Verona Resident Authors Guide to Living Like Claude Monet

Inspired by the beauty of Impressionist painter Claude Monet’s home and paintings, Verona resident Aileen Bordman brings the world Everyday Monet (Dey Street Books, $26.99), a one-of-a-kind book of gardening, design, and lifestyle steeped in the history and aesthetic of the celebrated artist.

Aileen Bordman has long been influenced by the work of Claude Monet, one of the founders of French Impressionist painting whose esteemed works capturing the simple beauties of fin de siècle French life—from waterlilies to haystacks—have fetched astonishing sums at private auction houses and can be found in the greatest art museums around the globe. With direct access to Giverny through a pair of insiders—her mother, a steward of the Giverny estate, and its head gardener—she transports readers to Monet’s garden at Giverny, the third most visited site in France, in Everyday Monet.

Aileen draws inspiration from Monet’s way of life to take readers on a journey to Monet-ify their lives. Combining the history, palette colors, and designs of Monet’s gardens and paintings in this one-of-a-kind volume, Aileen shows how to encapsulate a home and lifestyle inspired by the artist. Filled with insights, step-by-step instructions, musings, recipes, gorgeous photography, and how-to graphics, Everyday Monet teaches how to grow a garden like Monet, preserve a waterlily inside the home, decorate a dining room table or a bathroom inspired by Monet’s aesthetic, and prepare foods that inspire your inner-Impressionist.

Aileen Bordman is the President and Founder of Monet's Palate, Inc., a company dedicated to sharing the world of Claude Monet. She is the author of Monet's Palate and co-author of Monet's Palate Cookbook: The Artist & His Kitchen Garden at Giverny with Derek Fell, including a foreword by Meryl Streep. She is also a filmmaker and photographer, and the creator, writer, and producer of the acclaimed documentary film titled Monet's Palate: A Gastronomic View from the Garden of Giverny, which has been broadcast nationally through American Public Television, screened from Cannes to New York, and was featured during the six-month "Monet's Garden" exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden. Her extensive knowledge and passion have made Aileen a respected expert on Claude Monet's lifestyle, cuisine, gardens, and art.

Learn more at The Monet’s Palate Facebook Page, the primary community page for sharing Claude Monet’s art and garden (with over 75,000 fans).