Sunday, June 29, 2008

Framing Roofs



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This guide offers first-hand information from experts on how to lay out, design and frame all kinds of residential roofs. In a collection of 20 articles on roof design and framing techniques, professional designers and builders offers advice on handling a range of difficult situations.... More >>

Framing Roofs

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Vintage Cottages



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Vintage Cottages Molly Hyde English Photographs by Tom Lamb Vintage Cottages features unique and personalized décor focused on second homes and retreats with a vintage cottage theme. These places are filled with art, books, color, scents, textures and memories that link to life's experiences, relationships and hopes. Vintage Cottages shows how to "come home" to a serene retreat that's unlike anything else. Includes chapters on homes by the sea, mountain ret... More >>

Vintage Cottages

Sunday, June 22, 2008

American Farmhouses: Country Style and Design



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A country farmhouse surrounded by fields and trees is a quintessentially American secene, but it's one that has universal appeal. These simple homes speak to us of history and values, promising both comfort and protection. The "country look" remains the single most popular American style. Despite social and economic changes and the whims of fashion, it continues to shape our design and decorating tastes. Now in these lavishly illustrated pages, American Farmhouses... More >>

American Farmhouses: Country Style and Design

Friday, June 20, 2008

Ultimate Horse Barns


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Each of the eighteen masterpiece horse barns featured here is an innovative, beautiful structure that embodies the owners’ love and appreciation for horses. Author Randy Leffingwell has selected barns that possess exceptional qualities—a clever response to site challenges; meticulous attention to detail, equine health, and safety; or significant historical context. The purposes of the barns range from havens for private owners to successful breeding and training... More >>

Ultimate Horse Barns

Friday, June 13, 2008

Prealgebra



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Discounted price available for stand-alone text orders only.... More >>

Prealgebra

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb



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* A hands-on, well-illustrated reference that helps architects and contractors avoid making common errors in traditional construction details
* Graphical approach allows users to quickly visualize design solutions
* Lists the rules-of-thumb for each detail, and correct and incorrect examples of how to design or construct each detail (20050301)... More >>

Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Ranch Houses: Living the California Dream



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With its archetypal open plan and reverence of indoor-outdoor living, the Ranch house is at the very heart of the California dream. When we picture California Ranch houses—the low-slung, informal dwellings that engulfed suburbs after World War II—we are thinking of just one part of a phenomenon that has its roots in early-nineteenth-century ranchos, and which continues today in houses that are startling and up-to-the-minute. Examples of the type have been called... More >>

Ranch Houses: Living the California Dream

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

The Great Lady Decorators: The Women Who Defined Interior Design, 1870-1955



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Mixing gorgeous interiors with sparkling social history, this is the first book on the visionary women whose work gave us the timeless, essential principles of modern interior decorating.

In 1904, Elsie de Wolfe was given a contract to design the interiors of the Colony Club. Their success launched de Wolfe’s career and the entire field of professional interior decoration. Soon other women followed, known collectively (for their privileged backgrounds) as ... More >>

The Great Lady Decorators: The Women Who Defined Interior Design, 1870-1955