At Home in The American Barn
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (857 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847847497 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Each of the structures featured has been adapted from its original utilitarian purpose to allow for comfortable, joyous living. Built at first as places for work, barns nevertheless often demonstrate fine craftsmanship and artistry. Nationwide, Americans are turning to structures such as the barn with a mind to renovating them to fit the lifestyles of today, redesigning these often-wonderful places of the past into residential spaces. At Home in The American Barn shows the way that this can be done successfully and artfully.. Soaring rafters here allow for dramatic chandeliers in one home or a wall of magnificent bookcases in another. Spaces that are unconventional in a traditional domestic sense here serve as springboards for inspiration that allow for, in one home, a spiral staircase of fantasy made from hand-planed wood, and, in another, a wall of glass that lets in the sun. At Home in the American Barn examines the fascinating po
Brandt Bolding is a New York–based photographer. Geoffrey Gross is the photographer of Rizzoli’s Stone Houses, Dutch Colonial Homes in America, and Great Houses of New England. Garrison is an architect and author of Stone Houses: Traditional Homes of R. James B. Brognard Okie.
So naturally I love it. Amazon Customer My home is in this book. So naturally I love it.. I Just Want To Read said Good book full of ideas for my next house.. Really good book. I don't want a decorating book with houses full of store furnitureThese houses were more interestingly furnished.. Four Stars Nice read
"At Home in the American Barn is a beautiful tribute to the wonderful architecture of our past reconditioned to become the sought after residential spaces of today . Filled with nearly 200 pages of gorgeous photography, the stories, the architecture and the interiors are truly inspirational. This book is a must for those who love barns, architecture, interiors and history."-THE ENTERTAINING HOUSE, JessicaGordonRyan