Jacques Garcia: Decorating in the French style

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Summary: Ancien Regime Restored and Updated
Review: Jacques Garcia's French interiors and the story of his career make for interesting reading, as well as offering a visual feast. Garcia's remarkable talent is evident in the beautiful photographs of his work, both in his own homes and those of his clients. If you are fascinated by French civilization of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and appreciate the highly decorative interiors of the royal and noble chateaux of the Old Regime, then you should buy this book. Garcia uses the best decorative features of those centuries, as well as the nineteenth, to create a fabulous milieu of luxury and beauty for our own times. His interiors are both classic and romantic, with an original freshness that could only come from the late twentieth century. Even if you prefer simpler interiors for your own busy lives, the magic of Jacques Garcia, as conveyed by this book, will delight you.