Allure of French & Italian Design, The

France and Italy have long been the go-to spots for fashionistas, serious foodies and design mavens. Rich patinas, satisfying earthen hues and myriad natural materialstranslate into timeless, unabashedly elegant yet livable rooms appropriate for our times. Award-winning designer Betty Lou Phillips shows how the best from two European countries combine to create la dolce vitathe good lifein ways that are unexpected and fresh, timeless, and unabashedly elegant yet livable rooms appropriate for our times. Award-winning designer Betty LouPhillips shows how the best from two European countries combine to create la dolce vitathe good life.