Books

Caroline Rimbert Craig's love story with the food and flavors of Southern France is shared through over 100 simple recipes passed to her from generations of family who have farmed, foraged, and cooked there. 

Provence is the fruit and vegetable garden of France, where much of its most beautiful produce is grown. These ingredients, combined with Provence's unique identity, position, and history have resulted in a cuisine full of heart, balance, and soul—a cuisine that showcases its peoples' reverence for the produce, the changing seasons, and the land. 

SIZING: 8" x 10"

ABOUT: In The Flower Hunter: Creating a floral love story inspired by the landscape, Lucy shows how to gather inspiration from the natural world and scale it down to create floral arrangements, dried and pressed flowers and natural pigments for mark making. More than just a guide to flower arranging, the book encourages us to pause and look, to open our minds and souls to the beauty of nature, allowing it to spark our creativity and encourage a sense of experimentation. Follow in Lucy’s footsteps and fill your world with flowers, craft and beauty.

SIZING: 11"L x 9"W

INCLUDED: 1 book

ABOUT:  "Paging through The Flowers Of Provence will transport you to another time and place, where you'll take in all that France has to offer, from perfect garden roses in a timeless antique vase to quiet, sweeping fields of summer lavender and glimpses behind some of Provence's mist exquisite garden walls, abuzz with butterflies , bees, and life- all captured in Jamie's uniquely romantic style."

By Jamie Beck

SIZING: 8"L x 6.5"W

INCLUDED: 1 book

The Flower Hunter: Seasonal flowers inspired by nature and gathered from the garden.

ABOUT: In The Flower Hunter, Lucy Hunter takes us on an inspiring journey through a year in her garden and studio and shares her passions: choosing, growing and cutting seasonal flowers for her gloriously abundant floral designs, perfect for weddings, parties or just everyday.

SIZING: 11"L x 9"W

INCLUDED: 1 book

An American In Provence: Art, Life, Photography By Jamie Beck

ABOUT: In An American in Provence, Beck shares her tips and techniques for creating incredible photos and details her transformational journey as an artist and woman. Beck also includes farm-to-table recipes she's learned along the way, including Braised Beef Stew, Spring Chicken with Herbs de Provence, Fresh Tagliatelle Pasta with Spring Asparagus, and Lemon Meringue Tart. This stunning visual journey is sure to delight anyone who wishes to escape reality and immerse themselves in life in Provence.

SIZING: 11"L x 9"W

INCLUDED: 1 book

ABOUT: Dramatic elegance and fragrance for your garden with lilies both exotic and quietly elegant.

The lily is an emotive flower, with cultural connotations of romance, remembrance, love, and innocence. Revered from Greek and Roman mythology to the hybridizations of today, lilies permeate gardens, culture, and ceremonies with their classic floral beauty. From the ever-adored white lily to vibrant and exotic oriental lilies, these perennials are colorful, graceful adornments for any garden. Gracing the grounds from mid-spring until late autumn, lilies are dramatic and striking. The beautifully presented reference guide features more than 50 well-loved and unusual varieties of lily, from the towering and prolific Arabian Knight to the fiery L. ‘Forever Susan’, the pink, pollen-free L. Elodie to the six-foot-tall Giant Himalayan Lily. Find out how to care for your lilies, with practical tips for all kinds of gardens, containers and balconies.

Georgianna Lane’s captivating photographs showcase the splendor and variety of the lily, while Naomi Slade imparts her gardening expertise for the fullest blooms of this rewarding flower. this book will appeal to everybody who is after the best bloom for weddings, outdoor spaces or the most bountiful cut flowers.

Naomi Slade is a well-known journalist and photographer specializing in gardening, environment, and lifestyle. A biologist by training, naturalist by inclination, and with a lifelong love of plants, she contributes regularly to a range of British publications including The English Garden and House and Garden. She is the author of Hydrangeas and Dahlias. She lives in the UK.

Georgianna Lane is a floral, garden and travel photographer whose work is sought for books, calendars, and more. Her work has been featured in Country Living, House Beautiful, Flower, Romantic Homes and Victoria. She is the photographer of the complete Beautiful Varieties for the Home and Garden series. She divides her time between homes in the Pacific Northwest and Paris.

INCLUDED: 1 Lilies hardcover book

One of Alyssa's favourite inspirational books for tone-on-tone whites. Create calming, peaceful spaces in your home with white and neutral tones with the first home decorating book from The White Company, published as this much-loved brand celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary.

“The thing about white is that it goes with everything, it is a canvas for life, whoever you are and whatever your tastes. You just can’t beat it.” -Chrissie Rucker

SIZING: 12"L x 9"W

INCLUDED: 1 book

ABOUT: A vital young voice in the gardening scene teaches a new generation of Southerners to love gardening and to make it a focal point of their lifestyle. James Farmer III teaches respect for the age-old rules of flower and vegetable gardening in the Deep South (e.g., plant in spring for fall blooms, plant in fall for spring blooms), in a fresh voice that resonates love of life and entertaining at home. Also included are delicious recipes for seasonal meals, as well as suggestions for floral arrangements and centerpieces from the garden.

INCLUDED: 1 A Time To Plant: Southern-Style Garden Living Hardcover Book

Alyssa's Thoughts: "Courtney Allison's photography and design for hosting are exceptionally incredible. Inspired Gatherings transports you to the most romantic settings and makes your heart flutter with imagination."

A layered mix of tableware and flower arrangements set the stage for inspired entertaining.

ABOUT: Entertaining starts with setting a fabulous table. In Courtney Allison’s signature French Country Cottage style, she showcases a myriad of romantic table settings for every occasion. Courtney provides the styling expertise to host your own French Country Cottage–inspired gathering, whether in the backyard, at the beach, under an old oak tree, or in a country barn. A simple picnic; coffee by the lake; a cheese board for friends outdoors; a bistro table for two; a long table for a formal meal―each setting exhibiting Allison’s dreamy style for you to emulate. The pièce de résistance in every venue, any setting, is the gorgeous arrangements of seasonal flowers; Courtney’s bouquets will take your breath away, from spring to fall, for outdoors and inside.

Courtney Allison is the author of the blog French Country Cottage and book by the same name. She also has a floral line with Balsam Hill and works as a freelance photographer and stylist for magazines and brands.

INCLUDED: 1 French Country Cottage- Inspired Gatherings Hardcover Book

 Alyssa's Thoughts: "For the french-chic woman who loves to host and imagine all the pretty things. Courtney Allison's incredible photography, words and design is everything you could imagine in a book."

A romantic interpretation of French country style in a California cottage.

ABOUT: With beautiful photography and tale about a little forgotten house that could, Courtney shares the story of her renovation of a 1940's cottage in the California countryside.  

INCLUDED: 1 French Country Cottage Hardcover Book

Alyssa's Thoughts: Steve & Brooke have incredible design talents specializing in the European, traditional home. This book walks you through their home and gardens with beautiful inspiration.

A new farm home blending modern lines and materials with French antiques.

When Brooke and Steve Giannetti decided to leave their suburban Santa Monica home to build a new life on a farm, they looked into themselves, and travelled to Belgium and France, for inspiration. Brooke’s inviting prose combines with 200 photographs and Steve’s architectural drawings to show their inspirations, their materials selections, and the enviable result of their team effort and creativity: an idyllic farm in California’s Ojai Valley. We see every corner of the family home, guesthouse, lush gardens, and delightful animal quarters.

Steve Giannetti is a renowned architect, and Brooke is an interior decorator and writer of the design blog Velvet and Linen. They also own Giannetti Home, a store that sells furniture and products for the home in their signature Patina style. The couple’s work has been featured in the Veranda, Coastal Living, Good Housekeeping, the New York Times. They are the authors of Patina Style.

INCLUDED: 1 "Patina Farm" Hardcover Book

Alyssa's Thoughts: "Steve & Brooke have incredible design talents specializing in the European, traditional home. This book walks you through their gardens and farm life with beautiful inspiration."

The heartwarming story of how the Giannetties live and entertain in the well-designed and lushly planted gardens of their farm in Ojai, California.

An intimate look at life on Patina Farm enjoying the interplay of rustic and modern European farmhouse charm―including the sheds, outbuildings and well-designed gardens where the Giannetti's entertain and enjoy their miniature goats, sheep and donkeys, the chickens and ducks, and dogs. In addition to the home, charming sheds and outbuildings in the Patina landscape are inspiration for a beautiful life in the popular Patina Style.

“We decided to write this book to share why we decided to create this life and what we have learned along the way. We share how we decided where to live, how to design and layout our property and how to think about the individual spaces. One of the main nuggets of wisdom that we have learned is that there is not only one way to live this life. The idea of this book is to give you some options.” -Brooke Gianetti

Brooke Gianetti is a California-based interior decorator, shop opener, and blogger. Her projects frequently incorporate Belgian and Swedish antiques paired with industrial and outdoor elements. She frequently collaborates with architect husband, Steve Giannetti, on projects as well as their home store, Gianetti Home in Santa Barbara. They live in Ojai.

INCLUDED: 1 "Patina Living" Hardcover Book

Alyssa's Thoughts: "Steve & Brooke's newest release, this book walks you through the homes they designed with beautiful inspiration."

For anyone who has loved the Giannetti books about Patina Farm, this book continues the aesthetic in a variety of styles.

Steve Giannetti's architectural designs springboard from his image of ultimate beauty; a place where modern, classical and industrial elements merge to create a unique style with a modern sense of space and emotion drawn from history. His materials palette consists of wood, metal, and stone. His color palette is a chalky patina. Twelve varied homes ranging from a modern desert glass box and a beachfront contemporary to a historic East Coast farmhouse and a Provencal-style home in California show how Steve has used these themes to solve unique architectural challenges. Steve has collaborated with his wife, Brooke, as well as other designers on the various interiors.

INCLUDED: 1 "Patina Homes" Hardcover Book