Creating a New Old House : Yesterday's Character for Today's Home
by VERSACI, RUSSELLFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-11-01
Publisher(s): Taunton Pr
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Summary
Anyone who yearns for an older home--but is daunted by the prospect of owning one--will love this book. Through inspiring photographs and engaging text, the author describes what gives traditional homes their enduring appeal. The houses illustrate the creative work of architects, builders, and craftsmen who are forging the movement toward building new homes that capture an old-home sensibility.- Versaci identifies Eight Pillars of Traditional Design that create a solid foundation for combining authentic, traditional design with livability to create homes that feel old yet live new.- Features a vast array of new, old-house styles--from colonials to farmhouses--from all over the country.
Table of Contents
| Reviving the Classic | |
| Homes of the Past California | |
| Spanish Colonial Revival Rocky | |
| Mountain Ranch Spanish-Pueblo | |
| Adobe Midwestern Greek Revival | |
| Connecticut Valley Colonial Pennsylvania Dutch Farmhouse | |
| Hudson Valley Greek Revival Maryland Tidewater | |
| Plantation German Stone Farmhouse | |
| Cape Cod Cottage Southern Piedmont Farmhouse | |
| Southern Antebellum Plantation French Creold Cottage | |
| Texas German Ranch French Colonial Plantation House Craftsman | |
| Arts and Crafts Bungalow | |
| Colonial Revival Shingle Style | |
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