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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
202 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"With proper planning and design, a deck can add a new dimension of living space to a home. Not only is it an enjoyable outdoor retreat and expanded entertainment area for family and friends, but it's also a great return on a home investment. For homeowners building new decks or upgrading existing ones, or for builders and remodeling contractors looking for new ideas for their clients, this most complete and up-to-date book is packed with over 300...
Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource : color illustrations
Language
English
Description
Provides step-by-step instructions for planning and building a deck, discussing design, building codes, materials, and custom design features. Includes a glossary, diagrams, full-color photographs, and lists of tools and materials.
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xxvi, 307 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the history of Copper Country company towns in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Northern Michigan during the boom years of 1890 to 1918, and examines how these companies created incentives for living in these towns by developing infrastructure in the form of affordable housing, schools, healthcare facilities, and churches. Discusses how the architecture of a company town revealed the corporate paternalism that existed between company managers...
Author
Publisher
Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
350 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave, Joanna Gaines walks you through how to create a home that reflects the personalities and stories of the people who live there. Using examples from her own farmhouse as well as a range of other homes, this comprehensive guide will help you assess your priorities and instincts, as well as your likes and dislikes, with practical steps for navigating and embracing your authentic design...
Language
English
Description
Select from 730 of the most popular home plans from the country s top architects and designers, with full color photos of the actual homes, floor plans, and design ideas. Virtually every home style is offered, including farmhouses, country cottages, contemporaries, luxury estates, vacation retreats, and regional specialties. Once you have selected your dream home, you can obtain easily customizable construction blueprints, cost estimates, materials...
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Rev.
Physical Desc
142 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Designed for anyone interested in the tiny-dwelling movement, this book gives a brief overview of its history and philosophy; a look at plans for several box bungalows; a portfolio featuring photos of a variety of tiny house interiors and exteriors; and illustrated guides to construction techniques building a tiny house may require.
Author
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Smaller, more environmentally-friendly houses seem to be the wave of the future. As people chose to move out of cities, finances and life style will limit the size of the houses these new home owners will choose. One or both people in the home may have lost their job or the jobs may not be as secure as they were before the pandemic. Even with a future vaccine, people are aware that social distancing situations can occur again and they want to be prepared....
Author
Series
Inspiring home volume 3
Publisher
Rock Point, an imprint of the Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
160 pages : illustrations (color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Get organized, declutter, and find more calm in your days with this accessible, step-by-step guide to lasting order in your home sweet home. Do you feel overwhelmed, stressed, or anxious about the clutter in your home? Have you spent countless hours organizing your home only to find it all destroyed in a matter of seconds? Does it seem like you will never get organized enough? Keeping order in your home can feel like a daunting and never-ending task,...
Author
Publisher
Bonhomie Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
303 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Lush with sensory detail and emotional complexity, Dream House is about family, home, and an architect's journey to understand the crippling hold one house has on her. In the months following her parents' fatal car accident in Maine, architect Gina Gilbert is coming apart: anxious with her two young children, alienated by her clients' grand house dreams, and no longer certain she feels at home in San Francisco. While she and her sister Cassie are...
Author
Pub. Date
1994
Physical Desc
xviii, 244 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Winner of the James R. Wiseman Award, Archaeological Institute of America" "One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1994" Andrew Wallace-Hadrill is Professor of Classics at the University of Reading in England.
Few sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. The fashions...
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
NC 1240L
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour portraits ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A roof, a door, some windows, a floor. All houses have them, but not all houses are alike. Some have wings (airplane homes), some have wheels (Romany vardoes), some float; some are made of straw, some of snow and ice. Some are enormous, some are tiny; some are permanent and some are temporary. But all are home. Take Shelter explores the way people live all over the world and beyond--from the Arctic to the Antarctic, from an underground house in Las...