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Compact Houses: Architecture for the Environment
In an age of "McMansions," this international survey of the latest in residential architecture proves that small is beautiful-and responsible. The houses profiled are designed to make maximum use of the smallest possible footprint in order to …
Craftsmanship-lost and found. This is the quest and the discoveries of Jan de Luz. Ancient artisans in France built castles, churches and chateaux with the idea that beauty endures. They chose materials that would last and used processes that …
Now in paperback, here is the definitive, definitely inspiring work for homeowners and designers alike. Author Jill Herbers surveys the use of tile in such conventional settings as kitchens and baths, then ventures into less traditional locations …
In the past the focus of urban illumination has been purely functional. Designing with Light and Shadow, however, is a treatise on the work of Kaoru Mende + Lighting Planners Assiciates, a Japanese firm, which purposely creates spaces to leave a …
One of the world's most densely packed urban areas features micro-apartments, mini and modular everything, and rooms filled to the rafters with electronics, books, and clothes. Tsuzuki captures it all in this full-color look at modern life in Japan.
The Salvage Sisters' Guide to Finding Style in the Street and Inspiration in the Attic
Inspired by everyday objects, the Salvage Sisters rescue more than fifty common castoffs— orphaned drawers, a hobbled couch, a broken birdbath— and cleverly transform them into style statements loaded with ingenuity, wit, and humor. Join intrepid …
Dollar Store Decor: 100 Projects for Lush Living That Won't Break the Bank
From the most popular decorator on TLC's hit show "While You Were Out" comes a guide to the coolest kind of decorating on the skimpiest of budgets. Just a few dollars and a bit of creativity go a long way toward adding spice to your living space …
Mexicolor: The Spirit of Mexican Design
Basking in sunlight and coursing with energy, Mexico enjoys a unique relationship with color-inspired, intrinsic, inseparable from life itself. This vibrance sings forth in the pages of "Mexicolor, the collaborative project of an artist, a …
Learning to See: Bringing the World Around You Into Your Home
Top dog designer Wolf shares the secrets of his alchemy and insights into a design process that starts with taking his traveler's eye into every environment. With incisive text and more than 160 photos, Wolf provides step-by-step instructions on …
Architecturally, San Francisco style encompasses elements ranging from Victorian to modernist. Aesthetically, it varies, yet some driving forces persist; namely, 'personal style, individuality and dream-fulfillment.' In this lush volume, Saeks, …
The preeminent master of unabashed wealth and opulence, Paris based Alberto Pinto is one of the world's most acclaimed interior designers. "Alberto Pinto: Moderns" offers us an intimate glimpse of Pinto's world, a world of exquisite luxury, a …
Making the Most of Small Spaces
This book visits a number of extraordinary homes, from the apartment to the townhouse. Those settled in the suburban house on the quarter acre block will be intrigued by the smaller spaces emerging in our cities. From lofts nestled into warehouse …
Michael S. Smith Elements of Style
Acclaimed designer Michael Smith has earned a reputation as the thinking celebrity's decorator, with a client list that includes Cindy Crawford, Kate Capshaw, Steven Spielberg, Dustin Hoffman, and Michelle Pfeiffer. Pairing lush interiors with …
Spectacular Homes of the Carolinas
More than 250 photographs of the work of nearly 50 leading interior designers in North and South Carolina, including Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Greenville, Charleston, and Hilton Head
Casa Florida: Spanish-Style Houses from Winter Park to Coral Gables
Florida's architectural history can be traced to the Spanish colonial settlement of St. Augustine in the mid-16 century, while the state's architectural development reached its mature stage in the 19th century. Casa Florida is an exuberant, full-…
Once rustic and simple, the cabin is now comfortable and chic. "The Cabin Book" offers a wonderful variety of forms and explores the most innovative designs in cabin architecture.
"These wonderful signs are beautifully and evocatively shown and written about— something that served an ordinary purpose became a craft." — Sara Midda "When Steven Rothfeld turns his eye to France, there is no stopping his genius." — Patricia …
New York Apartments presents the interiors of 25 of the most elegant apartments in the city. This spectacular array of residences reflects the absolute best in New York living, from the Upper East Side and Upper West Side to Central Park South, …
This stunning volume focuses on the qualities of the old things in our homes (the patina of an old table, pewter dulled by age, old floorboards that creak) and how to live with and incorporate them into our personal aesthetic. Divided into …
Believing that successful home interiors reflect the needs of their owners, two Australian design gurus ask readers to forget rules and think about how they want to use their rooms, whether it's for work, sanctuary, family, or a combination of …
Greenwich, Connecticut, has a mystique all its own. It epitomizes the suburban tradition in America, with houses that are among the country's most beautiful examples of colonial, Tudor, and English country style. This book offers a glimpse into …
In Home Is Where the Heart Is, celebrated designer Ilse Crawford looks beyond pure aesthetics to pursue a philosophy of reclaiming and reintegrating the human element into our homes. With the premise that "the more virtual our world becomes, the …
"Rooms" celebrates some of the most luxurious and bold interiors around the globe and the creative sensibilities of the people who inspired them. Beautifully presented through the sumptuous photography of Derry Moore, the 12th Earl of Drogheda, …
This workbook is an indispensable aid to the preservation and improvement of the investment that is your home. keep track of home records and maintenance schedules, prioritize repairs and improvements, and sketch out concepts and proposals for …
Restoring a Home in Italy: Twenty-Two Home Owners Realize Their Dream
This breathtakingly photographed volume offers an inside and outside look at 22 lovingly restored homes, labors of love by people whose passion for Italy just couldn't be ignored. 180 full-color photos.
Mid-Century Modern: Interiors, Furniture, Design Details
The 1950's house was a scientific triumph, designed in a laboratory and tested on inhabitants of all ages before being built for the masses. Never had homes been so thoroughly contemporary, with antiques and period styles entirely banished. "Mid-…
Interior Spaces of the USA & Canada--Vol. 7: A Pictorial Review
The endless array of possibilities for interior spaces is again showcased in this superb, full-colour publication. Covering the latest trends in commercial spaces and restaurants, leisure spaces and art centres, public and special-purpose spaces, …
Jed Johnson: Opulent Restraint Interiors
This is the first book to present the work of Jed Johnson, who came to New York in 1968 and began his career in film at Andy Warhol's Factory, and who later became a renowned interior designer for his friends and mentors. He designed the elegant …
The English House: English Country Houses & Interiors
The English House is a vivid photographic tour of the private homes and lifestyles of the storied English countryside that offers England's rich span of architectural and interior styles as wonderfully inspiring and intiguing examples of current …
Monochrome Home: Harmony, Balance, and the Elements of Modern Style
Minimalist style interiors are now a familiar and recognizable part of today's visual culture. Top shelter magazines from "Wallpaper and House and Garden" to "Elle Decor" devote monthly features to the latest variation on white or beige, while …