Product Description

How do you show off the best features of a home built for another age, while adapting it for modern living? In "Old House New Home", Ros Byam Shaw looks at the many different ways we can furnish and arrange an old building to suit today's needs, whether it is a terraced townhouse or a converted factory. Exploring properties as diverse as a small Victorian townhouse and a former country dairy, she reveals how the design of each home has been reinvented for the 21st century. This book is divided into a series of key styles: 'Period Piece', 'Urban Chic', 'Rustic', 'Recycled Spaces' and 'Country House'.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14321 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Customer Reviews

Inspiring book
Great book for those renovating a period home or just looking for some design ideas with a modern twist. Really well written easy to read and a joy to view the inspiring pictures.

A real 'Ooh' book
I love this book! Yes, a coffee table picture book, but packed full of inspirational homes that offer wonderful ideas for modern living in a period setting. When you read the text, you understand the love - and usually money - that has been lavished on these homes, and though most of us can't hope to compete with some of the grander schemes, there is so much that can be used on a smaller scale for our own design ideas. And we all need a dream! This is a wonderful book for anyone who loves old houses and conversions, and a real joy to have on the bookshelf.

Really great ideas
This book truly is what it says on the cover. It isn't about mirroring a style, it is about adapting an older house to accommodate modern living in a sympathetic way. It gives great advice on sourcing furniture & fabrics to add to the feel of your period. Lots of great photographs and plenty of "ooo" moments.