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No book gets to its 4th edition unless it is found to be useful. With its 2,000 illustrations, 320 pages and 100,000 words, The Victorian House Book is the biggest and most comprehensive renovation manual available, offering you more inspirational decorating ideas and practical guidance than any other book on the subject. 'Head and shoulders above the rest' is how the RIBA book buyer described it.
Written by Robin Guild, one of Britain's most successful interior designers, the book explains how to modernize your house while preserving the original architectural features. The emphasis is on sympathetic improvement: work with the architecture you have, not against it. Windows, doors, roof-lights, fireplaces - all instil character and possess the power to embellish and enhance if treated in the right way.
Contents
Preface; Chapter 1: The Victorian Inspiration - Standard House Types; Chapter 2: Exterior Features - The Detached Villa, The Terraced House, The Balloon Frame House, The Front Entrance, External Walls, Roofs and Gables, Exterior Paintwork, Decorative Ironwork, Windows; Chapter 3: Fixtures and Fittings - Planning Ahead, Halls, Stairs and Landings, Interior Walls, Ceilings and their Dressings, Joinery, Bookshelves and Cabinets, Fireplaces, Floors and Floor Finishes, Tiles, Decorative Glass, Lighting, Brassware, Ironmongery and Porcelain Fittings; Chapter 4: Decorating in Victorian Style - Period Decoration, Colour and Paint Effects, Wallpapers, Carpets and Floor Coverings, Curtains and Blinds, Furniture and Upholstery, Drawing Rooms, Dining Rooms, Studies, Libraries and Billiard Rooms; Chapter 5: Kitchens and Bathrooms - Kitchens, Bathrooms; Chapter 6: The Private Rooms - Bedrooms and Nurseries; Chapter 7: Gardens - Railings and Garden Walls, Arbours, Gazebos and Summer Houses, Conservatories, Furnishing the Garden; Technical Advice. Chapter 8: Keeping Faith with the Past - The Basic Survey, The External Survey, The Internal Survey, Structural Alterations, Conversions, Extensions, Heating and Insulation, Energy Conservation, Adapting Victorian Fixtures and Fittings, Care and Maintenance; Suppliers of Goods and Services; Museums and Associations; Bibliography and Picture Credits; Index; Acknowledgements.
