conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Give me a description for a book titled Charles Faudree's French Country Signature about French, Master, Southwest with the genre: Crafts, Hobbies & Home, Home Improvement & Design.
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: Master interior designer the author reveals the keys to his signature French country style through a personal tour of his sumptuous creations, including some of his own 11 homes. In contrast to rustic Southwest or staid New England styles, French country infuses "all the elegance of a French country estate, without any of the traditional French pretentiousness" through an eclectic jumble of rich color, texture and ornament. the author encourages home decorators to fill a room till it's "overflowing, but never cluttered or overpowering." He achieves this balance by blending an array of fabrics-toile, stripes, plaid, tapestries-and playing them off antique woods and figurine collections. The overall result is opulent yet comfortable living areas and exquisite yet simple dining rooms. Warmly sharing his knowledge of French country and stateside resources for antiques and prints, the author makes this fluid and timeless-if sometimes a bit florid-style accessible to all home design enthusiasts. Color photographs throughout. <BR>Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Give me the first two paragraphs for this book.
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: Charles Faudree's French Country Signature
  In a library, an Empire mahogany armchair features bronze trim and flanks a coffee table accented with a pair of candlesticks, a crystal decanter, fresh flowers in a silver vase and part of a collection of English and French pocket watches.
  In the language of interior design, I would like to think I have helped to elevate French Country to a fine art. It is an excessive, exuberant style that fosters my favorite design principle—too much is never enough. I would also like to think I have achieved a reputation for creating settings that have all the elegant accouterments of a French country estate, without any of the traditional French pretentiousness.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Give me four more paragraphs.
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: A fruitwood dining table is the centerpiece of this room, complemented by an eighteenth-century French sideboard found in Bordeux. An auction yielded the eight Italian neoclassical, eighteenth-century side chairs as well as the nineteenth-century English paintings.
  In this home, the dining area is at the opposite end of the living room. The dining table is an antique French farm table with drop-end leaves. The host chair is a nineteenth-century antique French fauteuil covered in Brunschwig & Fils's "Ma Cabine au Canada," with a Brunschwig & Fils check on the back. The curtains are vintage-style ticking in a sagebrush color named "Parasol" by Fabricut. The double skirt fringe is by Tuscany Trimmings.
  An antique baker's rack is converted to a bar. Its location in the dining room provides easy access for entertaining.
  Sometimes, a breakfast area can become a perfect place to read, especially if you enjoy the morning newspaper. The bay window was custom built and showcases an early porcelain stove. Although it was purchased in the French countryside, the stove could be of Swedish lineage.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Give me the last five paragraphs.
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: In this client's living room, texture is created by layering fabrics, colors and patterns, and combining them with fringes and trims.
  A trio of custom-made and elaborately fringed pillows finds a home on this sofa. Fringes and details are the frosting on the cake and a style signature of the designer.
  A beautiful pair of French bronze doré fire irons—a cat and a dog—sidle up to the bouquet of flowers on this coffee table.
  Sunlight streams through French doors in this home, casting shadows on the antique painted French chair upholstered in "Crespières" by Pierre Frey.
  A collection of tortoiseshell boxes creates an eye-catching tablescape, with fresh roses providing contrasting color and texture.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Reverse the sentences.
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: A collection of tortoiseshell boxes creates an eye-catching tablescape, with fresh roses providing contrasting color and texture..
  Sunlight streams through French doors in this home, casting shadows on the antique painted French chair upholstered in "Crespières" by Pierre Frey.
  A beautiful pair of French bronze doré fire irons—a cat and a dog—sidle up to the bouquet of flowers on this coffee table. Fringes and details are the frosting on the cake and a style signature of the designer.
  A trio of custom-made and elaborately fringed pillows finds a home on this sofa.In this client's living room, texture is created by layering fabrics, colors and patterns, and combining them with fringes and trims