Estate Dream Homes: 181 Designs of Unsurpassed Grandeur [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2002

-- Here are the most lavish and elegant homes available anywhere. A complete showcase for the craftsmanship of 18 of the nation's most recognized residential designers.
-- With 65% new designs, this updated edition has a diversity which readers may not expect.
-- From quaint European palaces to expansive country estates, carefree luxury to sparkling sun country, this book offers a wide range of luxurious plans that feel like home no matter where they are located.
-- Showcase section offers six stunning feature homes with beautiful full-color interior and exterior photography.
-- These homes are not just for the pages of this book. Complete construction drawings are available for every one of these magnificent homes, allowing you to re-create their beauty for your own.

A showcase of lavish luxury, Estate Dream Homes Third Edition offers the creme de la creme of elegant home design.

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Home Planners; 3 edition (June 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931131007
• ISBN-13: 978-1931131001
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,407,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource, March 29, 2005

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Jesse Clifton (Fairbanks, Alaska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Estate Dream Homes: 181 Designs of Unsurpassed Grandeur (Paperback)

Excellent home plan book for anyone looking for luxurious mini-estate home plans. This book covers a wide variety of styles but mainly concentrates on homes in the 4,000 - 6,000 square foot range, although there are several plans featured that reach close to 10,000 square feet. The forward section contains color photographs of a few homes featured in the book. This is a great resource for anyone looking for ideas to help in the creation of their dream home or for someone with a general love of architecture.

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointed, February 17, 2009

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Lil ""I can't believe i read this stuff"" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Estate Dream Homes: 181 Designs of Unsurpassed Grandeur (Paperback)

I was disappointed with this book because I didn't really see a lot of homes of "Unsurpassed Grandeur". Of the 181 plans, 138 are less than 5,000 square feet. 10 are under 3,000. Only 6 are over 7,000. Maybe 75% have the master bedroom on the first floor, which seems to be the style but I really don't like. Most of these plans are just standard plans with one or two changes to make them a little nicer. Also, a few of the plans looked like they had been photocopied too many times and had blurry lines. A few of the plans were printed so small that you could not read the room dimensions. Overall, I was not satisfied with this book. Maybe I just have different ideas of what an estate home is and what unsurpassed grandeur looks like.