French Country Cottage by Courtney Allison – A Book Review
“I am often asked what inspires me. And the answer simply is the world around me every day.” – Courtney Allison, French Country Cottage
In Courtney’s latest luxury decor book, (published by Gibbs Smith) the glossy pages are filled with French antiques, soft floral arrangements, twinkling crystal and recycled treasures. Everything you need to turn the everyday into something special for your home and family.
Courtney Allison, the creator of the lifestyle blog and brand ‘French Country Cottage’, is a lady after my own heart. What inspires me to live a French styled life surrounded by beauty, also inspires Courtney. It is simply the world around me every day.
Do you also love to live only with what makes you happy and at the same time brings a simplicity and beauty to your surroundings? Are you a dreamer, a romantic and lover of antiques and flea market finds? Then you’ll love the 222 page hardcover book that journals the renovation of Courtney’s 1940s Californian cottage, life as a mum, renovator, blogger, photographer and stylist.
You’ll find chapters on the elements of the french country cottage style, home, the little cottage, the greenhouse, outdoor living and celebrations.
Full of style tips, personal renovation experiences and inspirational interior and garden photos, it will encourage you to find your inner decorating self, give a new project a go and find new ways of bringing nature indoors.
The French country cottage style is one “… that appreciates “well worn” and sees it as “well loved”. It celebrates simplicity and at the same time craves and indulges elegance. It is a welcoming way of living that invites you to embrace an inspired lifestyle and live a life that is beautifully decorated.”
Wandering French flea markets for little treasures and making the old and well loved become part of our everyday family life is something that I love to do and has also become a favourite pastime of my two almost adult sons. Filling vases and jars with fresh flowers is almost an obsession at our homes and some of my earliest memories of my grandma are of her arranging fresh flowers throughout her Adelaide home. Taking notice of the different flowers that are in season throughout the months in Australia and France (as we spend time at both our homes) has become a pleasant hobby.
Courtney’s blog frenchcountrycottage.net and instagram FrenchCountryCottage always make me smile and her newly released book French Country Cottage, will make the best coffee table book, gift for someone you love or as pure inspiration.
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