Old House New Home: Stylish Modern Living in a Perior Setting - Softcover

Shaw, Ros Byam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845978250 ISBN 13: 9781845978259

Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small, 2009

Synopsis

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 an urban rowhouse 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. The book is divided into a series of key styles: Period Piece, Urban Chic, Rustic, Recycled Spaces, and Country House. this classic book, beautifully photographed by Christopher Drake, is now available in paperback. *Ros Byam Shaw combines the experts' advice with her own experience of renovation. *If you love old fireplaces and contemporary furniture, or you want a period piece, you'll find inspirations for transforming your old house into an elegant new home. *Each section includes ideas for furniture, lighting, fabrics, colors, and finishing touches appropriate for the particular style of interior.

About this title

About the Author:

Ros Byam Shaw is the author of Perfect English, Perfect English Cottage, and Farrow & Ball Living with Colour (all Ryland Peters & Small). She lives in Colyton, Devon.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1845978250
• ISBN 13: 9781845978259
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192