World-class cuisine and sumptuous accommodations have been attracting statesmen and celebrities alike to the Inn at Little Washington, a restaurant and hotel in rural Virginia, for nearly 40 years. Chef and co-owner Patrick O'Connell has chronicled his kitchen magic in two previous cookbooks, and now, with The Inn at Little Washington: A Magnificent Obsession (Rizzoli, $50), he delves into the institution's richly layered European-influenced interiors. "The place casts a spell on people," O'Connell says, "and this is my attempt to showcase the breadth of styles-the bold mix of colors and fabrics that seem disparate but somehow all work together."
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