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The enduring appeal of French-country style spans the centuries--a gracious mingling of elegance and ease. After years of largely echoing the furniture, fabrics, and accessories linked with the region of Provence, these days French country is often far removed from the primitive rough-hewn finishes ... More

French flair and Italian panache combine exquisitely in these rooms that are rich with quality furnishings and well-chosen colors. Beloved author and interior designer Betty Lou Phillips shows how favorite objects gathered from around the globe can be artfully blended in one's home to create a beaut... More

Mention the French and most minds overflow with symbols of their panache: sensuous velvets, leopard prints, toile, silk taffeta curtains, deep bullion trim, and eighteenth-century furnishings. The truth is, it is difficult not to fall under the influence of the French, whose uncommon grace is inhere... More

Westerners have long admired France and Italy as the European seats of exquisite high style. Now, renowned designer and author Betty Lou Phillips shows how we have blended these two traditions by mixing styles, furnishings, inspirations, and colors from different eras and locations to create the loo... More

Seducing us with their self-assured approach to design, glamorous culture and lasting respect for the past, the French are held in awe by Americans. We unabashedly elevate them to symbols of taste, splendor and unshakable stylistic authority. Whether looking to furnish a chateau in the Loire Valley ... More

Conventional wisdom may say that we cannot have the best of all worlds, but one need only peruse the pages of The French Connection to see that this simply is not so. A look around has opened American minds to the bazaar of choices, rendering loyalty solely to France passe. Pushing the borders of de... More

Inspired by the sun-drenched colors of southern France, French country design is the epitome of understated luxury, as fitting in the city and suburbs as in rural reaches. No matter that its roots are firmly planted in the small stone farmhouse, or mas, the typical dwelling in the Provence region, i... More

If you'd like a "tail" with a little French twist, then you've absolutely fall I love with Madame DuBois and her pet monkey, Emily. Their lives in New Orleans model a French American style-eating beignets at the outdoor market, dressing in stylish designer clothes, and sleeping in a frilly French-st... More

The French Room With the wisdom gleaned from fervent beliefs that have long defined French decorating, best-selling author and interior designer Betty Lou Phillips reveals the secrets behind French design, whether refined or relaxed. Lush photographs evoke old-world elan as Ms. Phillips shares ways ... More