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"A book providing the guidance and details necessary to create a new/old house is long overdue. Russell Versaci writes with authority about the value of historical accuracy when creating a house with architectural integrity."
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Anyone who yearns for an older home--but is daunted by the prospect of owning one--will love this book. Through inspiring photographs and engaging text, the author describes what gives traditional homes their enduring appeal. The houses illustrate the creative work of architects, builders, and craftsmen who are forging the movement toward building new homes that capture an old-home sensibility.- Versaci identifies Eight Pillars of Traditional Design that create a solid foundation for combining authentic, traditional design with livability to create homes that feel old yet live new.- Features a vast array of new, old-house styles--from colonials to farmhouses--from all over the country.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A simply beautiful concept sourcebook,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Creating a New Old House (Hardcover)
Creating A New Old House: Yesterday's Character For Today's Home by Russell Versaci (an experienced home designer and a founding member of The Institute for Traditional Architecture) is an impressively organized and presented guide to recapturing images, impressions, and positive virtues drawn from past traditions of interior decor in today's homes. Superbly showcasing full-color photographs in order bring interior design principles and ideals to light, Creating A New Old House is a simply beautiful concept sourcebook for adding a strong touch of enduring flavor to one's dwelling and a welcome addition to professional, academic, and community library Interior Design reference shelves.
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Latest in a series...no end in sight,
By misterbeets "misterbeets" (Safe Harbor, MD USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Creating a New Old House (Hardcover)
If you've read any of the Taunton Press house books you'll not be shocked by what you see here. It follows their proven formula and maintains their exemplary look. This one is slanted toward traditional styles--Cape, Spanish Colonial, Greek Revival, Craftsman--giving an example of each, then discussing its architectural features in an easy-to-read style that assumes no prior knowledge. There's the obligatory Eight Rules of Good Houses, which oddly seem to always require expensive materials used in expensive custom designs. If you don't have a problem with that, I'm sure you'll enjoy all these beautifully photographed homes.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great source of ideas and inspirations,
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This review is from: Creating a New Old House (Hardcover)
In this wonderful book, widely acclaimed architect Russell Versaci tells the reader how to capture the character of an old house in a new house, tailored for today's needs. The author, who is well known for this sort of designing, starts out with his "Eight Pillars of Traditional Design", and then shows you how to put them into practice. Taking eighteen houses found throughout the country (and reflecting the traditional regional style), he uses a combination of brightly colorful pictures and highly informative text to take you around and through the houses, giving you an insiders look into what was done and why.Having grown up in an old house, I have always found the boxy/characterless/styleless post-World War 2 houses to be nothing short of depressing. My wife and I now own a 1916 house, and wish to add in the character that makes an old house a gem. Well, we found this book to be a great source of ideas and inspirations. If you like the style and grace of well-made older houses, and want to incorporate that style and grace into your own home, then you must read this book!
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