Victoria

In a frantic and hurried world, Victoria offers a respite from the chaos of everyday life. The pages are dedicated to living beautifully when entertaining, cooking, and decorating and even in artistic pursuits - and now you can enjoy every single page on your tablet! With a distinct personality all its own, Victoria personifies feminity, passion, and an enterprising spirit. Each issue features decorating and entertaining ideas, recipes, travel stories, essays from inspiring women, and much more.

Victoria

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The Patina of Time • Through the viewfinder of her own camera, transplanted American Corey Amaro guides us through the four-hundred-year-old French home she has painstakingly designed as a haven for hand-me-down treasures and flea-market finds.

A Gallic Country House • An artist’s treasured home near the French Alps combines masterfully culled finds from brocantes with a keen sense of style to create a space that is uniquely hers.

A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi • Graced with natural light and architectural integrity, this French-inspired home captures the essence of a skillful work of art. Each room is a studied composition of subtle tints and hues and a masterful balancing act of tone, texture, and shape.

At Home by the Sea • When the coastal fog rolls in, like a graceful velvet ribbon lacing through the trees, and the flaming orange full moon beams brightly, then without a sound slowly sinks into the Pacific Ocean, the true beauty of Seawoods is revealed.

Toile de Jouy • These elaborately patterned fabrics claim a rich history almost as storied as the scenes they depict. Still sought after fortheir exotic indienne likeness, and once banned by King Louis XIV to protect the French fabric trade, irresistible toiles possess the stylish appeal that constitutes a timeless classic.

Living with the Past • Fifteen kilometers from Mantes-en-Yvelines, in the Normandy region of France, stands a storybook country cottage. Within these sturdy stone walls, the past is lovingly preserved and celebrated with carefully curated antiquities.

Where Graceful Shadows Fall • Anticipate the whims and wishes of summer guests with a gracious lakeside cottage filled with evocative French touches.

Vintage Charm • Harking back to an era when everyday objects were crafted to last, European grain sacks provided the palette and inspiration for Brenda and Tim DeWitt’s unassumingly elegant guest cottage.

A Haven for the Ages • On the outskirts of a village in the South of France, surrounded by olive trees and a crumbling abbey, sits a maison of matchless appeal. Discover a blissful retreat where centuries collide and past meets present.

Gracious Livability • A grand home in Point Clear, Alabama, honors the past with sprawling architecture reminiscent of a French Colonial farmhouse. Inside, lavishly relaxed interiors befit the homeowners’ refined collectibles with an approachable sense of poise, function, and style.

Comfortably French • After nearly two decades of cultivating the formal interiors of a 1920s Georgian-style house—a study in perfection with its symmetry and fine details—a designer discovers that her heart lies with the tranquil charm of a 1920s French provincial home.

A Warmer Shade of Winter • It takes just a subtle shift of color to temper the stark whites of winter. Think bisque, cream, toast, wheat, and delicious café au lait—savory shades of warmth that will ease you into spring.

Gallic Accents • The sentiment “everything old is new again” is especially true for those with a fondness for patinaed relics, and none are more desired than ones originating from la France. These antique-filled vignettes offer the most inspirational and comfortable elegance.

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