Outdoor Rooms: Designs for Porches, Terraces, Decks, Gazebos (Hardcover)

by Julie D. Taylor (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
An invaluable design resource. -- Form Zero Architectural Books and Taylor & Company, May 1999

Outdoor Rooms explores how designers, architects, and landscapers create places for enjoying what's beyond the walls of an interior. -- Design Times, Spring 2001

Product Description
Outdoor Rooms is a beautiful guide to some of the best terraces, porches, patios, gazebos, sunrooms, and garden rooms created by designers, architects, landscapers, and homeowners. It presents spaces both small and large, in the city, in the country, and at the beach. It also includes a chapter on the best in furniture, lighting, accessories, and materials. It is an inspirational look at what one can do to create beauty and comfort in any outdoor space.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156496423X
• ISBN-13: 978-1564964236
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,244,918 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars If you love concrete & steel, this book is for you!, April 4, 2001

By	Yours truly, "Sheri" (Valley Village, Ca. USA) - See all my reviews

Or if you love browsing Swedish furniture catalogues, buy this book! Unfortunately, I'm not a big concrete & steel fan or heavily into Swedish furniture. It's a lovely book but if, like me, you're looking for garden inspiration or expecting visions that incorporate trees and plants, look elsewhere and save your money. The designs for outdoor rooms in this book left me cold. I gave it a reasonably good rating because I realize that readers who love modern architecture will probably enjoy it.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh ideas, lots of variety, great mixing of materials, April 16, 2001

By	Angel Lee "Liocorno Amethyst Moonstone" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

When looking for fresh ideas and inspiration on how to create the prefect outdoor space you needn't look any further than this book. From a modern symmetrical porch to lush English gardens, it showcases a wide range of styles. With so much to choose from anyone can find something to suit their taste.

Many of the outdoor rooms have pools. It is amazing how they manage to flawlessly integrate the pools into the environment without making them seem out of place or just thrown there. The magnificent outdoor spaces truly become a part of the home.

I love the combination of styles and how they compliment one another. One room features the creamy white walls of Greece, a timber roof and hot Mexican colors in a cushioned seat. Large color photos tell the story with brief descriptions of each example.

In the back there is a sampler of fine furnishing and accessories form a variety of different styles including historical, rustic, Mediterranean/island, and geometric. There is also a helpful directory of design professionals, photographers and product sources.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Outdoor Rooms, July 27, 2004

By	M. Arnold (Washington State) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Outdoor Rooms: Designs for Porches, Terraces, Decks, Gazebos (Paperback)

This is a great "thumb thur" book. It has really nice pictures of outdoor areas that are very "architectural".... Not helpful for the "average joe" looking for ideas to create your own backyard/outdoor patio/room.