Bringing Italy Home : Creating the Feeling of Italy in Your Home Room by Room Book

Bringing Italy Home reveals how to incorporate the delights of Italian decorating, entertaining styles, and kitchen secrets into your own life and home. Cheryl MacLachlan spent years visiting, dining, and conversing with families in cities and villages throughout Italy. She became intimate with the seemingly minor but so important elements that constitute daily life there: how furniture and fabrics are chosen, how a table is set with casual grace, or how family warmth is expressed throughout the home. And now in this book, she explains how these elements can enrich any home anywhere, using simple techniques and readily available resources. Room by room, then on to the garden and the marketplace, Bringing Italy Home covers the full range of la dolce vita. Explore the unmatched elegance of Italian home decorating; learn invaluable tips for everything from entertaining to housekeeping; and discover what the Italians know and love about their furniture, fabrics, crafts, food, and wine. Richly illustrated with more than 200 color photographs by Bardo Fabiani, this book also includes recipes, resources, and buying guides. For all those who appreciate the pleasures of daily life in Italy, here's a thoroughly inviting guide to bringing it all back home.