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Americas favorite home architect Sarah Susanka takes an up-close look at the well-crafted details that can be used to personalize any home, whether new or remodeled. Susanka illustrates these built-in elements with inspiring examples from 24 homes across America and shows how paying attention to the details brings an otherwise ordinary home to life.

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Few things do more to set a homes character than its scale. And in the cottage, people have for hundreds of years found a home that is inviting, without being ostentatious, modest without a feeling of confinement. Doug Keisters photography brings to life 500 cottages, organized by style, including English, storybook, bungalettes, Victorian, and Spanish-influenced casitas.

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How do you turn your basement into the place to be? You transform it from a cramped, musty space to terrific rooms your family members will want to be in. No more dreaded trips to put in a load of laundry in a dark, dank locale or retrieve something from gloomy, cavernous storage. Instead, you'll enter a warm, welcome family room, a cozy home office, or a slick gym. For the motivation to pull these basement renovations off, look to Basement Ideas That Work. Filled with practical and budget-friendly advice, Basement Ideas That Work not only helps you to get more enjoyment from your home, but increases its value in a single leap - a finished basement reportedly earns an average of 90% of its remodeling cost back at resale. The most extensive basement design book ever! - Part of the Ideas That Work series from The Taunton Press - Invaluable whether your basement rehab plans are grand or modest - Covers every aspect of turning your basement into prime living space... The Ups and Downs of Stairs, Adding Windows, Waterproofing, more - Covers every aspect of transforming your basement into your dream place! Home theater and entertainment center, play area, craft and hobby retreat, secluded study, personal gym, laundry room you'll love, more - 20 amazing case studies, 250 full-color photos (Be inspired by incredible ugly-duckling-into-sensational-swan success stories) - The latest exciting options in flooring, lighting, sound proofing, electronic equipment - Savvy solutions for a basement's special problems - moisture, heating, plumbing, dealing with immovable obstructions Don't let another day go by without exploring the possibilities awaiting you "downstairs"...send for Basement Ideas That Work!

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Cape Cod homes have been a part of the American landscape since the days of early settlers. Now, Capes and their neighborhoods are enjoying a renaissance, as a new generation of homeowners discovers the joys of this straightforward style that combines a characteristic Yankee practicality with a timeless aesthetic. Capes is filled with design ideas and inspirations for renovating, remodeling, and building this classic American house type. From modest remodels to major overhauls to building new, Capes offers innovative and tasteful design solutions for a variety of budgets. Featuring over 20 homes selected by architect Jane Gitlin, Capes is a unique combination of outstanding designs and proven ideas for updating the classic Cape style. Capes is the third book in Taunton's Updating Classic America series.

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Where we choose to settle, what we build, and how our homes feel inside and out are all expressions of who we are. The best houses are about people, and Creating the Inspired House chronicles the stories of memorable characters immersed in the search for a place they can call home. With over 300 color photographs, this book takes readers on a cross-country tour of over 20 inspired homes - large and small, new and remodeled - with the very homeowners, architects, and builders who collaborated on their creation. Each of the houses is shaped by the owners personal passions, and its those passions that breathe life into the design of their homes, creating an inspired house. The inspirations for these houses are as varied as the people who live in them, and the stories are as enthralling as gossip. In this collection of fascinating stories, readers will find the encouragement to believe and act on their own personal dreams... and build accordingly.

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Mosaics offer a medium to experiment with a wide variety of materials and to create imaginative color schemes. The authors, Kaffe Fassett and Candace Bahouth, are accomplished designers known especially for dramatic color combinations, and for their first collaboratioin they have chosen the rich subject of mosaics - presenting a collection of creative projects for interiors and exteriors. This book offers plenty of inspiration for those already interested in this increasingly popular craft, as well as solid information for the beginner. The mosaic projects in this book can bring life to your home and garden. You'll find both simple and ambitious ideas here, and the many contemporary materials used here include broken crockery, tiles and mirrors, shells, pebbles, beads, gold-leafed and covered glass, unglazed ceramic and objets trouvs. You'll get full design guidelines for each project, and a special chapter that gives directions for making the mosaics and working with the various types of material that appear in the designs. You get all the information you need to transform your interiors and exteriors with these colorful, irresistible mosaics.

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Porches are more popular than ever--they're great for adding curb appeal, welcoming friends and neighbors to your door, and creating a friendly outdoor living room. There's no better way to end a hot summer's day than to sit back with a tall frosty lemonade on your porch swing and watch the world go by! A porch can change the way you live in your house--it can entirely change the way your house looks--it can change the way you relate to your neighborhood. There is, simply, something magical about a porch. It slows you down, it tells you to take some time, to read the paper, to sip a glass of iced tea, to watch the weather roll in.. For those dreaming of a front porch or those with porches in need of redesign, On the Porch will be their bible, the only book to cover the topic from porch types to planning and design, to tips on good construction, to maintenance and porch adornment (lighting, overhead fans, rockers, hanging plants, trellising). An important component of the book will be showing, using before and after photos, how adding a porch can entirely change the look of your home. Architects James Crisp and Sandra Mahoney offer a complete design guide to porches, from considering the porch's function to choosing wood alternatives, lighting and finishing design touches. Some of their advice: Before designing a porch, research zoning regulations, such as minimum setback from your property line and percentage of your property that can be covered with a structure. Homeowners often make the mistake of allowing just enough space on the porch for furniture, without thinking about how much they'll move around it. Although it's possible to squeeze quite a few chairs around atable, guests will be more comfortable if they can pull them out, stand behind them and allow others to get by. When debating the choice of a screen porch with an open-air porch, consider that a screened porch will dim the natural light inside your home. On an open-air porch, you will have to deal with bugs. A porch doesn't have to look like it's from the 19th century. Modern porches are sleeker, taller and more open. Add an extra design element to your wood flooring by laying the boards in creative ways, on the diagonal or in a geometric pattern. Composites have entered the market as decking and have made the transition to trim pieces and boards, providing good weather-resistant material.

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This lavishly illustrated guide to renovating, remodeling, and building a new Colonial home features over 20 case studies of updated homes and Colonials built from scratch, filled with 223 original full-color photographs, 38 color illustrations, and before-and-after plans.

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Come celebrate America's sizzling love affair with barbecue. Fred Thompson dishes up 350 of the best barbecue recipes ever to come out of America's backyards! You'll experience an explosion of exciting flavors with "Cotton's", Texas Brisket, Hugh's Awesome Smoked Ribs, "The Big Easy's" Grilled Smoked Chicken with Root Beer Barbecue Sauce, Joyce's Southwestern Flank Steak, Tom's Crispy Grilled Halibut with Caper Butter and Lorenzo's Cuban Burgers. Easy recipes for every kind of meat, poultry, and seafood imaginable plus dozens of tasty sides are accompanied by enjoyable anecdotes in a book as fun to read as it is to cook from. So fire up the grill or kick back and relax, and discover why Fred Thompson lovingly calls America "Barbecue Nation"!

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Whether renovating, restoring, expanding, or building new, we all share a longing for the values that hark back to the Arts and Crafts era. The lush woodwork, ingenious open plans, and fine finish details are symbolic of a time gone by. Or are they? As Treena Crochet amply illustrates in Bungalow Style, recreating the beauty of these Arts and Crafts gems without sacrificing our modern lifestyles is not only feasible but also deeply rewarding. Over 300 photographs offer a host of ideas, while case studies and sidebars show real-world examples and offer advice on how to incorporate period-authentic details in your own home. This extensive collection of beautifully photographed interior architectural elements is an indispensable source of information and inspiration for anyone interested in these special homes.

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Doing what no other window treatment book has done before, "Window Treatments Idea Book" offers hundreds of the latest ideas from hands on experts for decorating windows of every type, including bays, bows and unusual shapes. It also provides quick and easy style ideas and professional advice for modifying and embellishing off the shelf curtains and drapes. Whether you want to update your home's style or find fresh ideas for a new home, this book will give you the inspiration you need to get the look you're after.