Where we choose to settle, how and what we build, and how our homes feel inside and out-all are reflections of who we are. The best houses are about people, and Creating the Inspired House is full of stories of memorable characters immersed in the discovery of a place they call home. With 300 color photographs, this book takes readers on walk-throughs of over 20 inspired homes across the country-large and small, new and remodeled-with the very homeowners, architects, and builders who collaborated on their creation. Each of the houses is shaped by the homeowners' personal passions, and it is those passions that breathe life into the design of their homes, creating an "inspired house." The inspirations for these houses are as varied as the people who live in them. In this collection of fascinating house stories, readers will find the encouragement to believe and act on their own personal dreams-and build accordingly.
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"There is no more timely book.... this is a book every one who has ever wanted to find their way home must have."
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John Connell, AlA, is a Yale-trained architect, and the founder of Yestermorrow Design/Build School which offers hands-on courses in home design and construction for homeowners and young professionals. Mr. Connoll is also an accomplished builder and author of "Homing Instinct.
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'Inspired House' Inspiring,
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'Inspired House' introduces you to the owners, architect and builder of the featured homes, giving insight into the ideas behind design and building decisions. Good look at how your house could move from vision to concept to reality. The houses here seem more livable, more affordable (for the most part) than some in similar books. If you're hoping for nuts-and-bolts costs and dimensions, this book will leave you mildly disappointed. But the lovely, practical homes are well worth looking to for inspiration, and that, after all, is what was promised. A wonderful book that actually did inspire and fill out many details of our current "if we build" home.
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A broad coverage of designs. A little flashy and cold. Lots of photos illustrating ideas and floor plans.
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Inspired House "did not" inspire.,
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My title of this review - is my review... I thought of sending it back. Ron
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Traditionally, books and magazines about home design depend on dramatic photographs of houses and their interiors while the text explains what the reader is looking at. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
magical makeover, inspired house Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fanatical Wall, New England, Dennis Wedlick, New York City, Buzz Yudell, Geoff Prentiss, Jean Stoler, Matt Schoenherr New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Adeline Street by Carol Lynch Williams in Back Matter
- A New Life: Stories and Photographs from the Suburban South (The Lyndhurst Series on the South) by Alex Harris on page 111
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