Architecture & Design Library: Townhouses

By Ann Heuer

Step inside some of the most elegant and architecturally significant houses anywhere, and walk away with imaginative ideas for decorating your own home. Lovingly restored Greenwich Village brownstones, Victorian "Painted Lady" row houses, and the other memorable town houses presented here exhibit a wealth of design details inside and out. Striking photographs and illuminating text illustrate an abundance of formal and relaxed styles, ranging from traditional Federal style living rooms and elegant Victorian libraries to minimalist kitchens and country-style baths. Learn from these narrow interiors how to maximize the sense of space and light any home. And, explore secret gardens hidden away on rooftops, terraces, and balconies, where nature and inspired design conspire to create perfect havens for relaxing or entertaining. Whether you live in a town house yourself or you simply want to discover more about town house d?cor, this lavish, photo-driven book will open countless doors.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586630261
• ISBN13: 9781586630263
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Metrobooks
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.5" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

An extraordinary photographic survey

Ann Heuer's Townhouses is an extraordinary photographic survey of the development of the townhouse and an inspiring volume for interior design ideas and concepts for remaking any home in emulation of this vintage style. Heuer presents a diversity of facade styles, architectural details, and distinctive outdoor spaces ranging from courtyard gardens to rooftop decks. Also covered are elegant light fixtures, door knockers and nobs, oversized furniture, paint treatments, decorative iron railings and more, all adding a period theme to a redesigned interior. Profusely illustrated throughout with spectacular color photography, Townhouses is a welcome and highly recommended complement to any personal or professional interior design reference collection.