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Summers in France

Beautiful & Inspirational French Homes
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Summers in France by Caroline Clifton Mogg transports readers to the heart of rural French living. The book captures the sensory pleasures of French summers β€” from sunlit terraces and buzzing lavender fields to local markets brimming with fresh produce. Featuring 15 exquisite homes, it showcases the elegant, rustic charm and timeless decorative style unique to the French countryside. Readers discover the essential elements of the French country aesthetic, including characteristic colour palettes, materials, soft furnishings, and antiques sourced from local markets and brocantes.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in home decoration, French country style, and those who enjoy immersive lifestyle books focused on sensory and aesthetic experiences.

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In Summers in France, Caroline Clifton-Mogg celebrates classic French country interiors, with their sense of timeless comfort, simplicity and elegance.

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Think of summers in France and what comes to mind? Hot sunlight on a stone-flagged terrace. Bees buzzing amidst a sea of lavender. Wandering through a local market and filling a basket with bread, cheese, and ripe peaches. Sipping wine as dusk falls, then eating by candlelight in the warm evening air.

These aspects please all the senses – and so too does the distinctive decorative style of rural France. Against this backdrop, Caroline Clifton-Mogg visits 15 glorious homes that display the legendary French sense of style and evoke all the sensual appeal of summers spent in this beautiful part of the world.

Throughout Summers in France, she also explores the elements of the French country look, from the colour palette and materials typical of rural style, to cosy and chic soft furnishings and decorative accessories and antiques sourced at local markets and brocantes.

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Good Housekeeping praises the book with the words: "Page after page of glorious French homes."

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788795203

Publisher: Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 July 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd

Illustration: 220 col photographs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 220.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 1362g

Pages: 208

About the Author

CAROLINE CLIFTON-MOGGΒ writes about interior design, gardens and other subjects. She contributes to magazines such as House & Garden and her books include Tuscan Escapes, The Comforts of Home and All in the Detail (all Ryland Peters & Small). Caroline lives in Notting Hill, London.

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