Victorian Houseware, Hardware and Kitchenware: A Pictorial Archive with Over 2000 Illustrations by Ronald S. Barlow, ISBN 0486417271
Teeming with over 2,000 illustrations--reprinted from rare woodcut engravings and selected from hard-to-find antique trade catalogs--this fascinating archive offers an extensive view of the furnishings of a typical 19th-century home. It features andirons and ash sifters, housemaids' buckets and buttonhole cutters, sausage stuffers, seed strippers, spittoons, and hundreds of other items. Captions provide descriptions that include size, weight, and cost. An indispensable reference for historians and collectors; a valuable source of copyright-free art for designers and craftspeople. Index. Bibliography. Price Guide (as of 1992).
100 Houses
If these walls could speak... The greatest challenge in designing homes is negotiating the delicate balance between aesthetics and the personal desires of the occupants. While it's important for the structure to reflect the vision and style of the architect, the client must ultimately feel at home beneath the roof. It is particularly interesting, therefore, to examine the homes that architects create for themselves. If houses reflect their owners' personalities, then architects' own homes are like autobiographies. Location, layout, style, lighting, artwork, furnishings--every detail adds color to the story. Each of these 100 dwellings, presented A-Z by architect, speaks more about its designer than any other building possibly could.
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Better Homes and Gardens Style by the Aisle: Off-The-Rack Decorating for Affordable Chic
Ideas to help busy consumers use places they already shop to create a personal, distinct look instantly.
Practical ways to identify good design and coordinate decor from several manufacturers.
Shows how to shop the aisles to achieve fresh, fun decorating that goes beyond "off the rack."
Handy tips and design advice for whole-room solutions.
Complete guide to buying home furnishings, accessories, floor coverings, window treatments, bedding, and more to create each style.
Better Homes and Gardens Style by the Aisle: Off-The-Rack Decorating for Affordable Chic
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The Rustic Cabin: Design & Architecture by Ralph R. Kylloe, ISBN 1586853112
With a focus on architecture and details, Ralph Kylloe introduces creative rustic designs that are reviving the age-old tradition of cabin craftsmanship. Included are newly built log and stone homes steeped in history, not only of the region where they are built but also of the log-building history of Scandinavian ancestors and mountain men whose small log cabins protected them from the harsh elements of the mountain frontier and gave them comfort by a cozy fire. Displaying photographic details of the highest-quality workmanship in stone masonry and log work, these homes also boast a blending of fine antiques and contemporary furnishings. Arts & Crafts, Scandinavian, and western legacies in furniture building and interior styling steal the scene in many rooms. These homes are rich in vision, beauty and warmth-photographed and framed by Ralph's keen eye for quality and richness.
The Rustic Cabin: Design & Architecture by Ralph R. Kylloe, ISBN 1586853112
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