"The furnishings of France enchant the eye, Italian pieces sing to the soul." -Betty Lou Phillips, ASID 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 materials-translate 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 vita-the good life-in ways that are unexpected and fresh, timeless, and unabashedly elegant yet livable. Betty Lou Phillips is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers with projects from New York to California. Her work has been featured in Veranda, House Beautiful, Traditional Home, Southern Accents and countless other magazines. This is her eleventh design book. She lives in Dallas, Texas.