Coming Home: The Southern Vernacular House
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.66 (670 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847838269 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Author and journalist Susan Sully is one of the leading experts on Southern regional architecture and design. Established in Atlanta in 1982, the firm has designed plans and buildings for the South’s most respected communities. James Lowell Strickland is the president and senior partner of Historical Concepts. Their work ha
"Must-Have Book !!! Homes as they should be!!!" according to jesswishn. Excellent examples of Southern architecture! Not the over the top Hollywood version, but the real, authentic "I can't believe this house is new" old South that I grew up with. No short cuts, real wood, nothing done just for effect, but all elements working together in harmony. Beautifully photographed, many ideas you can really use. A real must- have book for anyone wanting an honest straight-forward livable yet elegant Southern home or cottage.In my dreams I will live in one of these homes!. Harriette Buschman said Beautiful book, helps capture the sense of long ago in our homes today.. I bought this book for my daughter who is a lover of the antebellum homes of yester-year. She is trying to give that beautiful sense of time and a loved home to their new home. With extinsive study and work she is capturing that feeling in her 5 year old urban home. Coming Home: The Southern Vernacular House, was exactly what I had hoped it would be to help in her challenge. It is a beautiful book with lots of gorgeous pictures that help us recapture the past and shows through the pages how to surround ourselves with the sense of long ago by the use of colors, architecture . looking for ideas ALH This is a beautiful book with many beautiful houses and ideas. However, I found it was difficult to follow. I would have enjoyed seeing fewer houses and more of each house. I would have liked to have seen a general layout of the houses, a bit of the floor plan. They showed a lot of exteriors but not enough on the inside and the layout. Again too many houses not enough of each one.
Combining both the refined and the rural, traditional architecture and artisanal interiors bring life to the ever-present southern hospitality.” Society Diaries. Regardless of your location, you can integrate elements from these rustic homes to recreate the inviting, historic milieu of the south.” Cottages & BungalowsMagazine “Southern living takes on a new meaning in this beautifully photographed collection of historical concept homes. "Coming Home serves as a loving tribute to the wide range of styles and influences that combine to form Southern vernacular architecture." Savannah Magazine “Historical Concepts talent is showcased by a selection of classic desig
A waterfront retreat overlooking a tidal marsh mixes eclectic elements from Southern coastal cottages, such as a tin roof and sleeping porch, with Caribbean details like French doors and Bermuda shutters. Beautifully photographed country houses, mountain retreats, and coastal cottages located in and beyond the American South demonstrate this prestigious firm’s talent for translating traditional architecture into charming and inviting designs. Interiors and exteriors combine the formal and informal—drawing equally from refined houses in Beaufort, Charleston, and Savannah, as well as rural farmhouses and rustic cabins in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Reclaimed planks and beams in a barrier island vacation home capture the romance of living in a converted barn.Designed for relaxed family living, these homes often include screen porches with swinging daybeds, great rooms with rough-hewed beams and stone fireplaces, and light-filled master suites. Simultaneously elegant and casual, a Beaufort-style house co