Outdoor Decorating and Style Guide
Published on 1. February 2003
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-56496-828-9 (ISBN)
Description
Your home doesn't have to stop at its four walls - not if you don't want it to. With a little creative decorating, you can extend your living space beyond the house, creating special outdoor spaces that combine the comfort of indoor living with the glory of Mother Nature. With this beautiful book, now in paperback, you can learn how to transform your outdoor space into a splendid retreat that celebrates nature, fulfills your rest and relaxation needs, serves as an elegant entertainment room for friends and family, and soothes your soul with its peacefulness. Learn how to make patios and terraces, sunrooms and porches, gazebos and summer houses, decks and loggias, garden rooms and conservatories, and trellises, archways, arbors, and pergolas.
Reviews / Votes
"After an introduction to the design basics and essential elements you'll need, glorious photographs display a collection of garden rooms from around the world, demonstrating the many different styles that can be achieved." Gardens Monthly magazine "This book blurs the boundaries between indoors and out - perfect for those who can't bear to be inside during the summer." Ideal Home magazine"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Illustrations
140 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 290 mm
Width: 225 mm
Weight
901 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56496-828-9 (9781564968289)
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Persons
Nora Richter Greer is a US-based architecture and design critic, whose professional writing career began in 1977 at Architecture magazine. She has written numerous magazine and newspaper articles, as well as contributed to and authored more than a dozen books on architecture, urban design, and interior design. Greer lives in Washington, D.C.