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Alpine Style: Bringing Mountain Magic Home - Hardcover

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by Kathryn O'Shea-Evans (Author)The definitive designer guide to creating a mountain-inspired home--with jaw-dropping imagery of alpine interiors interspersed with throwback shots of celebrities living large in the great outdoors.Alpine Style is a compendium of some of the most exquisite mountain interior design projects on the planet...as enchanting as the mountains themselves. Whether storybook and classic or sleek and modern, these alpine interiors from across the globe are tailor-made for...

Made for Living: Collected Interiors for All Sorts of Styles - Hardcover

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by Amber Lewis (Author), Cat Chen (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The trendsetting designer known for her effortless style shares the secrets of the art of layering, with more than 250 gorgeous photographs of her signature interiors. "Livability is my true north. The materials I use time and again all change with age and wear. Not only is that okay, it's how you achieve more than a re-creation of what you've already seen, or what somebody else has done. You can do this, too--I promise."--from t...

The Slow Down: For the Love of Home - Hardcover

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by Leanne Ford (Author)Designer and HGTV personality Leanne Ford shares design secrets and personal reflections on how she creates her warm, chic, and easy-going aesthetic--and how you can do the same Leanne Ford's imperfectly perfect designs inspire more than half a million social media fans daily. In this very personal design book, she shares her decorating philosophy, wry humor, and advice to live by. The Slow Down offers readers an inside look at how Leanne found her "wow does this need...

House Rules: How to Decorate for Every Home, Style, and Budget - Hardcover

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by Myquillyn Smith (Author)Finally, a decorating book that transcends trends and applies to every style! You want to create a beautiful, livable home, but you feel stuck. House Rules is your guide to understanding why some rooms look great and other rooms don't look quite right. From the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Cozy Minimalist Home comes this charming collection of one hundred memorable, universal decorating truths that apply to every house, style, and bud...

50 Lessons to Learn from Frank Lloyd Wright - Hardcover

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by Aaron Betsky (Author), Gideon Fink Shapiro (Author), Andrew Pielage (Photographer)50 Lessons to Learn from Frank Lloyd Wright begins with a simple question. What lessons can designers today learn from Frank Lloyd Wright? Unlike recent books focusing on Wright's tumultuous personal life and the Taliesin Fellowship, and equally unlike certain works that paint Wright as a mythical hero or genius, this handsome and valuable volume aims to reveal some of the design tools Wright used to create ...

The Essential Interior Design Handbook Volume One: An introductory guide to the world of Interior Design / Interior Architect / Spatial Design and how - Paperback

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by Darryl Peter Claxton (Author)Introducing 'The Essential Interior Design Handbook', the book with all the essential information needed for planning and carrying out your interior project of all shapes and sizes, from a small one-bedroom apartment to a large 1000-room Casino. It's formatted so that it's easy to read on your travels, inside the classroom or in the office. Full of essential knowledge, tips, tricks and processes to get you started in the exciting field of Interior Design.What i...

The Love of Home: Interiors for Beauty, Balance, and Belonging - Hardcover

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by Kate Marker (Author)Effortlessly merging modern and traditional, Kate Marker reveals her secrets for designing a gorgeous home that inspires connection.Home is more than where the heart is-- it's where life happens. From early morning coffee to dinners with family and friends, Kate Marker establishes tailor-made spaces for thriving in your home each day. Whether it is maximizing comfort or creating efficient family-centered design, this is your guide to defining a vision for your home that...

Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright - Paperback

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by Brendan Gill (Author)"Genius, egotist, mythomaniac, sexual rebel, master of media manipulation, the legendary Wright comes alive in all his cantankerous complexity. . . . A delight from cover to cover."--Kirkus Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is often described as the greatest of American architects. His works-among them Taliesin North, Taliesin West, Fallingwater, the Johnson Wax buildings, the Guggenheim Museum--earned him a good measure of his fame, but his flamboyant personal life earne...

The Fellowship: The Untold Story of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship - Paperback

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by Roger Friedland (Author), Harold Zellman (Author)Frank Lloyd Wright was renowned during his life not only as an architectural genius but also as a subject of controversy--from his radical design innovations to his turbulent private life, including a notorious mass murder that occurred at his Wisconsin estate, Taliesin, in 1914. But the estate also gave rise to one of the most fascinating and provocative experiments in American cultural history: the Taliesin Fellowship, an extraordinary arc...

Frank Lloyd Wright's Jacobs Houses: Experiments in Modern Living - Hardcover

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by Neil Levine (Editor), Elizabeth Jacobs Aitken (Essay by), Michael Desmond (Essay by)Frank Lloyd Wright's Jacobs Houses: Experiments in Modern Living is edited by Wright scholar and noted author Neil Levine and features essay contributions by all three Jacobs children (Susan, Elizabeth, and William), as well as new scholarly essays by Levine and Michael Desmond. Additionally, the book includes new biographies of Katherine and Herb Jacobs, as well as scores of never-before-published photogra...

Colorful Cities: Fun and Fanciful Buildings and Urban Designs - Paperback

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by Alisa Calder (Author)The Colorful Cities: Fun and Fanciful Buildings and Urban Designs adult coloring book contains 36 creative city designs for a fun and relaxing way to unwind and relieve stress. Each full-page illustration contains intricate and creative designs, ranging from simple to complex, that together will provide hours of stress-free entertainment. The Coloring Pages for Grown-Ups series is designed for adults, teens, older children, and artists of all ages. Coloring books for a...

Large Print Coloring Book: Easy Flower Patterns - Paperback

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by Dylanna Press (Author)Large Print Coloring Book for AdultsThis Large Print Coloring Book: Easy Flower Patterns contains simple yet beautiful designs to color. Ideal for seniors, beginners, or anyone who is looking for less intricate relaxing pages to color. Contains a variety of gorgeous floral designs including roses, tulips, irises, and more. This large print coloring book features: Large 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper Illustrations printed on single side of page for easy removal and no blee...

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by Eames Demetrios (Author), Charles Eames (Author), Ray Eames (Author)"Eames: Beautiful Details" celebrates the seamlessness and fluidity in which Charles and Ray Eames operated as both a husband and wife team and as designers unrestricted by traditionally professional boundaries. Select details of their life and work, from their refined designs to their innovative experiments, and even including images depicting the everyday poetic moments of their lives, and are shared here in this exhibit...

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by Olivia Broome (Author)- Green vs grey, plants vs concrete: 175 images of Brutalist structures interrogated by natureBrutalist architecture is commonly associated with a cold, austere aesthetic. But architects have long found ways of incorporating greenery into their more brutal designs, creating a striking contrast between the hard and the soft, the cold and the complex, the sharp edges of concrete and shapes of living plants. And even when not designed to do so, nature often has its own w...

A Year in the French Style: Interiors & Entertaining by Antoinette Poisson - Hardcover

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by Vincent Farelly (Author), Jean-Baptiste Martin (Author), Ruth Ribeaucourt (Photographer)The founders of Antoinette Poisson take readers inside their historic townhouse on the Atlantic coast to discover a style and art of entertaining rooted in French tradition and elegance. Maison Lescop--the historic residence of an eighteenth-century French importer for the Indian trading company in Port-Louis, Brittany--seemed predestined to become the new home and restoration project for the creative d...

Eat, Drink, Nap: Bringing the House Home - Hardcover

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by Soho House Uk Limited (Author)The quintessential style, cooking, and home interior book from Soho House, the world's leading members club. Since the first Soho House opened its doors over 25 years ago, we've learnt a bit about what works. Contemporary, global yet with something quintessentially English and homely at its heart, this is Soho House style explained by its experts: - From planning a room to vintage finds: bringing the Soho House look home. - Our House curator's advice on how to...

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by Natalie Walton (Author)A stunning visual journey through the homes of people from around the world who have taken steps to simplify their lives and embrace the principles of slow living. Still is an interiors book that invites readers to take on the philosophy of the SLOW movement. Living Sustainably; Local; Organic; and Whole. It talks not just to the question of the physical structures we choose, but also the surrounding environment, and what effect that can have on general happiness and...

It's about Time: The Architecture of Climate Change - Paperback

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by Derk Loorbach (Editor), V?ronique Patteeuw (Editor), Lea-Catherine Szacka (Editor) Number of Pages: 256 Dimensions: 1.02 x 9.29 x 6.54 IN Publication Date: February 11, 2025

American Icons: The Architecture of the United States: Visions and Defiance - Hardcover

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by Gestalten (Editor), Sam Lubell (Editor)Iconic architecture that shapes the American skylines.The development and expansion of cities in the United States over the last 150 years gave rise to one of the most ambitious and fastest growing building projects the world had ever seen. The landscape of cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and others, transformed immeasurably as a consequence of decades of construction, and some of the most iconic architecture in the world sits in the fo...

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by Dina Anastasio (Author), Who Hq (Author), Tim Foley (Illustrator)Learn about the Eiffel Tower, beloved and iconic symbol of Paris, France, and one of the most recognizable structures in the world When the plans for the Eiffel Tower were first announced, many people hated the design of the future landmark, calling it ungainly and out of step with the beautiful stone buildings of the city. But once it went up for the World's Fair in 1889, the people of Paris quickly fell in love with the to...

The Maine House: Summer and After - Hardcover

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by Maura McEvoy (Author), Basha Burwell (Author), Kathleen Hackett (Author)Explore the soul of Maine in some three dozen of its most original, authentic, and evocative houses For several years, acclaimed photographer Maura McEvoy and art director Basha Burwell traveled the length and breadth of Maine in search of houses that capture the state's singular character. These are not designer houses; they are homes created by the people who live in them, from artists to writers to fishermen, disti...

Code Check Complete 3rd Edition: An Illustrated Guide to the Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical Codes - Spiral

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by Redwood Kardon (Author), Paddy Morrissey (Illustrator), Douglas Hansen (Author)If you are a builder, remodeler, building inspector, or anyone who plays a role in building a home, you know how invaluable a good reference book is for staying on top of codes. Now in its third edition, Code Check Complete combines the full versions of the individual Code Check titles into a single, complete, all-in-one guide to the most commonly cited code violations encountered by building inspectors. From g...

The New Design Rules: How to Decorate and Renovate, from Start to Finish: An Interior Design Book - Hardcover

$32.50

by Emily Henderson (Author), Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson (Author), Sara Ligorria-Tramp (Photographer)From the author of the New York Times bestseller Styled, here is Emily Henderson's masterclass on interior design. "An approachable guide for anyone who is looking for tools and resources to create a home that speaks to who they are and what they love."--Joanna Gaines Whether you're embarking on a weekend refresh or complete renovation, interior designer Emily Henderson wants you to take ri...

The Spanish Missions of San Antonio - Paperback

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by Lewis F. Fisher (Author)Author BiographyCelebrated San Antonio historian Lewis F. Fisher, whose Maverick Publishing Company was acquired by Trinity University Press in 2015, has published forty-five books on topics ranging from San Antonio's Spanish heritage to its urban development, and from the military to sports, architecture, and multicultural legends. A former member of the San Antonio River Commission, he has written numerous books himself, including Chili Queens, Hay Wagons, and Fan...

Bowlarama: The Architecture of Mid-Century Bowling - Hardcover

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by Chris Nichols (Author), Adriene Biondo (Contribution by)A fun, visual book exploring the art, architecture and style of America's mid-century obsession: Bowling!Bowlarama: The Architecture of Mid-Century Bowling takes aim at the obsession that swept the post-war nation: bowling! More than just a sport or a hobby, bowling became the ultimate modern lifestyle for Americans savoring the boom years that followed World War II. Bowling alleys were modern palaces; companies constantly aimed to ou...

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by David Macaulay (Author)The construction and use of ancient Egyptian pyramids is beautifully and clearly outlined by David Macaulay, the acclaimed creator of How Things Work.Pyramid is a strong resource for readers looking to expand their knowledge of ancient Egyptian civilization, history, and architecture.Award-winning author-illustrator David Macaulay explores the philosophy of life and death in ancient Egypt through richly detailed black-and-white illustrations and clear, concise text.T...

Brutalist Japan: A Photographic Tour of Post-War Japanese Architecture - Hardcover

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by Paul Tulett (Author)Featuring striking photography by an expert in the field, this exploration of Japanese Brutalist architecture celebrates the surprising beauty and grace of buildings forged in concrete. Emerging in the devastating aftermath of World War II, Brutalist architecture in Japan is characterized by its geometric shapes, functionality, and unconventional use of concrete--which is often left unfinished to showcase the material's inherent textures and imperfections.Japanese Bruta...

The Year-Round Solar Greenhouse: How to Design and Build a Net-Zero Energy Greenhouse - Paperback

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by Lindsey Schiller (Author), Marc Plinke (With) Build your own passive solar greenhouse for year-round food production in any climate Fresh, local nutrient-dense fruits vegetables are hard to find in winter in cold climates. Growing warm-weather crops like tomatoes, bananas, avocados, and other perennials is nearly impossible using conventional structures. The solution for millions of backyard and small-scale commercial growers is self-heating solar greenhouses. The Year-round Solar Greenh...

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by Rose Tarlow (Author)An elegant manifesto for Rose Tarlow's approach of blending the personal with the aesthetic to create timeless, beautiful spaces. One of the most influential designers working in America, Rose Tarlow's signature approach is as much an emotional matter as it is one of color, light, fabric, and furniture. This essential book encourages readers to decorate with elegance and personal style through simple principles of creative design that are appropriate to any home. Finely...

Italian Interiors: Rooms with a View - Hardcover

$69.95

by Laura May Todd (Author) A stunning survey celebrating the beauty, idiosyncrasy, and romance of Italian interior design There are few countries with such an established design scene, distinctive aesthetic, and universal appeal as Italy. This sumptuously illustrated survey showcases 50 of Italy's most beautiful homes, from historic palaces in Venice and mid-century apartments in Milan to sun-filled villas in rural Sicily. Milan-based writer Laura May Todd takes readers on an intimate tour ...

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by Cesare Leonardi (Author), Franca Stagi (Author)"Any landscape architect worth their soil should pick up The Architecture of Trees, an all-encompassing atlas of all things tree-related."--The Architect's Newspaper A 2019 Oprah's Favorite Things Pick A gorgeous, large format volume that shows each hand-drawn illustration in stunning detail.The Architecture of Trees is the result of over twenty years of dedicated study by landscape architects Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi. This new edition...

Need a House? Call Ms. Mouse! - Hardcover

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by George Mendoza (Author), Doris Susan Smith (Illustrator)Every animal in the forest can have a home they love with the help of Ms. Mouse in this whimsical and educational book about design and architecture. Henrietta is a world-famous architect, and the only mouse in the world who knows what makes a squirrel or a rabbit, a caterpillar or a frog feel at home. A dreamer, a designer, an artist, and a creator, Henrietta works at her drawing board to imagine the perfect home for each of her frie...