Handmade Houses

Handmade Houses

Author: Art Boericke

Publisher:

Published: 1973

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13:

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Examples of owner-built houses are depicted in this photographic journey through the countryside.


Artists' Handmade Houses

Artists' Handmade Houses

Author: Michael Gotkin

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 2011-05-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780810995840

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'Artists' handmade houses' examines the homes and studios crafted by a diverse group of artists from New York to California, including such greats as George Nakashima, Henry Varnum Poor, Sam Maloof, Wharton Esherick, Henry Mercer, Frederic Church, Paolo Santi and Russel Wright, among others.


Woodstock Handmade Houses

Woodstock Handmade Houses

Author: Robert Haney

Publisher:

Published: 1994-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780964292154

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The Woodstock Generation established a new kind of lifestyle and began to build their houses, studios, and simple structures as refuges from conformist architecture. This book shows examples of some of these homes in full-color detail, and is meant to be an inspiration to amateur as well as professional self-home builders.


Handmade Houses & Other Buildings

Handmade Houses & Other Buildings

Author: John May

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780500342589

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Vernacular architecture, by its very nature, is built from local materials that are readily to hand and is thus defined by the geology and ecology of the region and by local climatic conditions. Constructed by the community using traditional tools, these structures are highly practical, energy-efficient, and blend with the landscape. They carry many of the attributes that we are now seeking in 'green architecture' as we struggle to adapt our built environment to the demands and concerns of the climate-change era. 'Handmade Houses and Other Buildings' looks at everyday structures all over the world, from whatever wood, grass, earth or stone that was to hand, in ways that offered practical solutions to the challenges of climate or terrain. Based on immemorial principles, but highly relevant to our newly found environmental concerns, these buildings show the simple and satisfying ways in which humans have worked out how to live - and live well, in harmony with their surroundings.


Handmade Houses and Feeders for Birds, Bees, and Butterflies

Handmade Houses and Feeders for Birds, Bees, and Butterflies

Author: Michele McKee-Orsini

Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small

Published: 2022-03-29

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 1800651473

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These handmade birdhouses and feeders, bee hotels, and butterfly and ladybird homes will bring welcome visitors to your garden. Handmade Houses and Feeders for Birds, Bees, and Butterflies features 35 beautiful havens to build to attract more wildlife into your garden. Each house is beautifully designed, with colourful details, but is also perfectly adapted for its intended inhabitants. There are birdhouses you can hang up or place on stands, and a bee house you can 'plant' in your flowerbed. There are also feeders for birds, and homes for butterflies and ladybirds. With her trademark attention to detail, Michele McKee-Orsini has designed a gorgeous collection of miniature palaces for the wildlife that we should all be encouraging into our gardens. Michele takes you through the basic woodworking and decorating skills you will need, and the step-by-step project instructions, clear artwork, and stunning photography will all inspire you to build your own havens for our flying friends. Handmade Houses and Feeders for Birds, Bees, and Butterflies is a compilation of previously published favourites.


Fairy Houses

Fairy Houses

Author: Sally J. Smith

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1591866723

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Add an exquisite flourish of design to your beloved green space or garden by adding tiny fairy homes inter-woven with nature. Fairy Houses gives you the instruction and inspiration you need to start! Have you ever seen a real fairy house? Not the ceramic ones at cavernous home improvement stores, but a real fairy house made from natural elements? Well, now you can build your own miniature magical abode - the perfect addition to your garden. Step-by-step instructions for constructing exquisite fairy houses are revealed in Fairy Houses, explained by master fairy house architect Sally Smith. Smith has been creating one-of-a-kind DIY fairy houses out of natural artifacts for years, now she passes her miniature construction knowledge to you. Imagine, a fairy garden with homes that have butterfly wings as stained-glass windows, twigs for window frames, birch bark for walls, dried mushrooms for shingles; it's all possible with a little instruction and inspiration from Fairy Houses. Begin by flipping through an inspiration gallery, find which elements appeal to you, and how they fit together. From there, you’ll learn about building materials (found and natural), on-site fairy house construction, and how to light a fairy house.


The Handmade House

The Handmade House

Author: Geraldine Bedell

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2006-05-25

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 0141012994

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This is the true and very funny story of how journalist, Geraldine Bedell and her husband Charlie Leadbeater, with no savings and no knowledge of architecture nearly make themselves bankrupt in an attempt to build their dream home.


Edgar Miller and the Handmade Home

Edgar Miller and the Handmade Home

Author: Richard Cahan

Publisher: Cityfiles Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 9780978545055

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Features the architecture and designs inside the studios the artist created in Chicago, using color illustrations and a brief biography.


Reading California

Reading California

Author: Stephanie Barron

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9780520227675

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This collection of essays written by a stellar cast of art historians and scholars looks closely at the forces that shaped fine art and material culture in California. Illustrations.


The Kitchen

The Kitchen

Author: John Ota

Publisher: Appetite by Random House

Published: 2020-02-25

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 0525609911

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One man's quest to seek out--and be inspired by--the great historic kitchens of Canada and the USA. John Ota was a man on a mission--to put together the perfect kitchen. He and his wife had been making do with a room that was frankly no great advertisement for John's architectural expertise. It just about did the job but for a room that's supposed to be the beating heart of a home and a joy to cook in, the Otas' left a lot to be desired. And so John set out on a quest across North America, exploring examples of excellent designs throughout history, to learn from them and apply their lessons to his own restoration. Along the way, he learned about the origins and evolution of the kitchen, its architecture and its appliances. He cooked, with expert instruction. And he learned too about the homes and their occupants, who range from pilgrims to President Thomas Jefferson, from turn of the century tenement dwellers to 21st century Vancouver idealists, from Julia Child to Georgia O'Keeffe, and from Elvis Presley to Louis Armstrong. John Ota has a refreshingly upbeat approach and a hunger for knowledge (and indeed for food). His energy and enthusiasm are contagious, and his insights of lasting value. Illustrated throughout, with photographs and also with drawings by the author, this is a book for homeowners, home makers, interior designers, cooks, armchair historians, and for anyone who--like John Ota before them--is looking for inspiration for a renovation.