Customer Reviews

Updating Classic America Bungalows: Design Ideas for Renovating, Remodeling, and Building New

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I've always been in love with bungalows, the images they invoke are warm and inviting, and since I'm in the process of designing my own home, I'm also on the look-out for innovative ideas. This book didn't dissapoint. So many different styles lend each of the homes featured between the covers of this publication an air of individuality and it gives us a glimpse into the personalities behind their creation. I'm finding this particular book to be a great learning tool as I try putting my own personality into my own home design.

I was happy to find this book as I have been looking to update my berkeley bungalow for some time. Instead of getting a 'cookie-cutter' contractor, I took the advice of the authors, and feel confident in the changes I'm making to my great bungalow---and also confident that I am maintaining the lines of my home---what drew me to it in the first place.

I was impressed by the intelligence and aesthetic of the book. Having grown up in a bungalow, sentimentally I bought the book. However, I found that elements of the design ideas and way the authors approached the book was applicable to my life, and my current home. The writing is terrific, the pictures are gorgeous and the whole thing is great. i actually keep it on my coffeetable....and I live in a condo!

Why are the same photos and/or houses sprinkled throughout the book? Maybe they need a proof-viewer?

I am building a new house and I'm looking at many books on Bungalows, Mission Style, and Arts and Crafts. This was one of my favorites because it related more to new construction. It has many pictures and lots of ideas. I'd love to have an old bungalow with all the beautiful woodwork, but I can't. This gave my ideas on how to incorporate the bungalow look into a new home.

The book did not meet my expectations. Photos are great but I was looking for restoration of 1920 house with authentic appliances and details. This book is focused on modernizing bugalow style home.