By the author of THE NOT SO BIG HOUSE, here are a variety of solutions to the problems arising from living in small spaces, including ideas for storage areas, entryways, and cramped kitchens, as well as for remodeling on a budget. Susanka specializes in practical, low-key, inexpensive solutions for easier and more convenient living.
From buying land and drawing floor plans to choosing log styles and joinery, every phase of construction is covered in over 800 photos and drawings, with complete how-to instructions. From the experts at Popular Science. "Whether you need to know about slab walls or building that first fire in your new home's fireplace, the Guide covers it."-- ...
Tracy Kidder's account of the building of a house in Massachusetts is as riveting as a novel, describing with wit and clarity not only the nuts, bolts, and beams involved in the actual project, but the sometimes conflicting personalities of the architect, the builders, and the clients. An admirable blend of the technical and the personal.
296 architectural drawings, floor plans, and photographs illustrate 40 different kinds of "Mission-style" homes from "The Craftsman" (1901-16), voice of American style of simplicity and organic harmony.
The Big Book of Small House Designs is a collection of more than 500 drawings illustrating all aspects of 75 small homes of various styles, from a New England farmhouse to a sophisticated steel frame to a Santa Fe ranch. Each design includes detailed floor plans, section drawings, elevations, and perspectives, as well as a description of the ...
The first in-depth, authoritative work on Gustav Stickley, the famed furniture designer and architect whose name is synonymous with the Arts and Crafts aesthetic in America. 260 photos, 250 in color.
Expand your storage options, add visual interest, enhance your property, and save moneyall with one book, Sheds & Garages. This completely new edition of a perennial Sunset best-seller gives readers everything they need to choose and build the perfect structure to store all their accumulated stuff. Plus a bonus 32-page catalog section of mail ...
Collected in this book are 20 of the most recent homes designed by Bassenian/Lagoni Architects of Newport Beach, CA. Inspired by the architecture of Tuscany and Andalusia, these graceful designs reflect architectural forms, textures and motifs of structures built centuries earlier, yet offer contemporary floor-planning, the finest amenities and ...
Whether it's for a starter home or lifelong retreat, this is an indispensable guide for planning, building and outfitting a cabin in the woods or prairie. Fifteen plans are included and designed to help builders create their own style and vision. Color photographs.
This newly revised and expanded version of this bestseller is now in color. Whether you are searching for top to bottom plans to build a horse barn, or simply searching for inspiration and tips, this book is a fantastic resource. From site selection to interior hardware, there are detailed plans and practical advice on building the perfect barn ...
Whether you're planning a self-build or preparing to contract-out, this is the onestop resource for your perfect home plan. In fact, if you can't find it here, it probably doesn't exist! This is a truly massive catalogue of home plans, over 700-pages featuring in excess of 1,000 designs, organised in sections covering: * One & two-storey ...
It was the American Dream by Mail Order - Smithsonian Americans have ordered from Sears, Roebuck just about everything they have needed for their homes for 100 years - but from 1908 to 1940, some 100,000 people also purchased their houses from this mail-order wizard. Sears ready-to-assemble houses were ordered by mail and shipped by rail wherever ...
A collection of 30 log home plans, the favourites of builders and designers selected from across the USA. More than just renderings, each floor plan is illustrated with colour photographs of the landscaped exterior and fully styled interior. Weaving pictures and plans together are useful information, advice and planning tips from the people who ...
Based on proven designs from the beginning of the Craftsman movement, "Craftsman Collection" showcases the solidity and style that make these plans so popular. Featuring modernized interiors, the "Craftsman Collection" is more than a collection of buildable designs; it also features 32 pages of full color celebrating the history, as well as the ...
Home buyers and house architects agree: the most exciting things on the housing market today are modular homes. They can be built and reach move-in condition in just a few weeks, and they offer a host of customizing possibilities. Now Andy Gianino, founder and president of The Home Store, a large dealer of modular homes, has written a ...
For centuries, post-and-beam construction has proved to be one of the most durable building techniques. It is being enthusiastically revived today not only for its sturdiness but because it can be easily insulated, it is attractive, and it offers the builder the unique satisfaction of working with timbers. "Building the Timber Frame House" is the ...
"Dozens of ideas for enhancing your home or yard. The classically and Victorian-styled outdoor structures shown are suitable as old-fashioned summer houses, garden tool sheds, hot tub enclosures, cabanas, focus points, picnic spots, and more...a great variety of shapes, sizes and styles."--"Victorian Homes." "A how-to book...with measurements, ...
This collection offers all the favorites: Traditional, Contemporary, Country Classics, European-inspired designs, Lavish Luxury Homes, and homes designed for sunny skies. 800 illustrations.
Whether readers are planning to build a year-round home or join the growing vacation home market, this book will delight and inspire them with 200 home plans for river, lake, or sea.
"If it's a log house you're considering, built of your own logs or from a kit, here is one of the best books on this popular subject."-- "Country Journal"
With its ground-hugging profile and attractive yet simple facade, the Ranch style home is, where land permits, one of the world's most popular house designs. "Ranch Style" presents 200 original open-plan designs that have been updated for a 21st century lifestyle. With their cost-efficient design/build, convenient one-storey profile, comfortably ...
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