House & Garden Book Of Vacation Homes & Hideaways - Couverture rigide

Highton, Leonie

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0091875110 ISBN 13 : 9780091875114

Editeur : Ebury Press, 2000

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Most of us have at some point built and furnished the house of our dreams - at least in our minds. This truly seductive book features the homes of those who have realized those dreams and created very special hideaways and retreats in some of the most beautiful parts of the world. Some of the places featured are vacation homes; some have become the permanent base for families seduced by the beauty of their architecture or location; all are truly special places that inspire the sense and refresh the spirit. Structured around chapters which range from Houses by the Sea and Mountain Retreats to Country Cottages and Island Paradises, the homes featured take the reader from white clapboard simplicity in Nantucket and a winter chalet in Verbier, to a sumptuous Tuscan villa and a flamboyant cabin on Mustique. Vacation homes are often more relaxed in their decoration - there is less need to cater for workaday activities and formal occasions, more emphasis on uncluttered spaces where enjoyment and family life are to the fore. Informative text pinpoints the key elements of the design and decoration, and there are certainly ideas which can be translated into any home; yet there is also plenty of opportunity simply to indulge and enjoy the unique atmosphere of these very special homes.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Leonie Highton is the Deputy Editor of House & Garden magazine and the author of several House & Garden books.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Ebury Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0091875110
• ISBN 13: 9780091875114
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 208