"Front of House"
Published on 3. April 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-84403-383-6 (ISBN)
Description
This work is a TV tie-in to Oliver Heath's exciting new home makeover series for ITV1. The first impressions count. You've revamped your lounge, beautified your bathroom and landscaped your garden, but you've missed one crucial area - the Front of the House. In a new ITV1 series, talented designer Oliver Heath uses original designs that are fresh, modern, and reflect the people who live there, giving their homes a unique and stylish transformation that makes them stand out from the crowd and increases their value. The book takes the series one step further, containing practical advice for people wanting to give their home a face-lift without having to hire Oliver. Discussing in detail each area for renovation - the door, porch, windows, roof, walls, lighting and garden - the book also includes case studies from the series to illustrate concepts and special projects. "Front of House" will inspire you to give your home a lasting new look, and provide all the help you need to do so.
This work is a TV tie-in to Oliver Heath's exciting new home makeover series for ITV1. The first impressions count. You've revamped your lounge, beautified your bathroom and landscaped your garden, but you've missed one crucial area - the Front of the House. In a new ITV1 series, talented designer Oliver Heath uses original designs that are fresh, modern, and reflect the people who live there, giving their homes a unique and stylish transformation that makes them stand out from the crowd and increases their value. The book takes the series one step further, containing practical advice for people wanting to give their home a face-lift without having to hire Oliver. Discussing in detail each area for renovation - the door, porch, windows, roof, walls, lighting and garden - the book also includes case studies from the series to illustrate concepts and special projects. "Front of House" will inspire you to give your home a lasting new look, and provide all the help you need to do so.
This work is a TV tie-in to Oliver Heath's exciting new home makeover series for ITV1. The first impressions count. You've revamped your lounge, beautified your bathroom and landscaped your garden, but you've missed one crucial area - the Front of the House. In a new ITV1 series, talented designer Oliver Heath uses original designs that are fresh, modern, and reflect the people who live there, giving their homes a unique and stylish transformation that makes them stand out from the crowd and increases their value. The book takes the series one step further, containing practical advice for people wanting to give their home a face-lift without having to hire Oliver. Discussing in detail each area for renovation - the door, porch, windows, roof, walls, lighting and garden - the book also includes case studies from the series to illustrate concepts and special projects. "Front of House" will inspire you to give your home a lasting new look, and provide all the help you need to do so.
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Edition
Media tie-in
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Octopus Publishing Group
Edition type
Media tie-in
Product notice
With flaps
Illustrations
40 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 182 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
467 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84403-383-6 (9781844033836)
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Oliver Heath is one of the most exciting designers on BBC's Changing Rooms, and had success on Channel 4's series From House to Home. Oliver also won the BBC Homefront Young Designer of the Year in 1998, going on to the programme of the same name. when not filming for television Oliver runs his own design practice, Blustin Heath Designs, with his business partner Nikki Blustin. Specialising in stylish and innovative designs, they have a wide range of clients including night clubs, domestic projects for developers and community projects. Oliver's first book, Home Book, was published by Cassell Illustrated in 2004. Lisa Buckland is co-author of Garden Terms and Cassell Illustrated's
Oliver Heath is one of the most exciting designers on BBC's Changing Rooms, and had success on Channel 4's series From House to Home. Oliver also won the BBC Homefront Young Designer of the Year in 1998, going on to the programme of the same name. when not filming for television Oliver runs his own design practice, Blustin Heath Designs, with his business partner Nikki Blustin. Specialising in stylish and innovative designs, they have a wide range of clients including night clubs, domestic projects for developers and community projects. Oliver's first book, Home Book, was published by Cassell Illustrated in 2004. Lisa Buckland is co-author of Garden Terms and Cassell Illustrated's
Oliver Heath is one of the most exciting designers on BBC's Changing Rooms, and had success on Channel 4's series From House to Home. Oliver also won the BBC Homefront Young Designer of the Year in 1998, going on to the programme of the same name. when not filming for television Oliver runs his own design practice, Blustin Heath Designs, with his business partner Nikki Blustin. Specialising in stylish and innovative designs, they have a wide range of clients including night clubs, domestic projects for developers and community projects. Oliver's first book, Home Book, was published by Cassell Illustrated in 2004. Lisa Buckland is co-author of Garden Terms and Cassell Illustrated's
Content
1. First impressions count: Setting your house style in context with its street and neighbourhood; 2. Getting started: Designing, planning, budgets, schedules and legalities; 3. Entrances: Doors and porches - the kind of welcome you offer; 4. Window openings and accessories: Controlling light and visibility; 5. Walls and roofing: Materials, colour and personalisation; 6. External lighting: Make it attractive; 7. Hard landscaping: putting in paths, seating, driveways and ponds; 8. Soft landscaping: Finding plants and trees.