Bringing Tuscany Home. Sensuous

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: As New
Publisher: Doubleday
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 2004
Edition: First Edition

Description: 226 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in As new condition throughout. Includes Recipes

Publishers Description: A lavishly illustrated book for everyone who dreams of integrating the Tuscan lifestyle into their own lives - from decor and cooking, eating and drinking, to gardening, socialising and celebrating. When Frances Mayes fell in love with Tuscany and Bramasole, millions of readers basked in the experience through her bestselling memoirs. Now Frances and her husband Edward share the essence of Tuscan life as they have lived it, with specific ideas and inspiration for readers to bring the beauty and spirit of Tuscany into their own home.Now you too can: * Choose a Tuscan color palette for the home, from earthy apricot tones to invigorating shades of marina blue * Personalise a room with fanciful door frames, unique painted furniture and fresco murals * Cultivate a Tuscan garden, adding fountains, vine-covered pergolas, and terracotta plaques among the herbs and flowers * Create an atmosphere of irresistible, anytime hospitality - a casa aperta (open home) * Set an imaginative Tuscan table using majolica and vintage linens * Enjoy the abundant flavors and easy simplicity of the Tuscan kitchen, with details on everything from olive oil and limoncello to panini and pesto, plus special homegrown menus and recipes in each chapter * Make the most of a visit to Tuscany, with must-see places, a list of market days in different towns and tips on finding primo antiques With more than 100 glorious colour photos by acclaimed photographer Steven Rothfeld (including several of the Mayes's Tuscan-flavoured California home), this book will delight and inspire fans of both Frances Mayes and the Tuscan way of life.

ISBN: 9781864710939