Timberframe Interiors [Paperback]

Dick Pirozzolo (Author), Linda Corzine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 21, 2005

Now in paperback, Timberframe Interiors shows that a timberframe home need not be confined to any specific decorating style, but can be tailored to work with any individual decorating preference or taste.
The unique aesthetic appeal of timberframe construction is found in no other building style. The grace, lightness, and span that timberframe construction imparts creates a grand and spacious feeling, like a canopy of trees over a country lane. While timberframe homes naturally evoke a country or traditional feeling, Timberframe Interiors illustrates that one need not be confined to that decor. Dick Pirozzolo shows how timberframe construction provides a wonderful beginning to create a warm, friendly atmosphere while responding to a unique set of interior design styles and challenges. Chapters include specifics on color, patterns, lighting, flooring materials, window treatments, furniture groupings, and specific room arrangements. Timberframe Interiors shows with full-color photography that when the decor and the construction join together to establish a fully integrated look, the result is breathtaking.
Dick Pirozzolo has written numerous articles on timberframe construction for Timber Homes Illustrated and Timber Frame Homes. As a veteran author and communications professional, he consults regularly with clients in the home manufacturing, home fashion, and housewares industries. He lives in Massachusetts. Interior designer and photo stylist Linda Corzine owns and operates Decorating Den Interiors in Louisville, Kentucky. Linda also consults regularly with Northeastern Log Homes on photo styling and interior design trends. She lives in Kentucky.

Editorial Reviews

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Timberframe homes offer an aesthetic appeal that can be achieved with no other building style. Their grace, lightness, and ability to span big interior spaces make them much like a canopy of trees over a country lane. While timberframe homes naturally evoke a country or traditional feeling, Timberframe Interiors teaches that you need not confine yourself to that decor. Timberframe construction provides a wonderful beginning to create a warm, friendly atmosphere while responding to a unique set of interior design challenges. When the decor and the construction join together to establish a fully integrated look, the result is breathtaking. Dick Pirozzolo combines his love and knowledge of timberframe homes and log homes and cabins with a passion for travel and photography. He has written numerous articles on timberframe homes--from design to construction to decor--for Timber Homes Illustrated and Timber Frame Homes. He has also written articles on contemporary oriental rug design and weaving, and his stories and photos on new trends in Vietnam have appeared in The Boston Herald, The Washington Times, Insight, The Advertiser, and Transpacific. As a veteran public relations professional, he consults regularly with clients in the home manufacturing, home fashion, and housewares industries. Dick lives in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with his wife Jane. Interior designer and photo stylist Linda Corzine owns and operates Decorating Den Interiors in Louisville, Kentucky. Her interior designs are guided by a desire to help others include elements of fun in their homes. She has been a professional interior designer for over a decade and studied fashion, home interior, and fabric design at Southern Illinois University, where she earned a bachelor of science degree. Her awards have included the Grand Prize for Excellence in a Model Home, presented by the Building Systems Council of the National Association of Homebuilders. The home she decorated was featured on the cover of Building Systems Magazine. Linda also consults regularly with Northeastern Log Homes on photo styling and interior design trends. Linda lives in Prospect, Kentucky.

From the Back Cover

Simplicity. Balance. Color
Experience the beauty and romance of the timberframe home.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 194 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith (March 21, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586857436
• ISBN-13: 978-1586857431
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 10.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #447,468 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Decorating Incentives, January 25, 2001

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This review is from: Timberframe Interiors (Hardcover)

Timberframe Interiors is a delicious book to be savored by anyone who is in the process of decorating their home, or to be enjoyed by anyone else who simply wants to allow their imagination to soar. Although most of these magnificent homes are expansive, the photos and text provide a rich variety of tips to help anyone add flair to the decoration of even a modest apartment. I can't imagine anyone not being inspired by these homes that approach cathedral-like majesty.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dressing for the home, January 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Timberframe Interiors (Hardcover)

With this book you can introduce yourself into the world of home decor. I was fascinated with much of the advice and learned so much about defining space, using color, lighting enhancements and selecting furnishings and finishing touches. The book highlights spaces such as dining rooms, living rooms, great rooms and bathrooms, giving detailed advice and tips on how to get the best look for your space. Interiors also taught me to examine my own personality before starting the journey that will turn my new timberframe home into a reflection of me, my family and the way we like to live.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Help in choosing colors, June 17, 2003

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Diane Goullard Parlante, French and English C... (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Timberframe Interiors (Hardcover)

Excellent book, well written, easy to read, beautiful pictures and colors. Gives lots of ideas to think about and information that helps to make choices.