- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Gibbs Smith; 1 edition (Nov 1 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1586851306
- ISBN-13: 978-1586851309
- Product Dimensions: 24.7 x 25 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 898 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #398,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Bungalow Colors: Exteriors addresses the importance of color in Arts& Crafts architecture. Drawing on the works of such Arts & Crafts master as Greene & Greene, Stickley, and Wright, this new volume outlines the history of color within the Arts & Crafts movement. Schweitzer provides practical advice for integrating historically accurate colors today. Whether restoring an older bungalow or aiming to impart an authentic flavor to a new Arts & Crafts-style home, Bungalow Colors: Exteriors focuses on "outside" solutions. Schweitzer addresses exterior walls, windows, roofs, and other architectural features, plus body, trim, accents, stucco, shingles, and clapboards. It's everything an Arts & Crafts enthusiast is looking for to create a visually stunning bungalow exterior.<BR> Robert Schweitzer teaches architectural history and historic preservation at Eastern Michigan University. He is an advisory board member for American Bungalow magazine and a columnist for Victorian Homes. He live in Ann Arbor, Michigan.<BR>
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Bungalow Colors: Exteriors is the first of two books that will address the importance of color in Arts & Crafts architecture and interior design. Drawing on the works of such Arts & Crafts masters as Greene & Greene, Stickley and Wright, author Robert Schweitzer outlines the history and importance of color within the Arts & Crafts movement, revealed in dozens of authentic period illustrations and photographs.
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Start your research with this--you might not need another!, Aug 27 2004
By Alesia - Published on Amazon.com
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This book was so encouraging, with its color and colorized photos of old houses. The REALLY helpful parts are the list of resources and the color palettes for helping to choose your home's restored look.The author really provides a good argument for thinking through what look (historically accurate, modern, romantic, edgy, whimsical, etc.) you want to achieve BEFORE choosing colors--and then thinking a little bit more.
The author's easy-going voice covers an incredible range of topics and suggestions. But at no time does he steer a reader towards any particular conclusion--he doesn't seem to have an agenda, in other words, which is pleasantly surprising.
The book inspired me to peel off a bit of paint from my house (right down to the wood--guess I bought this book just in time!) and discovered its original color (somewhere between butternut squash & peach), painted 72 years ago. Being able to see the body's original color was SO exciting!
Restoring older houses is worth the effort. Get this book and go for it!
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent for guidance, not just simple answers., Jun 25 2005
By Simon St.Laurent - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bungalow Colors Exteriors (Paperback)
We just finished having the exterior of my maybe-sort-of-kind-of a bungalow circa 1929 house painted. This book was critical to helping us decide which set of colors we would use, and how we would use it, and we wound up not too far away from the house colors used on page 160.Bungalow Howie is right that the colors in the book aren't perfectly matched to the paint. Given the limitations of four-color printing, they can't be. Sure, the Arts & Crafts palette in the back isn't quite what the actual card from Sherwin-Williams looks like. But if you take the card and those pages, you can get a pretty good idea of what the color shifts in the book are. For most of the colors, they're not that problematic. As a lot of these questions are about how these colors go together, rather than precisely which color to use, I'm not convinced that it's really a problem.
The history was excellent, and it was great to see the old sample cards. If you want a book that will tell you what color to paint your house, you probably shouldn't be buying a book. Asking an expert who can come look at your house makes more sense. If, on the other hand, you want a book that will explain to you which colors were used, why they used, and how they work together, this is an excellent book to read. You'll still want to see samples of color on the house, but this can help you evaluate what you're getting and make a decision.
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Great book for ideas, Nov 20 2005
By John D. Busteed - Published on Amazon.com
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This book does a very good job of outlining the history of bungalow painting but what I liked best was the many houses in the second half where he shows you some very nice color combinations.If you are beginning to think about painting the outside of your bungalow, I would highly recommend this book.
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