books about: interior

books about: interior

books:

Interior

A Passion for Blue and White
Carolyne Roehm

Broadway, 2008

?Nature?s quintessential color combination of blue and white never ceases to amaze me. The look of pristine snow against deep blue Aspen skies; spires of blue and white delphinium in a garden; Connecticut?s spring mornings where the apple blossoms and nodding heads of white narcissus are in contrast to soft blue skies and vibrant green grass?these ...

Elle Decor So Chic: Glamorous Lives, Stylish Spaces (Elle Decor)

Margaret Russell, Editors of Elle Decor

Filipacchi, 2007

Margaret Russell is SOOOO Chic!
Looking for chic rooms that are inspiring? Ms. Russell does it again. Edited from the pages of her magazine,she puts together a great resource book and/or coffee table topper to give you a brousing escape from our own dreary interiors.

Architectural Graphics

Francis D. K. Ching

Wiley, 2002

Architectural Graphics, et al - excellent books, DECEPTIVE advertising
Get your act together Amazon or Wiley (I suspect Wiley) !!! (especially, note my final paragraph below) 1. This is NOT a hardback. 2. The "et al" is because this is NOT a single volume as suggested by the single ISBN 0471738263, but a COLLECTION of 3 PAPERBACKS ...

Charles Faudree Interiors

Charles Faudree

Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2008

Not his best work
I was disappointed in the rooms pictured in this book. They seem to be cluttered and overdone. There was not the unique, charming, perfect sense of proportion and pleasing to the eye style that usually represents Faudree's work. This book does not come close to his ...

Domino: The Book of Decorating: A room-by-room guide to creating a home that makes you happy
Deborah Needleman, Sara Ruffin Costello, ...

Simon & Schuster, 2008

Domino: The Book of Decorating cracks the code to creating a beautiful home, bringing together inspiring rooms, how-to advice and insiders' secrets from today's premier tastemakers in an indispensable style manual. The editors take readers room by room, tapping the best ideas from domino magazine and culling insights from their own experiences. ...

Good Design Can Change Your Life: Beautiful Rooms, Inspiring Stories

Ty Pennington

Simon & Schuster, 2008

Host of Extreme Makeovers Shares His Secrets
As a designer, I read all the new home decorating books, and I really enjoyed this. Ty Pennington, the host of Extreme Makeovers, shares his talent and enthusiasm for makeovers and design in Good Design Can Change Your Life: Beautiful Rooms, Inspiring Stories. ...

Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens, People

Hamish Bowles

Knopf, 2007

The best decorating book of the holiday season
Flash review: The perfect gift book for this season. This new book, timed for Xmas giving, features a selection of the best homes shown in Vogue in the past several years. It is a large-scale book, filled with wonderful color photography. Although Elle Decor and ...

Michael S. Smith Houses
Michael Smith, Christine Pittel

Rizzoli, 2008

Creating your dream house?a prospect as exciting as it is daunting. Michael Smith, a favorite among celebrity clientele, reveals the method of his design magic. Offering thoughtful ideas and practical advice, the designer walks the reader through his process, from the gathering of resource material (from magazines and iconic films to something as ...

The Black & Decker Complete Guide to Home Wiring - 3rd Edition: Includes Information on Home Electronics & ...

Editors of Creative Publishing

Creative Publishing international, 2005

Nicely Illustrated
I found this book to be an easy read. I have no prior electrical experience, and this book was very useful in explaining a lot of things. I own a 90 year old house, and they actually covered some of the old wiring and components that you would find in an old house. ...

The New Traditional: Reinvent-Balance-Define Your Home

Darryl Carter

Clarkson Potter, 2008

Buy this book
Darryl Carter is a revolutionary in the design world. Creating classic, visualy engaging, and completely livable environments for his clients has transfered well to the book world. Easy and informative reading, stunning photography, and realistic living environments ...

Amy Butler's In Stitches: More Than 25 Simple and Stylish Sewing Projects

Amy Butler

Chronicle Books, 2006

Projects are hip and modern
If you like hip, modern projects with stylish fabric potential, then you will enjoy Amy Butler's book. These projects are fun and are easy to sew. So far, I've made the bag with leather straps, though I did have a difficult time locating a retailer who sells leather ...

The Codes Guidebook for Interiors

Sharon Koomen Harmon, Katherine E. Kennon

Wiley, 2008

Codes are Fun!
Could studying building codes actually be fun? Much to my surprise, when you combine this book with the companion study guide workbook it is. The author presents the information on the codes clearly and in logical order. I am studying for my NCIDQ exam and was ...

Candice Olson on Design

Candice Olson

HGTV, 2006

Good book for practicing rendering.
As an Interior Design student, I found this book was helpful with learning how to render floor plans and elevations. The design projects were done well, and were realistic types of projects that I might work on in the future, so it was fun trying to copy her sketches, ...

Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Design Methods for Architects

Norbert Lechner

Wiley, 2000

Great Book
Very informative and easy to read. I picked this book up to study for my Architect's License Exam and found it to be a very well rounded book. There are lots of good ideas for saving energy and good practices for building orientation and construction. There are also ...

Axel Vervoordt: Timeless Interiors

Armelle Baron

Flammarion, 2007

Interior Integrity & Grandeur Lives...
Vervoordt's peaceful environments invade space with mood. The resulting grandeur of such tranquil beauty and gentle sophistication is most admirable and thoroughly revealed in this beautifully accessorized volume. Leafing through this book will calm your design ...