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- Bring Monet's paintings and gardens to life using this gorgeously illustrated book that will teach you how to create a Monet lifestyle from your living room to your kitchen to your garden--from the documentarian and author of Monet's Palate Cookbook, with the support of the American steward and all the head gardeners at Giverny.Aileen Bordman has long been influenced by the work of Claude Monet, one of the founders of French Impressionist painting whose esteemed works capturing the simple beauties of fin de siècle French life--from waterlilies to haystacks--have fetched astonishing sums at private auction houses and can be found in the greatest art museums around the globe.
- Author(s): Aileen Bordman
- 208 Pages
- Gardening, Garden Design
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Includes bibliographic references (page [185]) and index.Book Synopsis
Bring Monet's paintings and gardens to life using this gorgeously illustrated book that will teach you how to create a Monet lifestyle from your living room to your kitchen to your garden--from the documentarian and author of Monet's Palate Cookbook, with the support of the American steward and all the head gardeners at Giverny.
Aileen Bordman has long been influenced by the work of Claude Monet, one of the founders of French Impressionist painting whose esteemed works capturing the simple beauties of fin de siècle French life--from waterlilies to haystacks--have fetched astonishing sums at private auction houses and can be found in the greatest art museums around the globe. With direct access to Giverny through a pair of insiders--her mother, a steward of the Giverny estate, and its head gardener--she transports you to Monet's garden at Giverny, the third most visited site in France, in Everyday Monet.
Combining the history, palette colors, and designs of Monet's gardens and paintings in this one-of-a-kind volume, Aileen shows how to encapsulate a home and lifestyle inspired by the artist. Filled with insights, step-by-step instructions, musings, recipes, gorgeous photography, and how-to graphics, Everyday Monet teaches how to grow a garden like Monet, preserve a waterlily inside the home, decorate a dining room table or a bathroom inspired by Monet's aesthetic, and prepare foods that inspire your inner-Impressionist.
Filled with lush photos of Monet's milieu--from the gardens of Giverny to the streets of Normandy--and reproductions of Monet's most famous paintings, Everyday Monet is a practical guide to finding ways to implement Monet's beautiful designs into any home and garden, whether you live on a country estate or in a city apartment, and is a memorable keepsake Monet devotees will treasure.
From the Back Cover
Welcome the timeless beauty of impressionist painter Claude Monet's art and garden into your home and watch your life be transformed!
In this extraordinary glimpse into the world of iconic painter Claude Monet, Everyday Monet showcases the exquisite taste of a beloved and legendary artist. Monet's garden, home, and paintings provide inspiration for styling any home--from floral arrangements to dinners to decor and beyond. Whether you are working with a large rural garden or a windowsill in a city apartment, this stunning book is filled with practical tips that will allow you to beautifully emulate Monet's lifestyle, both inside and outside of your home.
Monet's aesthetic truly shines through in this breathtaking and essential guide to transforming your home with the magic of Monet and impressionist style. In Everyday Monet, Aileen Bordman--with the support of her mother, Helen Rappel Bordman, an American steward at Giverny--takes you on a magnificent tour of Monet's home, from the garden to the various rooms to the kitchen. It includes step-by-step instructions on how to grow your own water lilies, roses, tulips, and poppies; how to create a Monet-inspired picnic with delicious recipes; and how to decorate even a bathroom with glimmers of Monet, among many other easy-to-implement ideas.
Gorgeously illustrated and infused with the gentle spirit and quiet beauty of the beloved artist, Everyday Monet is without a doubt a one-of-a-kind, practical, and stunning keepsake that will delight lifelong and new Monet devotees.
Review Quotes
"Aileen has captured the essence of Giverny in the beautiful text and photography of Everyday Monet." -- Meryl Streep
"Aileen knows Monet's home and garden at Giverny like few others. Her photographs in particular are worth the price of the book, for they are some of the most sensitive images I have seen of Monet's property." -- -- DEREK FELL, Master Gardener and Author of THE MAGIC OF MONET'S GARDEN
