This title explores what life was like in the 1950s American home. An age of optimism, it is about living the American Dream and how this was achieved, changes in the home, new convenience technology, new ways of living. From Ranch House to American Modernism to affordable homes…
This book presents nearly 60 interior design works created by French designers. They include a French spa, a beauty salon, and a hair salon that aim to provide spaces for people to relax and escape from the city noise. A variety of treatments and fresh service concepts are prese…
The leading text on design communication, updated and expanded Kitchen and Bath Design Presentation is the National Kitchen and Bath Association's complete guide to preparing clear and accurate project documents and plans. This updated second edition has been expanded to include…
This classic reference presents the history of interior design from prehistory to the present. Exploring a broad range of design styles and movements, this revised and expanded edition includes coverage of non-Western design and vernacular interior architecture and features 665 …
""An impressive book that not only frames interior design in its valuable historic context, but achieves the higher goal of validating a critically important profession. A timely and thorough examination of the process and business of interior design, and ... an essential read f…
Wise Craft is a guide to the homemade life, turning old things into special new objects that enhance the home. Based on the popular blog of the same name, this guide focuses on creating a homemade atmosphere that reflects your family, without spending a fortune. Instead of throw…
Luxury homes with international panache. & ldquo;The essence of my interior design work seeks to reflect the evolving interplay of the domestic and the international, while remaining true to my intent to create alluring family living spaces and home environments. & rdquo;Sandra …
Bamboo isn't just for Asia anymore! Author Gale Goldberg shows us how to creatively bring bamboo home, teaching us how to live with it indoors and outdoors--even how to grow your own bamboo. Every room in your home can be decorated or accented with beautful, sensual bamboo furni…
LIVE LARGE * Hang hobby clutter like guitars or bikes on the wall as decoration * Mount side tables on wheels for easy rolling from bedside to sofa ORGANIZE SMART * Upcycle empty wine crates into stylish, stackable shoe cubbies * Line a room with high bookshelves for a ceiling-t…
Nate Berkus shares intimate stories from his life, introduces us to people who influenced him and helped him forge his sense of style, and opens up about the remarkable experiences that have left him forever changed. All of which find expression in how he lives today--from his m…
Celebrate the beauty that the passage of time brings to the things in your life. The Giannettis embrace the life in things, and reveal how they create the look, repurposing salvaged objects, turning old treasures into something better than new.
In Home, best-selling author and designer Charles Faudree invites a few of his friendsdesigners, artists, family and clientsto introduce the different rooms of the house and add their unique insights on how to make the most of the space we live in. The homes featured here have p…
Vibrant color photography and compelling text make this the ultimate guide to modern Japanese life. Readers the world over will marvel at this collection of 21st-century commercial sites in Japan. Seven of the country's foremost architects showcase their ideas in 34 shops, resta…
By reading this book, you will develop the skills to perceive a space and its contents in light, and be able to devise a layout of luminaires that will provide that lit appearance.Written by renowned lighting expert Christopher (Kit) Cuttle, the book:explains the difference betw…
First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Homeowners and renters of all means dream of having a beautiful home. The media makes it look so easy, but many of us have less to work with and still long to live in style. Affordable Interior Design makes luxury an affordable reality. In this DIY home decorating handbook, Helm…
"The Architecture of the Façade provides a comprehensive study of the façade as both a physical and cultural artifact, highlighting its significance as a critical component of the civic realm and arguing for the restoration of the art of the façade as both a subject of study wit…
