An invitation to Chateau du Grand-Lucé / Decorating a Great French Country House Timothy Corrigan
Language: ENG Publication details: New York : Rizzoli İnternational Publications, 2013. Description: 234 : pho., ill ; 31 cmISBN: 9780847840946Subject(s): Country homes -- Decoration -- France | Art, French | Interior design | Illustrated works | Interior decoration France Provence Pictorial worksLOC classification: NK 2049 .L44 2013| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Gift of Cem Ertekin.
Hailed in Architectural Digest as "today's taste-maker," Timothy Corrigan is one of the world's most respected interior designers, revered for his ability to combine European elegance with California comfort. Corrigan's work is regularly featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Vanity Fair, Veranda, and Town es Country, as well as numerous other prestigious publications.
He has been named to Architectural Digest's AD 100 list for the past eight years, and acclaimed as one of the World's Top 40 Interior Designers by The Robb Report. With offices in Los Angeles and Paris, Corrigan has an international clientele of celebrities, royalty and corporate leaders, as well as an integrated line of fabrics, floor coverings, and furniture for Schumacher. Prior to forming his design firm, Corrigan enjoyed a successful career in advertising, managing Bates Worldwide's major global clients and international operations. Award-winning interior designer Timothy
Corrigan provides inspiration and instruction in the art of decoration with the story of his stunningly restored French château.
Who hasn't dreamed of living in the French countryside, in a glorious eighteenth-century house surrounded by manicured gardens and lush orchards, filled with beautiful, inviting rooms in which to entertain friends? Welcome to Château du Grand-Lucé, designer Timothy Corrigan's home in the Loire Valley, which he purchased in 2004 and set about restoring to its full glory with his signature mix of European elegance and California comfort. Using the château and its gardens to illustrate his design philosophy, Corrigan recounts the lively tale of the château's remarkable resurrection while offering indispensable advice on how to make even the grandest home comfortable and welcoming, from the striking entry hall to the elegant guest bedrooms. Whether it's a morning stroll through the estate's verdant forest or evening cocktails in the Salon Chinois, Corrigan brings to vivid life the magical experience of a weekend at this extraordinary house, making An Invitation to Château du Grand Lucé the perfect book for anyone longing for a French country idyll.
Introduction 8
A Storied Past 16
The Restoration 18
DAY I
FIRST IMPRESSIONS 20
The Court of Honor 22
The Entry Hall 28
The Grand Salon 32
The Formal Garden 52
SETTLING IN 66
The Grand Staircase 68
A Room of One's Own 74
At Leisure 98
NING IN THE GARDENS 108
The Green Rooms 10
ner in the Orangery 118
DAY 2
MORNING IN THE COUNTRY 122
The Well-Appointed
Guest Room 124
A Walk in the Woods 142
Village Life 150
A Country Breakfast 156
Morning Glories 166
IN THE OPEN AIR 180
Lunch Under the Trees 182
Great Explorations 186
AN EVENING TO REMEMBER 204
The Salon Chinois 206
Dinner by Candlelight 214
DAY 3
A NEW MORNING 224
The Master Suite 226
Up, Up, and Away 234
Acknowledgments 238