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The Paris Apartment: Romantic Decor on a Flea-Market Budget |
by: Claudia Strasser
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 747.88314
EAN: 9780060391690
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0060391693
Label: Collins Design
Manufacturer: Collins Design
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: April 09, 1997
Publisher: Collins Design
Studio: Collins Design
Alternate Versions:
- Paris Interiors (Taschen 25th Anniversary Series) (French and German Edition)
- Bohemian Style
- Shabby Chic
- French by Design
- Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic Treasure Hunting and Decorating Guide
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Amazon.com Review:
If you love chandeliers, flowing draperies, and bric-a-brac--if you believe you were a Roman senator, a Gothic queen, or Madame de Pompadour in an earlier life or have fantasies of La Belle Époque or the Golden Age of Hollywood--The Paris Apartment is the decorating book for you. Claudia Strasser includes before-and-after pictures of real people's apartments, transformed from dark cracker boxes to intriguing showplaces. She gives shopping tips on finding the best furniture, how-to instructions on distressing and painting your flea-market finds, and ideas for choosing the period and colors that best suit your personality. Best of all, Strasser estimates the average cost of a no-holds-barred transformation to be $1,800 for an entire apartment, including furniture--less if you already have the furniture, are clever with your hands, are somewhat restrained in your taste, or live near the best flea markets. The Paris Apartment is the perfect combination of inspiration and instruction for budget-conscious glamour mavens on a budget.
Product Description:
The Paris Apartment is a popular shop in New York's East Village, where visitors can step back in time and immerse themselves in the beauty and romance of antique furnishings. Reflecting an unusual mix of design influences (Baroque, rococo, neoclassical and Art Deco) and personal taste, its style is luxurious, playful, and wholly original.
In The Paris Apartment, Claudia Strasser, the founder and owner of the shop, offers readers the quintessential guide to achieving this romantic Parisian look without having to spend a fortune. With easy-to-follow instructions and helpful advice, she shows readers how they can transform their homes into a living environment that reflects both their personal style and timeless French elegance. Laid out in the form of an entertaining diary, the book helps Francophiles define their fantasy home, find inspiration, select a color palette and use light creatively. She also includes instructions for making canopies and valances; advice on dyeing fabrics and restyling furniture; tips on budgeting; guidance on shopping at flea markets and auctions; and a glossary of terms. Color photographs throughout illustrate the ideas and techniques shown in the book.
As interest in the home experiences a resurgence, and as Americans become more careful about their spending, nesting has become the pastime of the '90s. People want luxury homes without spending a fortune. With its unbeatable combination of style and solid practicality, The Paris Apartment is a home-decorating guide to treasure and draw inspiration from for many years to come.
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- a book of great ideas.This is a very pratical book in my opinion, as one can creat ideas from the simplest thing.
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- Fun bookA fun read. The concept: Parisian decorating on a budget. And, for the most part, the author tries to work in the budget idea. She cheats, though, gets friends to come up with labor and trompe l'oeil work that anybody else would pay good money for. And it does make a difference, flea-market it ain't. But the read is still fun, the decor heavy on romanticism, dark lighting, darker colors, a kind of decorator's bodice-ripper. Strasser seems to think it's no good doing something when you can do a ... Read More
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- Incredibley inventiveThis book was filled with fabulous creative (affordable!) ways to live like you dream of living. I was in NYC and had the honor of meeting author, Claudia Strasser, in person. She is beautiful, bubbling with enthusiasm, personality and fabulous suggestions! I think this book is a must buy for anyone with big dreams and a smaller budget. In fact, it's a must buy for those of all budgets!
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- Over the past 7 Years I have purchased........Over the past 7 years when I discovered this talented woman & couldn't wait to purchase her book I must have given away over 20+ of her books because when people visit my plantation on the Northshore of New Orleans or visit my mountaintop home 20 minutes from San Francisco in Silicon Valley California they all ask...........who is your designer????? I respond with a copy of Claudia's book.
As a Global Traveler I had never seen this style in the states all of those years ago & she was ... Read More
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- Of no valueThis book has no interest for someone interested in decorating. Very boring, not enough photos. A real vanity book.
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