Screen LibraryA place to call home : tradition, style, and memory in the new American house /
Schafer shows how traditional and classical principles can blend with a sense of place to create beautifully realized home in a range of styles. He shares his essential toolkit for building a house, and then presents seven homes that, while all unique, are at ease in the land they occupy and contain...
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| Group Author: | ; |
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Rizzoli,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Schafer shows how traditional and classical principles can blend with a sense of place to create beautifully realized home in a range of styles. He shares his essential toolkit for building a house, and then presents seven homes that, while all unique, are at ease in the land they occupy and contain elements that readers will want to emulate in their own lives. |
| Carrier Form: | 288 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 32 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780847860210 (hardback : alkaline paper) : 0847860213 (hardback : alkaline paper) |
| Index Number: | NK2004 |
| CLC: | TU238(712)-64 |
| Call Number: | TU238(712)-64/S296 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- The essentials. Reading the landscape ; Building on our deep connection to home ; Fancy versus simple ; Modern meets traditional ; Beyond the house ; Decoration ; Details that matter -- Seven places. California ; Connecticut ; The Adirondacks ; Fifth Avenue ; New England ; Georgia ; Maine. |