• 150 Best Cottage and Cabin Ideas

    Filled with hundreds of color photographs, this comprehensive handbook in the highly successful 150 Best design series showcases the latest in successful small house design from some of today’s most distinguished international architects and designers.Bursting with ideas for designing, building, and decorating, this outstanding compendium features an extensive collection of cottages and cabins from around the world. Adapted to the specific needs and particular tastes of individual clients, these idyllic getaway homes and country hideaways incorporate practical, innovative, and stunning solut... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0062395203
    • ASIN: 0062395203
    • ISBN: 0062395203
    • Brand: Harper Design Intl
    • Manufacturer: Harper Design

  • A Field Guide to American Houses (Revised): The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture

    Now in paperback: the fully expanded, updated, and freshly designed second edition of the most comprehensive and widely acclaimed guide to domestic architecture: in print since its original publication in 1984, and acknowledged everywhere as the unmatched, essential guide to American houses.This revised edition includes a section on neighborhoods; expanded and completely new categories of house styles with photos and descriptions of each; an appendix on "Approaches to Construction in the 20th and 21st Centuries"; an expanded bibliography; and 600 new photographs and line drawings.

    • ASIN: 0375710825
    • ASIN: 0375710825
    • ISBN: 0375710825
    • Brand: Alfred a Knopf Inc
    • Manufacturer: Knopf

  • Small Eco Houses: Living Green in Style

    Fresh perspectives on how good design can create stylish yet ecologically sound living spaces in small-scale homes. Anyone who has faced the challenges of limited living space will find inspiration in this survey of the latest trends in environmentally sensitive, small-scale residential designs. More than fifty residential spaces are profiled—from woodsy houses and repurposed barns to cool apartments and urban lofts—both inside and out. Most of the projects were designed by up-and-coming architects, and each design proves that small-scale efficiency as well as beautiful, thoughtful design ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0789320959
    • UPC: 787721979708
    • ASIN: 0789320959
    • ISBN: 0789320959
    • Brand: Brand: Universe
    • Manufacturer: Universe

  • Authentic Small Houses of the Twenties: Illustrations and Floor Plans of 254 Characteristic Homes (Dover Books on Architecture)

    The dream of owning a private home became a reality for many Americans in the prosperous years immediately following World War I. But not all prospective homeowners could easily afford the services of an architect, so the nonprofit Architects' Small House Service Bureau was organized in the 1920s to provide plans and other technical documents. This book of the Service's housing plans is a complete republication of a rare edition, containing floor plans, construction materials, and drawings or photographs for a wide variety of small homes. Models range from charming five-room English cottages o... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0486254062
    • UPC: 800759254064
    • ASIN: 0486254062
    • ISBN: 0486254062
    • Manufacturer: Dover Publications

  • Prefabulous Small Houses

    Prefab home construction has come into its own. Prefabricated homes used to be considered inferior to houses built on site, but not anymore. In Prefabulous Small Houses, best-selling author Sheri Koones presents 32 stunning prefabricated homes from around North America. 250 beautiful photographs and floorplans show the amazing breadth of styles available to today’s homeowners. Small is the new big. Everyone from Millennials looking to buy their first homes to Boomers trying to downsize have turned to small houses in recent years. These homes cost less to build, less to heat, and less to main... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1631864041
    • ASIN: 1631864041
    • ISBN: 1631864041
    • Brand: Taunton Press
    • Manufacturer: Taunton Press

  • A Victorian Housebuilder's Guide: Woodward's National Architect of 1869 (Dover Architecture)

    Here are detailed drawings, floor plans, elevations, specifications, and vintage cost estimates for twenty distinctive Victorian structures, ranging from a humble cottage to an ornate brick villa. They have been reproduced from a rare 1869 publication of Woodward's National Architect, a publication directed to builders, carpenters, and masons of the Victorian era.Each of these highly individual and appealing structures has been meticulously rendered in a landscaped perspective view along with front and side elevations, first- and second-floor plans, and close-up sections. With more than 580 bl... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0486257045
    • UPC: 800759257041
    • ASIN: 0486257045
    • ISBN: 0486257045
    • Manufacturer: Dover Publications

  • Cabin Porn: Inspiration for Your Quiet Place Somewhere

    Rural escapes for those yearning for a simpler existence, by the creators of the wildly popular tumblr Cabin Porn.Created by a group of friends who preserve 55 acres of hidden forest in Upstate New York-Cabin Porn began as a scrapbook to collect inspiration for their building projects. As the collection grew, the site attracted a following, which is now a huge and obsessive audience.The site features photos of the most remarkable handmade homes in the backcountry of America and all over the world. It has had over 10 million unique visitors, with 350,000 followers on Tumblr. Now Zach Klein, the... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0316378216
    • ASIN: 0316378216
    • ISBN: 0316378216
    • Brand: Little Brown and Company
    • Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

  • The New Small House

    Smaller is big, says architect and author Katie Hutchison, whose book The New Small House shows those looking to downsize how they can live smartly, economically and environmentally friendly in elegantly designed homes. With 275 gorgeous photographs and 30 detailed illustrations, The New Small House takes the reader on a tour of North America and spotlights small houses in rural, coastal, and in-town locations. The book presents fundamental small-house design strategies, complete with whole-house case studies for homeowners eager to simplify. Creating a great small house is illustrated in the ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1631864408
    • ASIN: 1631864408
    • ISBN: 1631864408
    • Brand: TAUNTON
    • Manufacturer: Taunton Press

  • 150 Best Tiny Home Ideas

    A lavish, full-color guidebook showcasing the most up-to-date innovations and latest trends in efficient and successful small space design.Packed with detailed color photographs, comprehensive layout illustrations, and essential information, 150 Best Tiny Homes is the ideal solution for making the most of small living spaces—homes between 500 and 800 square feet—common to contemporary urban environments. Inside you’ll find 150 homes from around the world—each a model of efficiency and an inspiration for designing and decorating a range of compact dwellings.150 Best Tiny Homes offers a ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0062444662
    • ASIN: 0062444662
    • ISBN: 0062444662
    • Brand: Harper Design Intl
    • Manufacturer: Harper Design

  • Best-Selling House Plans, Completely Updated & Revised 3rd Edition (Creative Homeowner) 375 Dream-Home Plans in Full Color; Special Sections on Home Automation, Home Design Trends, Curb Appeal, & More

    Choose from the 375 most popular house plans in North America, with full color renderings and photos!375 successful designs from top architects and designers across North AmericaOver 200 color photos so you can experience homes actually built from the designsCAD files are available to order for every home and are easily customizableVarious home styles are on display: Farmhouses, country cottages, contemporaries, luxury estates, vacation retreats, and regional specialtiesSpecial sections on home automation, home design trends, curb appeal tips, and moreBest-Selling House Plans is the perfect pl... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1580117619
    • ASIN: 1580117619
    • ISBN: 1580117619
    • Brand: Design Originals
    • Manufacturer: Creative Homeowner

  • Small Houses (Great Houses)

    So long McMansions and rambling square footage…small homes are in! Easier to maintain and more affordable in hard economic times, small houses are gaining popularity in the housing market after nearly 60 years of trending up in size. Small Houses capitalizes on this shift with an all-new collection of small houses from Fine Homebuilding magazine. The featured writers, well-respected authors in their fields, look at houses―ranging from less than 1,250 sq. ft. to upward of 2,250 sq. ft.―that are both new and remodeled, urban and rural, traditional and modern. Homeowners will be pleasantly ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1600857655
    • ASIN: 1600857655
    • ISBN: 9781600857652
    • Manufacturer: Taunton Press

  • Flagg's Small Houses: Their Economic Design and Construction, 1922 (Dover Architecture)

    A celebrated New York architect and designer of the city's fabled Singer Building, Ernest Flagg (1857-1947) was most famous for his skyscrapers. But Flagg was also an ardent proponent of the well-designed single-family dwelling. As this classic treatise illustrates, he devised a variety of structural economies and ingenious innovations.Filled with 526 blueprints, photographs, and other illustrations, Flagg's Small Houses embraces modular designs, the use of ridge-dormers, and saving space, materials, and costs. Flagg offers advice on every corner of the home, from the practicalities of plumbin... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0486451976
    • ASIN: 0486451976
    • ISBN: 0486451976
    • Manufacturer: Dover Publications

  • Micro Living: 40 Innovative Tiny Houses Equipped for Full-Time Living, in 400 Square Feet or Less

    For everyone who’s ever dreamed of simplifying their life and downsizing their home, Micro Living offers an insider’s look at what tiny house living is really like. Best-selling author and tiny house enthusiast Derek “Deek” Diedricksen profiles 40 tiny — but practical — houses that are equipped for full-time living, all in 400 square feet or less. Detailed photography and a floor plan for each structure highlight inventive space-saving design features along with the nuts-and-bolts details of heating, cooling, electric, and plumbing systems. The real-life stories of residents impart... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1612128769
    • ASIN: 1612128769
    • ISBN: 1612128769
    • Brand: Storey Publishing, LLC
    • Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC

  • Patina Farm

    A new farm home blending modern lines and materials with French antiques. When Brooke and Steve Giannetti decided to leave their suburban Santa Monica home to build a new life on a farm, they looked into themselves, and traveled to Belgium and France, for inspiration. Brooke’s inviting prose combines with 200 photographs and Steve’s architectural drawings to show their inspirations, their materials selections, and the enviable result of their team effort and creativity: an idyllic farm in California’s Ojai Valley. We see every corner of the family home, guesthouse, lush gardens, and deli... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1423640462
    • ASIN: 1423640462
    • ISBN: 1423640462
    • Brand: Gibbs Smith
    • Manufacturer: Gibbs Smith

  • The Complete Home Collection: Over 130 Charming and Open Floor Plans for Your Family in a Variety of Architectural Styles, From Tiny Houses to Luxury Homes

    Your home. The location, style, layout, and materials say a lot about who you are and how you live your life, and the right home will perfectly complement your family and be a partner in all that you do. This collection of over 130 plans offers beautiful homes of all sizes, with options that fit in every setting and for every style, from storybook cottages, French Country estates, and Tuscan villas, to charming Craftsman bungalows and Contemporary stunners. Each floor plan, from the very small to the very large and everything in between, is designed for optimal flow and comfort, with thoughtf... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1519134487
    • ASIN: 1519134487
    • ISBN: 1519134487
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

  • Best-Selling House Plans: 400 Dream Home Plans in Full Colour - eBook

    Best-Selling House Plans - Top architects and residential designers from all over the country - More than 200 color photos of houses actually built - Over 350 full color renderings of homes - Dozens of decorating

    • UPC: 954333461

  • 5 Modern Small House Design Architecture Ideas With Floor Plans

    Urban House in Mumbai by Architect Nitin Killawala

    5 Most Beautiful House Designs with Layout and Estimated Cost