A Well-Kept Home: Household Traditions and Simple Secrets from a French Grandmother (Rizzoli Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (873 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0789329085 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Yves Duronsoy is a photographer who works regularly for international fashion and lifestyle magazines. She is also the author of more than a dozen books. . About the Author Laura Fronty is a journalist, stylist, and contributor to a number of interior and lifestyle magazines
In this exquisitely illustrated book, Laura Fronty draws on her own grandmother’s life experiences in the home and the garden, providing helpful tips and natural solutions for effective food preparation, cleaning methods for clothes and the interior, restorative beauty treatments, and basic approaches to gardening. A Well-Kept Home revives the more natural methods used by our forebears to run their homes, reflecting on the traditional way that earlier generations cooked, cleaned, decorated, groomed, and gardened. The practical advice and natural recipes make it possible to take real pleasure in essential household duties, while at the same time evoking the atmosphere and spirit of a time gone by.. The frantic quality of modern life and our increasing reliance on technology and on manufactured goods has submerged our awareness of the inherited and seasonal patterns of effective domestic household management. A Well-Kept Home transforms our approach to the daily chores surrounding the upkeep of a home. This classic volume—now available in a new, smaller format and at a reduced price—provides time-tested advice and old-
. Laura Fronty is a journalist, stylist, and contributor to a number of interior and lifestyle magazines. Yves Duronsoy is a photographer who works regularly for international fashion and lifestyle magazines. She is also the author of more than a dozen books
Disappointing djonn This book is nothing but a hardcover magazine. Gorgeous pictures, useless content. These are not the memories of a French grandmother so much as a big ad for you to buy a whole lot of products, try out some weekend project that never ends, give up and go out and buy more useless products. There are much better books on this topic for people who are serious about the running of their home but are mostly, unfortunately out of print.. Five Stars Paula Rotenberry Beautiful book and wonderful condition, just as promised. Thanks.. Homemaking, not just housekeeping! A Customer A wonderful book! Just good. old-fashioned sense and solutions for living without modern chemical products. Simple "recipes" for cleaning, preserving, scenting your home. Very inspiring, too. There is joy in having a well-kept home and it's inviting to others, too. Complete without being overwhelming. Uncomplicated. The "old ways" are easy to fit into an over-burdened, stressed-out lifestyle and easily replace methods and rituals already used.