Ideas for Great Backyard Cottages (Paperback)

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Key Phrases: backyard cottage, potting shed, pool house, Garden Design, Roc Caivano, Decorative Painting (more...)

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Product Description
Choose from ideas for stand-alone backyard additions that reflect a variety of architectural styles, from English cottage to backwoods rustic, from Victorian gingerbread to Asian. Includes guesthouses, offices, pavilions and gazebos, childrens playhouses, potting sheds, structures made from kits, and more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Oxmoor House; First Edition edition (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0376010487
• ISBN-13: 978-0376010483
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,073 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars an idea book, not a how-to, October 5, 2002

By	G. Manter "accomackid" (Accomac, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Photos of lots of neat backyard "cottages" (actually small backyard buildings of all kinds -- sheds, screen rooms, guest rooms, follies, etc). Includes a short discussion of materials and techniques at the end, but the photos are the real value here. Fun and inspiring.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Sunset "fluff" piece, November 13, 2006

By	Ernest Bullock (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Actually, I liked this book. It has fantastic color photos of various cottages, cabanas, potting sheds, sleeping/dining sheds, greenhouses, trellises, etc.. If you are just skimming for visual ideas for what to build in somebody's back yard or vacation property, this book is "tops".

Unfortunately there were no sketches or plans accompanying the pictures. So the reader is left unsure of how to reproduce what he sees. Also, the plans available for sale in the rear of the book are fine as far as they go -- but they don't have anything available if you want a cabana, trellis, or outdoor kitchen.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beware: Ideas only--No Plans!, June 9, 2006

By	L. M. MACLEAN "If too many books were a crime..." (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I should have known better from the title that this was just a book of photos. However, the photos are gorgeous and I often flip through it when I'm looking for something pretty to have a cup of tea with or to look at before I go to sleep. The houses are all kinds, all materials, and all inspiring. They try to sell you plans at the end.