Bringing Tuscany Home
	Code: 3195988 Price:$18.78 Price subject to change Normal retail price: $29.95 Add to basket to check price Title: Bringing Tuscany Home Author: Steven Rothfeld|Frances Mayes|Edward Mayes ISBN Number: 9780767917469 I always imagine each of the signoras who lived in this house—where she shelled peas, rocked the grandchild, placed a vase of the pink roses. Now I would like to take one of these women back to my house in California to show her howBramasole traveled to America and took root, how the doors there are open to the breeze from San Pablo bay and to the distant view of Mount Tamalpais, how the table has expanded and the garden has burgeoned… The“bard of Tuscany” (New York Times) now offers a lavishly illustrated book for everyone who dreams of integrating the Tuscan lifestyle—from home decoration and cooking, to eating and drinking, to gardening, socializing, and celebrating—into their own lives. When Frances Mayes fell in love with Tuscany andBramasole, millions of readers basked in the experience through her three bestselling memoirs. Now Frances and her husband,In Tuscanycoauthor Edward, share the essence of Tuscan life as they have lived it, with specific ideas and inspiration for readers stateside to bring the beauty and spirit of Tuscany into their own home decor, meals, gardens, entertaining and, most important, outlook on life. In her inimitable warm and evocative tone, Frances helps readers develop an eye for authentic Tuscan style, with advice on how to: • Choose a Tuscan color palette for the home, from earthy apricot tones to invigorating shades of antique blue. • Personalize a room with fanciful door frames, unique painted furniture, and fresco murals. • Cultivate a Tuscan garden, adding fountains, vine-covered pergolas, and terra-cotta urns among the herbs and flowers • Select the best Italian vino. (Frances describes lunches at regional vineyards and imparts tips for pairing food and wine.) • Create an atmosphere of irresistible, anytime hospitality—acasa aperta (open home). • Make primo fi... Shipping Weight: 1.00 pounds Author: Steven Rothfeld|Frances Mayes|Edward Mayes ISBN Number: 9780767917469 Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group Format: Hardcover