A Handbook for Interior Designers
Jenny Gibbs
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Seeking to offer a professional approach to interior design, this book describes the whole process from the initial consultation with the client to producing working plans and a final sample board. It contains detailed practical advice on putting together and presenting a workable scheme. The author suggests professional tips on client liaison, project management and budgeting, with practical guidance on presentation techniques. She also shows how to prepare plans, elevations, perspective drawings and sample boards.aa

A History of Interior Design
John F. Pile
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In this is a survey on the development of interior design, detailed discussions of famous buildings, from the Parthenon to the Pompidou Centre, are interspersed with investigations of the domestic vernacular - the cottages, farmhouses, and city terraces inhabited by ordinary people. aa

Country Houses of Tuscany
Barbara Stoeltie, Rene Stoeltie, Angelika Taschen
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From San Gimignano to the rugged Maremma coastline, this collection explores 20 Tuscan homes. The book explores the interiors, the inhabitants, the surrounding landscape and even some of the homeowners favourite recipes.aa

Restoring a Home in Italy
Elizabeth Minchilli, Simon McBride
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This breathtakingly photographed volume offers an inside, and outside, look at twenty-two lovingly restored homes, labours of love by people whose passion for Italy just couldn't be ignored. Owners and designers share anecdotes about their experiences with local artisans, vendors, and bureaucracy, while offering real-world advice on the tactics of restoring a house in a foreign country. Whether the plan is to embark on a complete redesign, begin a restoration, or just move in and let the house evolve on its own, home owners and dreamers alike will value the information and thrill to the dream of Restoring a Home in Italy. This is a book at once lush and beautiful, and invaluably practical.aa

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture and Cabinet Construction
Andy Rae
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This illustrated reference to woodworking focuses on the basics of furniture and cabinet construction, equipping readers with the knowledge base tehy require to get started in both activities.aa

Tuscany Styles
Christiane Reiter, Angelika Taschen
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Tuscany--is there any other region in the world whose name conjures up such powerful images and emotions?aa

Victorian House Style: An Architectural and Interior Design Source Book
Linda Osband
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Whether you wish to restore a period Victorian house, or simply recreate the intimate splendour of the period, this comprehensive book will show you how. Drawing on original catalogue material, Victorian House Style features many specially commissioned colour photographs of modern 'Victorian' interiors. This material helps shed light on the many artistic influences on Victorian style, and provides a pictorial social history of domestic life at the end of the 19th century. After looking at the development of the Victorian house and the main architectural styles that evolved, further chapters examine the design potential of the various structural features. The author looks at doors and windows, halls and staircases, cornices and ceiligs. Victorian style in individual rooms, from living rooms and kitchens to bathrooms and bedrooms is also explored in detail. Together with the facade and the garden, these rooms are examined in terms of how they would have been then, and how that look can be recreated now by using a combination of contemporary artefacts and modern reproduction furniture and fittings. Taking into account the requirements of the modern-day home, this book offers both practical advice and inspiration which will enable you to strike your own balance between Victorian style and twentieth-century living.aa