domestic architecture

Presents 22 styles of American homes popular at various periods in our history.

Full-color illustrated photographs explain how to develop a landscape design that links indoor space with outdoor living.

Presents photographs and text that examine twenty-five houses designed according to the author's Not So Big principles of quality over quantity, comfort and beauty, attention to detail, and an informal floor plan.

Features nearly five hundred color and black-and-white photographs, line drawings, floor plans, and historical paintings, with descriptive text, that showcase the architectural designs of great American homes, including those of Thomas Jefferson, Mark Twain, and the Vanderbilts.

A comprehensive guide to house framing that offers step-by-step instructions and expert advice for every stage of the process.

Contains over 250 black-and-white photographs and illustrations depicting Victorian-style homes built between 1840 and 1900 including Queen Anne cottages, octagon houses, and brownstones.

Reprints the original designs featured in Gustav Stickley's magazine "The Craftsman", which ran from 1901 to 1916 and profiled architectural drawings, photographs, and floor plans that defined the American style during that time.

Provides illustrated, step-by-step instructions for dozens of do-it-yourself plumbing and heating projects, including fixing leaky faucets, installing toilets, and draining hot water heaters.

Describes the different kinds of houses used in various places around the world as a result of people adapting their dwelling to their environment.

Contains step-by-step instructions for fixing more than 550 common household, health, and automobile problems.