Category: Architecture and Interior Design
A look at a range of small houses around New Zealand, and the strategies the owners used to get a toehold in the tight housing market. From building a secondary dwelling on an existing family section, to tiny houses on pocket handkerchief pieces of land, these approaches to housing will give ideas and i ...Show more
Category: Architecture and Interior Design
Initially created by a group of friends as an online scrapbook, Cabin Porn became an international sensation following the publication of the first volume of photographs of hand-made homes in breath-taking natural landscapes around the world. In this book, its creators delve deeper into the best-loved h ...Show more
Category: Architecture and Interior Design
Oxford is one of the jewels of European architecture, much loved and much visited. The city offers an unparallelled collection of the best of English building through the centuries. Matthew Rice's Oxford is a feast of delightful watercolour illustrations and an informed and witty text, explaining how th ...Show more
Category: Architecture and Interior Design
In Global Bohemian, Fifi O'Neill shows how you can bring gypset style into your home, fusing the colorful, eccentric style of bohemian living with inspirations from far-flung places. Why settle for one style when you can indulge your love of several? Whether exuberant or subtle, eclectic or sophisticate ...Show more
Category: Architecture and Interior Design
In Natural Living Style, Selina Lake reveals how to create a simple, beautiful, and stylish home that is as natural, plastic-free, and sustainable as possible. "Our favorite stylist is back--we can't stop drooling over Selina Lake's new book..." Mollie Makes In Inspirations, Selina sta ...Show more
Category: Architecture and Interior Design | Reading Level: very good
Architecture is an all-embracing adventure without end. It is a story that can never be completed - not as long as mankind continues to build, to invent, to discover; it is the story told in this book. The history of architecture is also a history of many other things - of politics, economy, religion, o ...Show more
Category: Architecture and Interior Design
Finishing Touches is the book for encouraging everyday kiwis to see and improve the beauty of their own home. This practical interior styling guide is divided into eight chapters. Titled: Living with old; new; children; selling; seasons; plants; renting. Followed by advice on How to shop like ...Show more
Category: Architecture and Interior Design
With British precedents and working-class origins, the terrace house has a story of remarkable resilience.Today it is highly sought-after for its nostalgic charm and inner-city locale. A new generation of homeowners is making their mark by working with architects and designers to reimagine the terrace h ...Show more
Category: Architecture and Interior Design
"The thing about white is that it goes with everything, it is a canvas for life, whoever you are and whatever your tastes. You just can't beat it." - Chrissie RuckerWhether you live in a tiny city apartment, a rambling country cottage or an elegant town house The White Home offers the definitive book on ...Show more
Category: Architecture and Interior Design
In Extraordinary Interiors In Colour, self-confessed color addicts Jane Rockett and Lucy St George follow on from their best-selling first book by tackling the topic of choosing color for the home. Such is their passion for color that Jane and Lucy launched the Rockett St George paint range in ...Show more
Category: Architecture and Interior Design | Reading Level: near fine
Many of us dream of having a life free from rent, mortgages and utility bills and for some this dream is being achieved by living in a tiny house. Small, compact buildings offer an appealing way to live more sustainably, providing smart, energy-efficient housing at low cost; a route to escaping the fina ...Show more
Category: Architecture and Interior Design
Based on the popular blog Daytonian in Manhattan, Seeking New York investigates the back stories of Manhattan's architecture and monuments. Alongside the expected account of architects, dates and styles, it reveals the human history of the buildings and statues: the scandals, the tribulations, the joys ...Show more
