Design Construction category: 427 books
Vhouseplans Book 3
Volume 1
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2016
This book is about providing dream home design ideas and making them available for homebuilders, developers, real estate professionals, and individuals who are looking for alternative home plans and house floor plan resources.
by Deivida Sliazas
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2016
Considering Remodeling? Read This First!Have you ever wondered if installing hardwood floors in your home is right for you? Have you asked yourself if the benefits of installing hardwood floors in your home worth the cost? Is there a lot of maintenance? How long will they last?All of these questions...
Style, Stitch, Staple
Basic Upholstering Skills to Tackle Any Project
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
Style, Stitch, Staple combines straightforward upholstery techniques with advice on choosing and styling fabrics to help the design-savvy reader transform even the most dilapidated furniture into gorgeous updated pieces. Packed full of fabric advice, yardage charts, upholstery tutorials, and case...
Living Off the Grid
A Simple Guide to Creating and Maintaining a Self-Reliant Supply of Energy, Water, Shelter, and More
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2008
In daily life, we can take control of the resources and services we depend on. Electricity and energy don’t have to come off the public utility grid—alternatives abound in solar, wind, and water generated power. Design decisions can drastically affect power consumption, and bio-diesel and alternative...
by Mary Fox, Editor
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2013
This edition features illustrations and linked Footnotes. From Preface ...The observation on the style fittest for domestic architecture, the description of the proposed house and the designs, are by Monsieur De Chateauneuf; to these, Mr. Eastlake kindly added a very valuable Letter on the...
by Ace McCloud
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2017
Are you ready to really start living a comfortable and happy life? Would you love to know how to transform your home into a refreshing paradise?
Whether you want to (1) enjoy the many incredible comforts of a modern day home, (2) be the place that everyone loves to come visit, or (3) have a...
Masonry Heaters
Designing, Building, and Living with a Piece of the Sun
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
Masonry Heaters is a complete guide to designing and living with one of the oldest, and yet one of the newest, heating devices. A masonry heater’s design, placement in the home, and luxurious radiant heat redefine the hearth for the modern era, turning it into a piece of the sun right inside the...
by Patty Tran
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
Feeling uneasy and out of energy? Or looking for love or increased wealth? Your environment and its surroundings may be impacting your relationships, health, career, and financial situation.Neither a fad or religion, feng shui has gained tremendous global popularity as many people have discovered...
Barber's Turn-of-the-Century Houses
Elevations and Floor Plans
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012
At the turn of the twentieth century, George F. Barber ran a successful architectural firm. Today, surviving examples of Barber's signature designs are the pride of their communities. This architectural snapshot from 1901 features working floor plans and fine drawings of more than eighty of Barber's...
Big Book of Small House Designs
75 Award-Winning Plans for Your Dream House, 1,250 Square Feet or Less
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2012
75 unique designs for attractive, efficient, environmentally friendly homes.
Now available in paperback, this collection of 75 plans for small homes offers more than 500 usable blueprints and other illustrations for a variety of living spaces suitable for every environment and style, from a...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
The Complete Photo Guide to Window Treatments, Second Edition is the most comprehensive book of its kind on the market, offering the reader both inspiring location photography plus step-by-step instructions for making 50 different projects. Window treatments include several curtain styles, formal...
Flea Market Fabulous
Designing Gorgeous Rooms with Vintage Treasures
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Focusing on nine different rooms (including her own recently purchased Manhattan apartment), Lara Spencer shows readers that all it takes is planning, shopping know-how, and a little imagination to create beautiful and comfortable homes that reflect their personal style. She takes readers through...
Elements of Family Style
Elegant Spaces for Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
New York Times bestselling author and popular lifestyle blogger Erin Gates shares everything you need to know about designing a beautifully stylish—yet practical and functional—family home through candid advice, inspirational ideas, and lessons learned.
Loved by her readers for her chic...
Early Mexican Houses
A Book of Photographs and Measured Drawings
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2012
From 1925 to 1929, two young architectural draftsmen set out to record a select number of examples of the “minor domestic architecture” of Mexico due to a lack of measured drawings of rural ranch houses and Monterey-inspired dwellings. The result is a wonderful collection of houses from the days...