Download or read book Authentic Color Schemes for Victorian Houses written by E. K. Rossiter and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1883, this now-rare book features 20 color plates illustrating directions for mixing primary and secondary colors to achieve olive, russet, citrine, sage, and other mellow tones of the era.
Download or read book House Colors written by Susan Hershman and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: House Colors is the most comprehensive resource ever compiled on choosing exterior house colors. Sorted by architectural style, this format will allow the reader to pinpoint the colors that will best suit their style of home. It is the ultimate resource for those looking to achieve exceptional color combinations, from subtle to bold, that are so difficult to achieve without professional design assistance.
Download or read book Victorian House Designs in Authentic Full Color written by Blanche Cirker and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-08 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exquisitely detailed, exceptionally handsome designs for an enormous variety of attractive city dwellings, spacious suburban and country homes, charming "cottages" and other structures — all accompanied by perspective views and floor plans.
Download or read book Victorian Exterior Decoration written by Roger W. Moss and published by Holt Paperbacks. This book was released on 1992-11-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victorian Exterior Decoration provides a foolproof system for choosing the colors that will best suit the particular style of any house.
Download or read book The Victorian House Book written by Robin Guild and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 1989 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide combines historical information with design ideas and advice on how to decorate, renovate and maintain a vintage home.
Download or read book The Victorian House Coloring Book written by Daniel Lewis and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1980-05 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Open this book and you'll soon find yourself immersed in the wonderful gingerbread world of Victorian architecture and interior design. From a nostalgic introduction by John Philip Sousa III to the charming original illustrations of Daniel Lewis, The Victorian House Coloring Book invites children and colorists to re-create the furnishings, color schemes, and rich decorations of a lovely Victorian home. Comprising a complete household tour, these beautifully authentic illustrations depict the exterior, attic, front hallway, parlor, library, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms, bathroom (including a water closet), and basement. In addition, a delightful double-page spread shows the garden with a gazebo. Typical of Victorian-era house, which often combined several architectural styles, the house shown here blends a simple Italianate exterior with such Second Empire features as a mansard roof and dormer windows. Other styles often featured in such homes include Queen Anne and Romanesque revivals, Carpenter Gothic and Stick, and Eastlake. A well-researched and informative text by Kristin Helberg accompanies each illustration, commenting on furnishings and architectural details and providing insight into the historical background and everyday life of the era. Dollhouse buffs, who consistently prefer the Victorian style to all others, will welcome this handsome book, while designers and illustrators will be especially pleased that all the illustrations are royalty free.
Download or read book Psychological Staging written by Kristie Barnett and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kristie Barnett reveals the secrets of her proven method of Psychological Staging to quickly sell residential real estate for top dollar. This method has earned her both local and national awards for home staging, and has made The Decorologist the go-to authority in the field of real estate staging.
Download or read book Daughters of Painted Ladies written by Elizabeth Pomada and published by Studio. This book was released on 1987 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tour of the astonishing and stunning newly painted Victorian homes now beautifying all of the United States as ancestors of the original Painted Ladies of San Francisco! 172 full-color photographs.
Download or read book America s Painted Ladies written by Elizabeth Pomada and published by Studio. This book was released on 1994 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now, the long-awaited companion to Painted Ladies, Daughters of Painted Ladies, and Painted Ladies Revisited is available in paperback. Presents a dazzling orgy of Victoriana inside and out with more than 400 color photographs of Painted Ladies across the country.
Download or read book Bungalow Colors written by Robert Schweitzer and published by Gibbs Smith Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing the importance of color in Arts & Crafts architecture, this new volume provides practical advice for integrating these historically accurate colors today. 160 photos, 140 in color.
Download or read book The Victorian Home written by Ellen M. Plante and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive tour of 19th century fashion and decor, The Victorian Home leads you through a typical period house, then describes how to recreate the warmth and charm of Victorian style in your own home.
Download or read book The Secret Life of Victorian Houses written by Elan Zingman-Leith and published by Penguin Putnam. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For lovers of the "Painted Ladies" series, and magazines such as "Victorian Home", this is an eye-opening look at Victorian life and design--a blend of social history and decorating inspiration illustrated with photographs of museum-quality restored Victorian homes across North America. 100 color photos.
Download or read book Three Birds Renovations written by Erin Cayless and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holy reno inspo! Before & afters Styling how-to's Money-saving reno tips 'Australia's most fabulous renovators' Real Living magazine When best friends Erin, Bonnie and Lana ditched their corporate careers to start Three Birds Renovations, they were rookie renovators with big ideas. Today, with many incredible house transformations under their toolbelt, they're a power trio turning neighbourhood ugly ducklings into swans. If you lust over images of beautiful homes but feel stuck when it comes to your own space, these 'birds' have your back. The book is packed with gorgeous details from their projects, friendly words of encouragement and more than 400 reno tips to help you avoid budget blow-outs, manage trades and timelines, and style without stress. Whether you're starting small or going all-in with a whole-home reno, this is destined to become one of the most useful books you own. Turn your reno dreams into reality!
Download or read book Painted Ladies written by Morley Baer and published by Studio Books. This book was released on 1978 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated guide to the colorful painted Victorian homes of San Francisco.
Download or read book Late Victorian Architectural Plans and Details written by William T. Comstock and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-30 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authentic reproduction of plans drawn up by a noted nineteenth-century architectural firm features both residential and public buildings. Hundreds of illustrations include floor plans, perspective views, and elevations as well as designs for staircases, fireplaces, and other interior details. Other drawings depict windows, doors, balconies, and gables. Photographs offer crisp views of exteriors. Victorian architecture buffs will prize this excellent source of authentic period designs. Its 126 plates comprise 87 images of residences; the remaining 39 structures include a field club building, stables, a library, a school, a railroad station, a dry goods store, and a music hall. Captions describe locations, dimensions, costs, and other particulars.
Download or read book Paint in America written by Roger W. Moss and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1994 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive volume on how paint has been used in the U.S. in the last 250 years. Eminent contributors cover the history of this medium in American buildings from the 17th century to the end of the 19th century. Contains a survey of practices and materials in England, cutting-edge techniques used by today's researchers in examining historic paints, fascinating case studies and an important chart of early American paint colors. Explains how to identify pigments and media, how to prepare surfaces for application and apply paint. Includes the chemical properties of paint with a table of paint components, plus a glossary and bibliography.
Download or read book Victorian Exterior Decoration written by Roger W. Moss and published by Henry Holt. This book was released on 1987 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how to select and apply historically appropriate paint colors that will enhance the beauty and value of an American Victorian house.
