| Description |
160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
A house, a heartbreak, and how did I get here? -- Childhood to child bride -- The single years -- Nowhere good -- The Big C -- Mama -- Daddy -- Buying a house in the Hamptons -- A new beau, an old pattern -- Another loss -- Finding the house, losing the marriage -- Seeking a new path -- Detour -- How Bee came to be -- You have to start somewhere -- First steps: from the outside in -- The living room -- The garden room -- Tom Samet to the rescue -- The dining room and library -- The kitchen and butler's pantry -- The master bedroom -- The study and sometimes guest room -- The guest suite -- The pergola -- The garden -- Collections. |
| Summary |
"Inspired by Frances Schultz's popular House Beautiful magazine series on the makeover of her house, Bee Cottage, what began as a decorating book evolved into a memoir combining the best elements of both: beautiful photos and a compelling personal story"-- Provided by publisher. |
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What begins as a decorating book evolves into a memoir combining the best elements of both: beautiful photos and a compelling personal story. Schultz taps into what she learned during her renovations of Bee Cottage-- determining how each area in the house and garden would be used and furnished-- to unravel the question of how a mature, intelligent, successful woman could have made such a mess of her personal life. As she figures out each room over a period of years, Schultz comes to learn that, like decorating a home, our lives must adapt to who we are and what we need at different points along the way. |
| Subject |
Schultz, Frances, 1957-
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Authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
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Schultz, Frances, 1957- -- Homes and haunts.
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Interior decoration -- Psychological aspects.
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Life change events.
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HOUSE & HOME / Decorating.
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| Added Author |
Tondro, Trevor, 1973- illustrator.
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Turner, Newell, wrier of foreword.
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| ISBN |
9781632204950 (hardback) |
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1632204959 (hardback) |
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9781632208644 (ebook) |
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