Synopses & Reviews
Creative Homeowner's lead title in its tremendously successful, ground-breaking home plan series,
The Ultimate Book of Home Plans offers readers 728 of the best-selling designs from leading architects and designers. Over 550 gorgeous, full-color photographs allow readers to experience homes actually built from the designs, plus some interiors. Virtually every home style is offered, including farmhouses, country cottages, contemporaries, luxury estates, vacation retreats, and regional specialties. In addition to these designs,
The Ultimate Book of Home Plans offers practical tips and advice on everything from selecting a site and hiring a contractor to adding such finishing touches as trimwork and landscaping.
Review
perfect for the non-specialist general reader wanting ideas for designing and building their own dream house
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has a great deal to offer
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a perfect acquisition for personal, professional, academic, and community library shelves.”
The MidWest Book Review
April 2007
Review
“…representing a wide array of style, with more than 1,500 drawings of floor plans, side views, and rear views, as well as a host of design ideas and advice…”
Paper Clips (Bridgewater, NJ)
May 01, 2007
Synopsis
The Ultimate Book of Home Plans Over 600 home plans in full color
Top architects and designers from all over the country
More than 500 color photos
Over 300 full-color renderings
Dozens of Smart Tips
Special sections on home design and decorating
Quick-and-easy ordering by phone or online
Synopsis
Creative Homeowner's lead title in this unique, new series,
The Ultimate Book of Home Plans offers readers 600 of the best-selling designs from leading architects and designers. Over 300 gorgeous, full-color photographs allow readers to experience homes actually built from the designs. Virtually every home style is offered, including farmhouses, country cottages, contemporaries, luxury estates, vacation retreats, and regional specialties. In addition to the designs, The Ultimate Book of Home Plans offers practical tips and advice on everything from selecting a site and hiring a contractor to adding such finishing touches as trimwork and landscaping.
Synopsis
Offers 600 of the best-selling designs from leading architects and designers. Includes over 500 full-color photos, virtually every home style, and practical ideas and advice.
Table of Contents
The New Ultimate Book of Home Plans Table of Contents
Getting Started- 4
Home Plans- 8 Contemporary Homes 8
Color- 110
Home Plans- 118 Southwestern Homes- 118 Southern Homes- 156
Kitchens: Focus on Style- 196
Home Plans- 204 Farmhouse Homes- 204 Country & Cottage Homes- 242
Trimwork Basics- 282
Home Plans- 290 Vacation Homes- 290
Landscaping Ideas- 334
Home Plans- 342 Craftsman Homes- 342
Custom Flooring- 370
Home Plans- 378
European Homes- 378
Types of Bathrooms- 456
Home Plans- 464 Traditional Homes- 464
How to Order- 597
Plans Index- 605