tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post8088579136125837733..comments2024-03-28T01:39:53.154-04:00Comments on The Peak of Chic®: French Style at HomeThe Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-46413938428245311522009-03-26T08:31:00.000-04:002009-03-26T08:31:00.000-04:00Penny- So glad you like the book too! And I agree ...Penny- So glad you like the book too! And I agree about reading the text. You really can get a lot from both photos and text!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-39646022519569583612009-03-26T02:58:00.000-04:002009-03-26T02:58:00.000-04:00just sped through these comments...and don't mean ...just sped through these comments...and don't mean to lecture........but I guess I will!<BR/>Have been a decorator for now 40 (whew!) years........<BR/><BR/>My advice to all of you who aspire to be.....or are decorators.......<BR/><BR/>READ THE TEXT!!!!<BR/><BR/>READ THE TEXT!!<BR/><BR/>Only if you really aspire to make decorating your career!<BR/><BR/>I have been very lucky....and worked very very hard to make decorating my career..........and have loved darn near every moment.........for 40 years.<BR/><BR/>I read the text!<BR/><BR/>When I started.......there were maybe 5 books on decorating........<BR/><BR/>what an abundance of beautiful and informative books we are so lucky to have available now.....<BR/><BR/>just.........read the text!<BR/><BR/>Best of luck to you all......I have had the most fun and wonderful career.......for 40 years...........(and when I started......it was really hardly known as a career).....what a gift!<BR/><BR/>PennyPenelope Bianchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07044698051543677637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-5438190971042563522009-03-26T02:49:00.000-04:002009-03-26T02:49:00.000-04:00I ordered it the second I read your review...........I ordered it the second I read your review........(if my husband ever watched me do the one click.......he might throw my computer (would have to include my iphone) into the pond...<BR/><BR/>It came today.......ohdearlord.......what a treasure.......I wanted to lock myself in the closet............<BR/><BR/>more later.......curfew calls! wonderful.....beyond....book!1<BR/><BR/>Penny<BR/><BR/>THANKS!!!Penelope Bianchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07044698051543677637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-24928242933825474342009-03-20T19:59:00.000-04:002009-03-20T19:59:00.000-04:00i love that mix of the grand with the quirky..the ...i love that mix of the grand with the quirky..the odd chair, the funny table, the rickity lampshade with beautifully proportioned rooms, period antiques. few thing are ever "en suite" as in the American style.Philip Bewleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593795071070337798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-1924098340077676892009-03-20T19:19:00.000-04:002009-03-20T19:19:00.000-04:00I can never resist a good interior book - especial...I can never resist a good interior book - especially a French one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-57689324359054434572009-03-19T15:29:00.000-04:002009-03-19T15:29:00.000-04:00i am heading to barnes & noble-you have done i...i am heading to barnes & noble-<BR/>you have done it again. <BR/>this one looks too good to pass up !!<BR/><BR/>xxRenée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-19374067087966518202009-03-19T15:23:00.000-04:002009-03-19T15:23:00.000-04:00your site is beyond chic! its such a great resour...your site is beyond chic! its such a great resource!<BR/><BR/>all the best,<BR/>david<BR/>los angelesYHBHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280492786001806187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-18840307931417552532009-03-19T13:22:00.000-04:002009-03-19T13:22:00.000-04:00that top floor is going to be the end of me. the ...that top floor is going to be the end of me. the end. i didn't know i could love a floor so deeply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-52615073129118434062009-03-19T11:34:00.000-04:002009-03-19T11:34:00.000-04:00love the white chairs in the bold colors... really...love the white chairs in the bold colors... really great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-235935471551458282009-03-19T09:47:00.000-04:002009-03-19T09:47:00.000-04:00It seems to be a wonderful book. I have to admit ,...It seems to be a wonderful book. I have to admit , I don't read very often the text in the decoration books ...Mélaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968941054340607366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-42466064499237669542009-03-19T00:33:00.000-04:002009-03-19T00:33:00.000-04:00love the thorn birds... and i just ordered this to...love the thorn birds... and i just ordered this tonight so thanks for the comment that i selected the right book!red tickinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400289072356876224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-76041286304777607502009-03-18T22:03:00.000-04:002009-03-18T22:03:00.000-04:00Superb! But, now I'm jonesing for more! I've got...Superb! But, now I'm jonesing for more! I've gotta get that book!Scott Fazzinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15151887908949731535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-51456928758156422302009-03-18T21:55:00.000-04:002009-03-18T21:55:00.000-04:00This book is such eye candy! I try to be good and...This book is such eye candy! <BR/>I try to be good and read the text, and then I just get too excited and look at the pictures instead. Tsk Tsk!alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555899350274664332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-21197351218327495702009-03-18T20:57:00.000-04:002009-03-18T20:57:00.000-04:00It is so refreshing to see colour. DarleneIt is so refreshing to see colour. <BR/>DarleneJade Creativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883063999270320370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-41505095789157172522009-03-18T16:56:00.000-04:002009-03-18T16:56:00.000-04:00I find these rooms so soothing and conveying such ...I find these rooms so soothing and conveying such easy elegant style. I could move right in. Fun, lively colors on the white chairs! I love books and am a magazine junkie as well. Great time to read both is when my husband and I shuttle back and forth from Texas to Colorado. Lovely post. thanks, -susanMy Galveston Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12214839971497899182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-50390235547499832402009-03-18T14:55:00.000-04:002009-03-18T14:55:00.000-04:00Do I remember you admitting that you watched "Goss...Do I remember you admitting that you watched "Gossip Girl"? So much for your renunciation of trashy fiction!<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>ptAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-90148228105756779482009-03-18T14:42:00.000-04:002009-03-18T14:42:00.000-04:00I love this thanks for the heads up on this book t...I love this thanks for the heads up on this book this is one I haven't heard of yet, so I'll have to go check it out!erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040041665856932058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-89766757851960716002009-03-18T13:57:00.000-04:002009-03-18T13:57:00.000-04:00Looks like a wonderful book! I, too, am an addict ...Looks like a wonderful book! I, too, am an addict and my favorite thing to do is sit down with TIME to read my design books. Sometimes, Friday afternoons are good for me if my kids are busy - I pour a glass of wine and escape into my latest book and just LOVE it!!Hill Country House Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669069876394459689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-30068894235227740542009-03-18T11:33:00.000-04:002009-03-18T11:33:00.000-04:00I've never gotten over my trashy-airport-fiction-s...I've never gotten over my trashy-airport-fiction-stage... I love the escape into them as much as I love the escape into gorgeous design books! <BR/><BR/>Speaking of which - funnily enough, I'm currently reading a book by the same author and publisher as you... <BR/><BR/>Vintage French Interiors - Inspiration from the Antique Shops and Flea Markets of France.<BR/><BR/>Eye candy and well written text. You'd love it!The Antiques Diva™https://www.blogger.com/profile/08676716258714753895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-84356390914952967042009-03-18T11:32:00.000-04:002009-03-18T11:32:00.000-04:00That first picture is stunning. I love white.That first picture is stunning. I love white.Yolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068063513978782703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-7555504887377134942009-03-18T09:40:00.000-04:002009-03-18T09:40:00.000-04:00I flip through a few times, then go back for the t...I flip through a few times, then go back for the text later (sometimes never). <BR/><BR/>Love that wing chair. I am feeling a resurgence coming on.Brilliant Asylumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09656796025200050768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-47253788170088801032009-03-18T09:10:00.000-04:002009-03-18T09:10:00.000-04:00What is wrong with the Thorn Birds - I think I was...What is wrong with the Thorn Birds - I think I was in love with Father Ralph!! xvvicki archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847183975086900816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-90318308244249301972009-03-18T08:31:00.000-04:002009-03-18T08:31:00.000-04:00I am a design book addict as well and love to read...I am a design book addict as well and love to read them. Thanks for letting me know about this one. LOVE your interview with Albert Hadley and Harry Heissmann in HB. Your work is inspiring and always gets me thinking...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com