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"Hanok: The Korean House showcases twelve very special Hanok that reflect today's Korea--a country that's putting a modern twist on traditional values. While the exteriors of these houses are indistinguishable from Hanok built decades ago, the interior designs have been completely updated. Traditional materials of stone, wood, and clay are still the only components used in these houses. They also incorporate natural elements such as wind and sunlight,...
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Publisher
Creative Homeowner
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
351 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
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Explains how to design and create a landscape; shows how to build features such as paths, ponds, walls, decks, and watering systems; and describes how to select, plant, and care for flowers, trees, shrubs, ground covers, and lawns.
Publisher
Taunton Press
Pub. Date
2012, ©2012.
Physical Desc
237 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Description
"Small Houses capitalizes on the shift to small homes with an all-new collection of small houses from Fine Homebuilding magazine. The featured writers, well-respected authors in their fields, look at houses--ranging from less than 1,250 sq. ft. to upward of 2,250 sq. ft.--that are both new and remodeled, urban and rural, traditional and modern. Homeowners will be pleasantly surprised that these small homes are big on charm, style, and quality, and...
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
160 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Description
You can dramatically boost your home's value-- and your satisfaction as a homeowner-- with simple, affordable weekend projects. Shows homeowners how to transform walkways, add a fence, and use lighting to increase the home's value.
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Publisher
Artisan
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xiii, 226 p. : col. ill ; 26 cm.
Description
"For anyone who has ever dreamed of living under the Tuscan sun, Italian Rustic is the next best thing: a step-by-step guide to recreating the romance and appeal of the weathered Italian farmhouse. This nuts-and-bolts guide to building Italian-style walks the reader through all the elements that make the rustic Italian home so unique, from the hand-laid stone walls to the artisanal stucco wall finishes."--From publisher's website.
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Publisher
Midway, an Agate imprint
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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"10 Buildings that Changed America tells the stories of ten influential works of architecture, the people who imagined them, and the way these landmarks ushered in innovative cultural shifts throughout our society. From American architectural stalwarts like Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, to modern revolutionaries like Frank Gehry and Robert Venturi, this book examines the most prominent buildings designed by the most noteworthy architects...
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