Restoring a House in the City: A Guide to Renovating Townhouses, Brownstones, and Row Houses wth Great Style
by Ingrid Abramovitch
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Author: Ingrid AbramovitchEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-10-22
ISBN: 1579653502
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Artisan
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Book Review: Stunning
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this book on the advice of a friend who has been restoring a beautiful home in Philadelphia for the past five years, who told me it was hands down the best publication on brownstones and row houses he'd ever seen. And boy was he right! Traversing continents, the book finds some of the most beautiful examples of this architecture and its furnished interiors anywhere, and each is photographed thoroughly, crisply and brightly. But this is no museum piece -- every chapter is overstuffed with helpful background information and valuable tips towards performing your own restorations. I cannot recommend it highly enough. A beautiful volume.
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Summary of Restoring a House in the City: A Guide to Renovating Townhouses, Brownstones, and Row Houses wth Great Style
How to turn an old home into a jewel on the block.What do a fashion mogul, a Williams-Sonoma executive, a museum curator, and a design-savvy actress have in common? Good taste, of course, but more than that: a shared passion to "bring back," to carefully restore and artfully embellish, their houses.
They are among the twenty-one real-life renovations featured in this essential resource?from stately town houses to brownstone fixer-uppers?to give the true experience of creating an urban oasis on any street. Whether hunting for rare chandeliers, salvaging floorboards for new tabletops, or removing walls to let more light in, all the nuts and bolts of restoration are here. In Boston, a young family's renovation takes three years and includes every modern amenity (a media room, home gym, elevator), but saves most of the original interiors (window shutters and seats, marble fireplaces). A Baltimore couple?both stars of the graphic design world?must reconcile their cutting-edge tastes with their traditional surrounds.
From furniture and color to rooftops and terraces, Restoring a House in the City offers a treasury of inspiration and ideas, as well as a lavish illustrated tour of some of the best done renovations in the business.
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